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Therapy

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Treatment

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Diarrhea

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Complete discharge of bowels

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Ileum

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Distal part of the small intestine

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Urethra

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Takes urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Hepatoma

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Liver mass

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Ovariohysterectomy

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Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus

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Ureters

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Collect urine from the kidney and transport it to the urinary bladder

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Myorrhexis

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rupture of a muscle

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urinalysis

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separation of the urine into its constituents

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endoparasite

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organism that lives within the host

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Antiemetics

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work against or prevent vomiting

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Hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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Anemia

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noun meaning blood condition of deficient blood cells or hemoglobin

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-lysis

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separation or breakdown

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Anuria

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absence of urine

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enterorrhaphy

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disease of the small intestine

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Cardiosis

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abnormal condition of the heart

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Nephrotic

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pertaining to the kidneys

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-rrhage

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bursting forth

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-scopy

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procedure to visually examine

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-tomy

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means cutting into or incision

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Poly-

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excessive

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Oligo-

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scant or little

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-ive

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preforms or tends toward

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Nephrotic
pertaining to the kidneys
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Laryngeal
pertaining to the larynx
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Anem-
noun meaning a blood condition of deficient red blood cells and/or hemoglobin
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Pan-
prefix meaning all
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Intra-
within
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Dys-
difficult, painful, bad
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-penia
meaning defficiency or reduction in number
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Eu-
good easy or normal
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Ecto-
outside
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-gram
to record
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-pathy
disease
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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Adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
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Endocrine
secreting internally
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Exocrine
secreting externally
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Hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
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Ion
process
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-megaly
enlargement
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-cyanosis
condition of blue
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-pexy
structure to stabilize
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Pre
before
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Hyper
elevated
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hypo
depressed, lower, or less than normal
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sub
below, under
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meta
beyond
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Infra
beneath
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-rrhaphy
suture
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Dorsal
refers to the back
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Frontal
Also known as dorsal, refers to the back
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Horizontal
Plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts.
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Cavity
Hole or hollow space in the body that contains and protects vital organs.
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Abdomen
A portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis contains the abdominal cavity.
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Thorax
chest region located between the neck and the diaphragm
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Recumbent
Lying down
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Congenital
present since birth
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Anomaly
deviation from what is regarded as normal
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Hypoplasia
incomplete or less than normal development of an organ, tissue, or cell
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Tissue
Group of specialized cells that are similar in structure and function
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Genetic Disorder
Any inherited disease or condition caused by defective genes
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Chromosomes
Structures in the nucleus composed of DNA that transmits genetic information
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Cytoplasm
The gelatinous material located in the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus
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Atrophy
Decrease in size or complete wasting of an organ, tissue, or cell
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Supination
Act of rotating the limb or body part so the palmer surface is turned upward
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Pronation
Act of rotating the limb or body part so the palmer surface is turned downward
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Ventral
Refers to the belly
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Labial
The tooth surface facing the lips
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Distal
Farthest from the midline
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Benign
not recurring
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Transverse
Plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts
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Umbilicus
Pit in the abdominal wall marking the point where the umbilical cord entered the fetus
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Cranial
Hollow space that contains the brain in the skull
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