Exam 4 Flashcards
(228 cards)
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Indurated
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Made hard
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Eburnation
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Make hard and dense like ivory
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Leptomeningitis
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Inflammation of pia mater
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Pachymeningitis
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Inflammation of dura mater
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Petrous
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Hard part of temporal bone
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Scirrhous
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Firm and fibrous
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Sclera
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Dense white outer covering of most of eye
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Inspissated
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Become thicker as if with dehydration
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Cholesterol
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Solid alcohol first discovered in gallstones
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Hyalosis
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Degenerative change in vitreous humor (of eye)
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Osteoporosis
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Demineralization of bone
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Spongiosis
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Edema if spongy layer of skin
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Callous
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To become hardened
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Collodion
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Nitrocellulose solution in ether or alcohol (wound sealant)
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Abducent
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Drawing away from midline
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Actinodermatitis
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Skin inflammation from exposures to light (rays)
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Apocrine
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Pinched off portion of cell released with a sensory product
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Eccentric
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Deviating from a circle
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Deflection
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Deviate from expected
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Pernasal
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Thru nasal
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Peraclete
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Very rapid and violent
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Plantigrade
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Walking in some of foot
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Pronus
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Lying face downward
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Regurgitation
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Act of flowing backwards
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Rostrum
Beak
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Supine
Lying on back
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Transversus
At right angle to long axis
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Adduction
Drawing toward midline
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Actinic
Chem changes caused by radiant E
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Aponeurosis
Sheet of fibrous tissue binding mucsle together or muscle to bone
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Cathode
Negatively charged electrode
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Diuresis
Excessive discharge of urine
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Distal
Away from reference point
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Occlude
To obstruct
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Opisthotonus
Spasm of body with head and heels bent backwards
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Percutaneous
Passed through skin
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Retrograde
Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition
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Treponema
Genus of spiral bacteria
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Versicolor
Having a variety of colors or changing in color
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Dexterity
Grace in physical movement
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Palmar
Palm of hand
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Sagittal
Plane parallel to median plane
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Transverse
Lying across
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Sternum
Breastbone
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Supinate
Turn palmar surface up or forward
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Pronate
Turn palmar surface down or back
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Acromegaly
L extremities
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Decubital
Bedsore
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Macula
Small spot
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Astigmatism
Unequal curvature of cornea that prevents clear focus on 1 pt on retina
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Telangiectasis
Chronic dilation of group of caps causing small dark red blotches on skin
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Esophoria
Tendency for eyes to deviate inwardly
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Exophthalmos
Abdominal protrusion of eyeball
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Nidus
Point of origination or accumulation
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Tentorium
Membranous covering or partition
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Hypsodont
Teeth with high crowns and short roots
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Periosteum
Dense fibrous covering of bone except at joints
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Perineum
Are between anus and genitals
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Transection
To divide or cut transverslhy
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Popliteal
Hollow back part of knee area
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Antebrachium
Forearm
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Basisphenoid
Body of sphenoid bone
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Circumcision
Circular incision to remove prepuce
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GFR
Glomerular Filtration Rate
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CRD
Chronic Renal Disease
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CRF
Chronic Renal Failure
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BPH
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
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Spectrometer
Instrument that measures index of light reflection
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IVP
Intravenous Pyelography
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BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Chondrosarcoma
Malignant tumor of cartilage
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Costochondral
Rib and it’s cartilage
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Rachiotime
Instrument to cut spine
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Cleidocranial
Clavicle and head
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Genucubital
Knees and elbows
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Fibula
Smaller outer bone of leg below kneecap
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Genioplasty
Reconstructive surgery on chin
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DJD
Degenerative Joint Disease
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Phalanx
Finger or toes
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Rhabdomyolysis
Breaking up of skeletal muscle
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Sacrum
Triangular bone below lumbar vertebrae
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Talus
Highest of ankle bones
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Syndesmorrhapy
Suturing ligament
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Sternocostal
Breastbone and ribs
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Tendotome
Instrument to cut a tendon
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Tibia
Inner larger bone below knee
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Scapula
Shovel shaped bone
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Femoral condyle
Rounded projections on end of thigh bone
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Mandible
Lower jaw bone
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Maxilla
Upper jawbone
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Ischium
Lower part of hip bone
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Ilium
Upper part of hip bone
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Radius
Smaller if 2 bones of forearm (thumb side)
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Ulna
Bone of forearm from elbow to little finger side of wrist
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Alimentary
Concerned with nutrition
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Dyspeptic
Discomfort following a meal
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Postprandial
Following a meal
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Masseter
Chewing muscle of jaw
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Trismis
Spasm if chewing muscle
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Opsonin
Enticing to phagocytosis
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Polydipsia
Excessive drinking
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Ptyalin
An enzyme in saliva
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Emesis
Vomiting
