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betty davis second endition

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cardiac   heart  
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duodenal   duodenum  
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ventricular   ventricle  
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pulmonary   lungs  
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esophageal   esophagus  
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thoracic   thorax  
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neurological   nerves  
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febrile   fever  
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mucoid   mucus  
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auditory   hearing  
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obstertrician   specialist in female reproductive  
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pediatrics   doctor specialized in children  
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psychiatry   mental illness doctor  
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geriatrician   specialized in aging  
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pharmacist   prepare and dispense medication  
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biologist   specialist in study of life  
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biology   study of living things  
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amniocentesis   surgical puncture of amniotic sac  
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osteoclasis   surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity in the bone  
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arthrodesis   fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces  
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appendectomy   surgical removal of appendix  
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electrocardiograph   instrument used to record the electrical activity in the heart  
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electrocardiogram   record of the electrical activity of the heart  
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electocadiography   the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart  
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anesthetize   to induce a state of anesthesia to make one feelingless  
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dialysis   cleaning the blood through semipermeable membrane  
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pelvimeter   measuring the dimension of the pelvis  
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pelvimetery   process of measuring the dimensions of pelvis  
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colpopexy   surgical fixation of a relaxed vaginal wall  
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rhinoplasty   surgical repair of the nose in which the structure of the nose in channged  
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nephrorrhaphy   the operation of suturing the kidney  
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ophthalmoscopy   using the ophthalmoscope to view the interior of the eye  
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colostomy   surgial creation of a new opening between the colon and the surface of the body  
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phlebotomy   incision into the vien  
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lithotriopsy   crushing of a stone in the bladder  
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cyanoderma   blue skin  
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caudad   tail bone area  
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analgesia   sentitivity to pain  
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cephaloagia   headache  
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hemolysate   something that results from hemolysis  
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leokoblast   immature white blood cell  
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cytocele   herniation of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina  
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spermicide   chemical substance that kills spermatozoa  
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osteoclasis   intentional surgical fracture of a bone to correct a defomity  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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arthrodesis   fixation of joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surface  
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cephalodynia   headache  
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dermatome   instrument used to cut into skin thin slices for grafting  
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gatrectasia   stretching of stomach or dilatation  
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hyperglycemia   high sugar  
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radiographer   one who takes x-rays  
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enuresis   condition of urinary incontinence  
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glycogen   generates sugar  
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lithogenesis   formation of stones  
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lithogenic   formation of stones  
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multigravida   multi pregnancies  
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paraplegia   paralysis of the lower half of the body  
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cholelithiasis   abnormal presence of gallstones in the gallbladder  
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conduction   heat is tranferred from one substance to another  
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hirsutism   condition of excessive body hair in a masculineline distribution  
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narcolepsy   seizure sudden attack of sleep  
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rhinolith   stone in the nose  
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keratolytic   agent used to destroy hardened skin  
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megalomania   delusions of grandeur  
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lipoma   fatty tumor  
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myopia   condition of nearsightedness  
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hemanopsia   blindness in one half of the visual field  
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venous   veins  
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adenopathy   disease of a gland  
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leukocytopenia   decrease in the number of white blood cells  
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colpopexy   surgical fixation of a vaginal wall  
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necrophilia   attraction to dead people  
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necrophobia   fear of dead people  
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dyspnea   without breathing  
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gastrorrhagia   bursting forth of blood from the stomach  
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nephrorrhaphy   operation of suturing the kidney  
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rhinorrhea   flow or drainage from the nose  
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hemostasis   controlling the flow of blood  
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relaxation   reducing tension  
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macula   small pigmented spot that appears separate from the surrounding tissue  
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venule   smallest vein that collects blood from a capillar  
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coccus   singular bacterium  
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myopathy   abnormal condition of the muscles  
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