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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epicardial | over the heart |
| Kyphosis | humpback |
| Lacrimal | related to tears |
| Myopia | nearsightedness, eyeball too long from front to back |
| Cervical | pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus |
| Hypoxia | low level of oxygen in the tissue |
| Ligation | binding or tying off, as in constricting the blood flow of a vessel |
| Invasive | entering the body, breaking skin |
| Tachypnea | quick shallow breathing |
| Prognosis | probable outcome of an illness |
| Intubation | insertion of a tube |
| Sclera | outer covering of the eye |
| Atrophy | wasting away |
| Craniotomy | opening of the skull |
| Xeroderma | dry, discolored, scaly skin |
| Fissure | cleft or groove |
| Albinism | lack of color pigment |
| Collagen | protein substance of skin |
| Modality | treatment method |
| Dysuria | painful urination |