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Dyschezia
Difficulty in defecation
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Birgorygmus
Digestive rumbling
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Colon
Lower intestine
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Gingival
Gums
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Ileum
Last part of small intestines before the colon
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Jejunum
Middle segment of SI
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MCT
Medium chain triglyceride
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Purgative
Causing bowels to empty
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Abdomen
Cavity between thoracic and pelvic cavities
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Blepharoptosis
Droopy upper eyelid
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Buccal
Directed toward cheek
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Cheilitis
Chapped or inflamed
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Cheirology
Signing for deaf
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Superciliary
Above the eyelashes … eyebrows
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Corpuscle
Little body. Blood cell or globular struc such as nerve pressure receptors
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Hypoglossal
Under tongue
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Glottis
Tongue. Opening of upper larynx
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Hepatoma
Benign Tumor of liver
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Labial
Lips
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Laparotomy
Surgical incision thru flank
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Lingual
Tongue
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Lumbar
Loins
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Myelogenous
Produced in bone marrow
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Odontectomy
Tooth extraction
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Omphalitis
Inflammation of umbilicus
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Onychectomy
Declaw
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Oropharynx
Mouth and throat
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Pharyngitis
Sore throat
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Phrenospasm
Hiccups
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Podalgia
Pain in foot
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Prosopoplegia
facial paralysis
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Somatotropin
Growth hormone
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Splanchnic
Viscera
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Thelorrhagia
Bloody discharge from nipple
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Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into pleural cavity
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Trachelprrhapy
Suture torn cervix
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Sarcoma
Malignant tumor of flesh
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Celiotomy
Incision into abdomen
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Cerebrum
Main portion of brain
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Antecubital
In front of elbow
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Omalgia
Shoulder pain
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Palpebral
Eyelids
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Lienopathy
Disease of spleen
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Meloplasty
Reconstruct surgery if cheek
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Melosalgia
Pain in lower limb
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Notochord
Rodlike struc that forms spinal column
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Peritoneum
Lining of abdomen and abdominal organs
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Peroneal
Fibula
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Pygostyle
Spinal tail of birds
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Scelalgia
Pain in lower part of leg
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Uranuschsis
Cleft palate
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Uvula
Little grape like flesh that hangs from soft palate in humans
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Canthus
Corner of eyelid
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Caput
Head of a struc
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Crus
Leg from knee to ankle
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Ectopia
Displaced
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Empyema
Pus in body cavity
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Extravasation
Forcing blood or lymph out of vessels and into surrounding tissues
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Infraspinatus
Muscle beneath spine of scapula
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Locus
A place
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Macula
Small spot
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Macula lutea
Yellow spot on retina that gets clearest detailed vision
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Mesojejunum
Mesentery of jejunum of SI
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Nidus
Nest
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Sensorium
Sensory portion of body
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Peribronchial
Surrounding bronches
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Poples
Hollow of knee
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Hypostatic
Settling of blood in a lower aspect of an organ due to poor blood flow
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Stigma
Point
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Synapsis
Pt if contact
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Chemotaxis
Movement of cell or organism toward or away from chemical stimulus
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Phototaxis
Move to or away from light stimulus
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Telecardiogram
Electrocardiogram obtained at a distance from patient
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Abdere
To hide
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Articulate
United by joints (pronounce all syllables)
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Auricle
Ear like appendage
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Blepharospasm
Twitch in eyelids
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Antebrachium
Forearm to wrist
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Capitulum
Small head or rounded articular process of bone
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Corpus
Body
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Epiglottis
Thin cartilage at base if tongue and above larynx that flips over larynx during swallowing
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Laparoscopy
Exam of interior of abdomen with a scope
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Myelogram
Radiograph if spinal cord after contrasting media
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Neurohypophysis
Posterior part of pituitary that consists of nerve cells from base of brain
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Onychophagia
Nail chewing
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Pharyngeal
Pt throat
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Phrenic
Pt diaphragm
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Pleuritis
Inflammation of chest lining
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Psychosomatic
Mental or emotional problems that act as physical problems
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Encurein
To pass urine
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Ureterolith
A calculus in ureter
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Chondro
Cartilage
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Cleido
Clavicle
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Condyle
Knuckle, rounded projection
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Genio
Chin
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Genu
Knee
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Mandible
To chew
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Sacroiliac
Junction of end of spine and hip bone
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Skaptein
To dig
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Spondylo
Vertebrae
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Talotibial
Ankle and L lower leg bone
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Tarsus
Ankle. Bones in angle between tibia and metatarsals of foot
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Tibiotarsal
Junction between L shin bone and ankle
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Ulna
Elbow
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Adipsia
Not drinking
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Emeticos
Provoking vomiting
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Maseter
Chewer
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Molaris
Mill. Millstone
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Opson
Provisions (seasonings)
213
Orexis
Appetite
214
Pepsis
Digestion
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Prandium
Mid day meal
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Ptysis
Spit. Saliva
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Pylorus
Gate from stomach to duodenum
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Trismus
Gnashing
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Hypertrophy
Excessive growth requiring excess nutrients
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Villus
Tuft of hair
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Glioma
Brain tumor composed of neuroglia cells
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Inspissatus
Thick
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Emollinent
Soothing (soft) agent
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Pachyderm
Thick skin
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Stereoscopic
Pt 3D vision
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Caudad
Toward the tail
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Petrosal
Petrous temporal bone
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Acral
Referring to extremeties
