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chapter 4

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abnormal   pertaining to being away  
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adrenal glands   two endocrine glands above the kidneys  
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analysis   seperating a substance into its componets.  
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anemia   deficiency of hemo globin  
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antepartum   before birth  
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antibiotic   pertaining to a substance that helps get rid of germs.  
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antibody   a substancethat works against germs  
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antigen   a foreign protein that stimulates white blood cells to make antibodys  
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aphasia   imparment of speech  
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apnea   unable to breath  
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atrophy   decress of the size of cells in an organ  
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benign   not cancerus  
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bilateral   pertaining to two sides  
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bradycardia   a condition of a slow heart rate  
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congenital anomaly   a deviation of the normal  
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dialysis   complete seperation of blood waste  
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diarrhea   complete discharge of waste  
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dysphagia   difficult swallowing  
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dysplasia   abnormali of the development of cells  
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dyspnea   painful breathing  
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dysuria   painful urination  
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ectopic pregnancy   development of the zyogote outside of the uterus  
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endocrine glands   secrition glands  
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endoscopy   examination from within  
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epidural hematoma   a mass above the dura matter  
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excission   act of cutting out  
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extrahepatic   pertaining to the outside  
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hemigasterectomy   removal of half the stomach  
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hemiplagia   parlysis on half the body  
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hyperglycemia   high blood sugar  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hemiplagia   parlysis on half the body  
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hemiplagia   parlysis on half the body  
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hyperglycemia   high blood sugar  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hyperthyroidism   condition of high secrition from the thyroid gland  
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hypertrophy   above development  
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hypoglycemia   low blood sugar  
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incision   cutting into the body organ  
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intervertebral   pertaining to lying in between two back bones  
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intrauterine   pertaining to within the uterus  
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intravenous   pertaining to with in a vein  
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hemiplagia   parlysis on half the body  
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hyperglycemia   high blood sugar  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hyperthyroidism   condition of high secrition from the thyroid gland  
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hypertrophy   above development  
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hypoglycemia   low blood sugar  
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incision   cutting into the body organ  
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intervertebral   pertaining to lying in between two back bones  
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intrauterine   pertaining to within the uterus  
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intravenous   pertaining to with in a vein  
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malignment   tending to become progressvely worse  
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metacarpal   bones of the hand between the wrist bones and fingers  
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metastasis   spread of the cancer to a distant organ  
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neonatal   pertaining to new birth  
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neoplastic   pertaining to new growth  
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paralysis   loss of movement in a part of the body  
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paraplegia   loss of movement in the lower loss of the body  
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parathyroid glands   four endocrine gland behinde the thyroid gland.  
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perianal   pertaining to surrounding the anus  
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periosteum   membrane that surrounds the bones  
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polydipsia   excessive thirst  
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polyneuropathy   disease of many nereves  
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polyuria   excessive urination  
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postmortem   after death  
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postpartum   after birth  
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precancerous   pertaining to a condition that comes before cancer  
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prolapse   falling of a body part  
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prosthesis   artificial substitute for a missing body part  
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qaudriplegia   paralysis of four limbs  
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relapse   return of a disease  
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remission   lessining of signs and symptoms of a disease  
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resection   removal of an organ or structure  
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retroperitoneal   pertaining to behind the peritoneum  
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subcostal   pertaining to under the ribs  
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subcutaneous   lower layer of the skin  
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subscalpular   pertaining to under the shoulder bone  
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subtotal   less than total  
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syndrom   a set of signs and symptoms that occur together to indicate a disease condition  
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tachycardia   a condition of a fast heat rate  
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tachypnea   rapid breathing  
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transabdominal   pertaining to through across the abdomein  
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transurethral   pertaining to through across the urethra  
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tricuspid valve   it's a valve on the right side of the heart that's in between the right atrium and the right ventricle  
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ultrasonography   recording of the internal structers with sound waves  
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unilateral   pertaining to one side  
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urinalysis   examination of urine to determine its contenents  
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