Lesson 9 - Vocabulary Flashcards
(203 cards)
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achromophilic
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does not stain easily
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-ad
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toward
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aero
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air
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aerobic
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needing air to live
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aerocele
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herniation containing air
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aerophobia
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abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
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treatment with air
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amenorrhea
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absence of or without menstrual flow
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an-
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without
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anaerobic
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existing without air or oxygen
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anatome
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cutting apart
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anatomy
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the study of naming body structures
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ante
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front and forward
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anteflexion
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bending forward
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anterior
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toward the front
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antero
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anterior, toward the front, or in front of
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anterolateral
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pertaining to the front and side
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anteromedial
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pertaining to the front and middle
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anteroposterior
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pertaining to the front and back
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anterosuperior
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pertaining to the front and top
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anteversion
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turning forward
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arteriostasis
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control of flow in arteries
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-bic
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life
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biochemistry
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study of chemical change in living things
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biogenesis
formation of living things
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biologist
one who studies live or living things
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biopsy
excision of tissue for examination of live or living tissue
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bios
Greek word for life
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caudad
toward the tail or lower spine
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caudo
caudal, downward, toward the tail
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cephalad
toward the head
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cephalocaudial
head to tail
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cephalon
cephalic, upward towards the head
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chromo
color
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chroma
Greek word for color
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chrome
English word for color
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chromoblast
an embryonic color (pigment) cell
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chromocyte
any colored cell
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chromogenesis
formation of pigment (color)
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chromolysis
destruction of color in a cell
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chromometer
instrument used to measure amounts of color in a substance
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chromophilic
a cell that takes a stain easily
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chromophobic
cells that will not stain
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corona dental
crown of a tooth
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coronal
Greek for crown or circle
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coronary arteries
veins encircling the heart
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corono
coronal, resembling a crown or encricling
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-cysis
pregnancy
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cytoplasm
protoplasm within the cell
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dia-
through or throughout
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diagnosis
knowing through or know through (identification of a disease through symptoms)
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diagnostic
adjectival form of diagnosis
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dialysis
separation of substances in a solution
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diarrhea
watery stool or flowing through
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distal
further from the designated point
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disto
distal, away from the point of origin
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dorso
dorsal, near or on the back
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dorsocephalad
toward the back of the head
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dys
abnormal, bad, painful, or difficult
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dysmenorrhea
painful, bad, or difficult menstruation
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dystocia
difficult labor
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ecto
outer-outside
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ectocystic
outside the bladder
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ectocytic
outside a cell
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ectogenous
something produced outside of an organism
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ectoplasm
protoplasm that forms outer membrane of the cell
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endarectomy
removal of a substance from the inside of an artery
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endo
inside-inner
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endocardiac
pertaining to the lining of the heart
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endocardial
pertaining to the lining of the heart
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endochondral
within cartilage
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endocolitis
inflammation of the living of the colon
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endocranial
adjective meaning within the cranium
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endoeteritis
inflammation of the living of the small intestine
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endogenous
something produced within an organism
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endoscope
instrument used to look into a hollow organ or cavity of the body
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endoscopy
looking into the stomach through an endoscope
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eu-
well or easy
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eugenic
good development
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euthanasia
easy or peaceful death
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eutocia
easy or normal labor and childbirth
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exo-
outside
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exogenous
something produced outside an organism
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flexion
bending or shortening of a body part
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gastroscopy
looking into the stomach with an endoscope
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gnos
Greek for knowledge
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gnosia
Greek for knowledge
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gnosis
Greek for knowledge
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hemostasis
act of controlling blood flow
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hemostat
an instrument used in surgery to control blood flow by clamping on vein or artery
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homeostasis
balance of body functions (staying the same)
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-ic
adjectival suffix
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infero
inferior, below
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kyesis
Greek word for pregnancy
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latero
lateral, toward the side, away from the midline
