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| adrenal gland | gland on (a) the kidney (renal)
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| electrolyte | dissolved substance (-lyte) containing ions (electr/o)
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone | a hormone arising from the cortex (cortic/o) of the adrenal gland
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| melanocyte stimulating hormone | a hormone that stimulates the cells that excrete dark pigment (melan/o)
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| antidiruretic substance | a substance that slows the production of urine
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| oxytocin | a substance that tones the uterus
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| calcitonin | a hormone that regulates calcium in the blood stream
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| euthyroidism | normal (eu-) functioning of the thyroid
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| glucagon | a hormone that regulates blood sugar by releasing glycogen from the liver
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| somatostatin | a hormone that regulates insulin production keeping the body (somat) glucose levels stable (stat)
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| mineralcorticoids | class of steroid hormones produces by the cortex of the adrenal characterized by their influence on salt and water balances
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| androgen | a male sex hormone (andr/o)
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| estrogen | a female sex hormone (estra/o)
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| progesterone | a hormone involved in pregnancy and birth (gestat/o)
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| antagonism | to work against (antagon/o)
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| synergism | to work with
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| hyperpituitarism | overactive (hyper-) pituitary
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| cardiomegaly | enlarged (-megaly) heart
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| hypertension | high blood pressure or arterial hypertension, is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure (tens/o) in the arteries is elevated
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| thyrotoxicosis | elevated levels of thyroid hormone becomes toxic to the body
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| exophthalmos | a conditon in which the eyes (op/o) protrude (ex-) out of the eye socket
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| thyromegaly | enlarged (-megaly) thryoid
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| ketoacidosis | metabolic state associated with high concentrations of ketone bodies, formed by the breakdown of fatty acids
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| bradycardia | slow (brady-) heart rate
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| endocarditis | inflammation (-itis) of the inner (endo-) lining of the heart.
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| peripheral vascular disease | a disease involving arteries and veins (vascul/o) outside (periphery/o) the brain and heart
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| lipoprotein | a compound containing both fats (lipid/o) and proteins
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| electrophoresis | technique used in laboratories in order to separate macromolecules based on size
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| angiography | an image or recording (-graphy) of blood vessels (angi/o)
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| endartectomy | the removal (-ectomy) of plaque from the inside (endo-) of an artery (art/o)
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| thrombolytic therapy | used to breakdown (ly/o) blood clots (thrombi/o)
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| axillary node | lymph node of the armpit
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| cervical node | lymph node of the neck (cervic/o)
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| macrophage | a large (macro-) cell that ingests (phag/o)
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| erythrocyte | red (erythr/o) blood cell
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| agranulocyte | a cell without (a-) grains (granules) in the cytoplasm
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| hemostasis | bleeding is stopped
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| coagulopathy | a disease (-pathy) that affects blood clotting (coagul/o)
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| hemophilia | a disease that affects blood clotting
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| septicemia | poisoning (septic/o) of the blood (-emia)
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| lymphedema | swelling (-edema) due to a malfunction in the lymphatic network
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| anisocytosis | a condition in which the red blood cells (cyt/o) are unequal (anis/o) in size
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| parietal pleura | the pleura closest to the wall of the cavity (pariet/o)
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| visceral pleura | the pleura closest to the organ (viscera/o)
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| eupnea | normal (eu-) breathing (pn/o)
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| bronchiectasis | condition of bronchial dilation (-ectasis)
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| emphysema | condition of incomplete inflation (phys/o)
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| cyanosis | condition of blueness (cyan/o)
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| aspiration pneumonia | pneumonia due to the inhalation (aspir/o) of a substance
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| pneumococcal pneumonia | pneumonia due to bacteria (cocc/o)
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| hemothorax | blood (hem/o) in the thorax
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| apnea | not (a) breathing
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| bradypnea | slow (brady-) breathing
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| orthopnea | breathing is easier in an upright or straight (orth/o) position
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| auscultation | listening (auscult/o)
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| endotracheal intubation | a breathing tube inserted into (endo-) the trachea
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| lung resection | part or the lung is removed (resect/o)
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| thoracocentesis | a puncture (-centesis) in the thorax
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| tracheostomy | a surgically created (-stomy) opening in the trachea
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| nephrotosis | drooping (-ptosis) of the kidney i.e. the kidney become loosely attached to the posterior abdomen wall
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