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lymphostasis
control of lymph flow
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medio
medial, toward the midline
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mediolateral
middle and side
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meni
menses or menstruation
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menarche
a female's first menstrual period
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menopause
permanent cessation of menstruation or menses
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menorrhagia
excessive menstruation or menstrual hemorrhage
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menorrhea
flow of the menses
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menostasis
stopping menstrual flow
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menses
monthly cycle of menstruation
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mesentry
peritoneum attaching large intestine to the abdominal wall
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mesoderm
middle germ layer
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mesodontic
pertaining to the middle-sized teeth
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omphalo
navel or umbilicus
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omphalectomy
excision of the umbilicus
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omphalic
pertaining to the navel
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omphalitis
inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalocele
herniation of the navel
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omphalorrhagia
umbilical hemorrhage
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omphalorrhea
discharge flowing from the navel
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omphalorrhexis
rupture of the navel
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para
near, beside, or around
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paracentral
near the center or around the center
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paracolpitis
inflammation of the tissue around the vagina
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paracystitis
inflammation around the bladder
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parahepatitis
inflammation of tissue near the liver
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paranephritis
inflammation of tissue near the kidney
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parappendicitis
inflammation around the apendix
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parieto
wall
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parietal peritoneum
membrane on the abdominal cavity wall
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parietal pleura
membrane of chest cavity wall
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peritoneum
membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
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philo
attracted to or love
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phlebostatis
control of blood flow in veins
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-plasm
used in words about the substance of cells
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polydipsia
excessive thirst
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polyphagia
excessive hunger
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polyuria
excessive urination
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postero
posterior, following, or located behind
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posteroexternal
pertaining to the back and outside of the body
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posterointernal
pertaining to the back and inside of the body
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posterolateral
pertaining to the back and side
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pro-
in front of
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procephalic
in the front of the head
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prognosis
foreknowledge or predicting the outcome of a disease
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prognostic
giving an indication concerning the outcome of a disease
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proto
first
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protoplasm
substance of life
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proximal
close to a designated point
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proximo
proximal, near the point of origin
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pseudo
false
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pseudocysis
false pregnancy
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pseudoedema
false edema
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pseudocyst
false cyst
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pseudoesthesia
false or imaginary sensation
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pseudohypertrophy
false hypertrophy
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pseudomania
psychosis in whihc patients have a false or pretend mental disorder
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pseudoneuroma
false nerve tunor
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pseudoparalysis
false paralysis. paralysis not due to nerve damage
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pseudopregnancy
false pregnancy
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pseudoscience
false science
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pseudotuberculosis
false tuberculosis
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retro
backward-behind
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retrocolic
behind the colon
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retroflexion
bending backwards
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retromammary
behind the breast
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retroperitonitis
an inflammation of the space behind the peritoneum
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retroperitoneum
space behind the peritoneum
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retrosternal
behind the sterum
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retroversion
turning backward
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sagittal
adjective meaning from front to back
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sagitto
vertical, anteroposterior direction or place, dividing into left and right
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-stasis
act or condition of stopping or controlling
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superiolateral
above and to the side
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supero
superior, above
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syphilo
sexually transmitted disease
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syphilis
sexually transmitted disease
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syphiloma
a syphilitic tissue
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syphilopathy
any syphilitic disease
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syphilophobia
fear of contracting syphilis
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syphilopsychosis
mental condition caused by syphilis
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syphilotherapy
therapy for syphilis
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thano
death
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thanatos
Greek word meaning death
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-tocia
labor
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topo
place
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umbilicele
herniation of the navel
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umbilicus
navel
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venostasis
control of blood flow in veins
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ventral
toward the front
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ventro
ventral near or on the belly side of the body
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ventrodorsal
pertaining to the front and back
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viscero
internal organs
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viscera
internal organs of the body
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viscerad
towards the viscera
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visceral
pertaining to organs
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visceralgia
pain in organs
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visceral peritoneum
membrane on the surface of the organs of the abdominal cavirt
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visceral pleura
membrane of the surface of the lung
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viscerogenic
development of organs
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viscero pleural membrane
membrane that covers the lungs
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visceroptosis
prolapse of organs
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viscerosensory
sensory function of organs
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visceroskeletal
pertaining to organs and the skeleton
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viscous
having high viscosity or stickiness
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cholangiopancreatography
examination of the bile ducts and pancreas
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endoscopic
pertaining to the act of looking inside the body
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retrograde
moving backwards
