Blue Ridge Community College CMA Class
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| Heart | Cardio
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| Hepta | Liver
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| Renal | Kidneys
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| Uria | Urine
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| Blood | Hem
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| Pnea | Respirations
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| Penia | Abnormal
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| Plasty | Surgical repair
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| Tomy | Cutting into
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| Megaly | Enlargement
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| Pathy | Disease
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| Cyte | Cell
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| Cyn | Blue
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| Erthyr | Red
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| Leuk | White
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| Melan | Black
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| Coron | Crown of head
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| Cephal | Head
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| Aur | Ear
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| Lacrim | Tear
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| Anti | Against
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| Mal | Bad
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| Emesis | Vomiting
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| Para | Outside
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| Dynia | Pain
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| Rraphy | Suture
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| Rrhage | Hemorage
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| Ptysis | Spitting
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| Itis | Inflammation
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| Kerat | Horny tissue
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| Lingu | Tongue
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| Hydro | Water
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| Arthr | Joint
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| STAT | Short turn around time
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| stat | To stop
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| Edema | Swelling
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| Hemastat | Stop bleeding
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| Stoma | Mouth/opening
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| Ptosis | Dropping
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| Peri | Surrounding
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| Anterior | Front of body
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| Superior | Upward/top
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| Posterior | Back
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| Cephalic | Head
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| Medial | Midline
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| Lateral | Side away from middle
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| Priximal | Near beginning
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| Distal | Away or far from beginning
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| Cavities | Cranial spinal thoracic pericardial abdominal pelvic
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| Quadrants | RUQ RLQ LUQ LLQ
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| Tachycardia | Rapid pulse
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| Bradycardia | Slow pulse
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| Bradypnea | Low respiratory rate
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| Tachypnea | Fast respiratory rate
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| Apnea | Absence of breathing
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| Eupnea | Normal breathing
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| Sims | Laying on left side with right hip and knee bent
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| Prone position | Face down
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| Supine | Back face up
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| Fowlers | Heads 90• angle
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| Semi fowlers | 45• angle
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| Trendleburg | Lay flat feet elevated 30•
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| Dorsal | Laying on back side knees bent
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| Chronic | longtime/constantly recurring
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| Scoliosis | spine has sideways curve
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| Lordosis | back/spine arches too far inward
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| Kyphosis | Forward rounding of the back
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| alopecia | sudden hair loss
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| renal | kidneys
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| card | heart
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| hepta | seven
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| hypoxia | low oxygen levels, below normal
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| asphyxia | absent exchange of oxygen and carbin dioxide on ventilary basis
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| lumen | space in the interior of a hollow tubular structure (artery, intestine)
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| endo | within
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| myo | muscle
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| epi | on/over
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| hypersecretion | excessive secretion
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| hyposecretion | insufficient secretion
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| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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| diabetes mellitus | body unable to produce insulin
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| hyperthyrodism | Thyroid hormone increased
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| hypothyrodism | thyroid hormone decreased
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| homeostasis | stop bleeding or clotting
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| hormones | chemical transmitters that regulates body fuctions
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| lysis | destruction
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| lipolysis | destruction of fat
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| polyuria | excessive excretion of urine
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| polydipsia | excessive thirst/ relatively prolonged
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| polyphagia | excessive eating/gluttony
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| cerumen | earwax
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| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear
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| myopia | nearsightedness/light focus infront of retina
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| hypropia | farsightedness/light focus behind the retina
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| presbyopia | loss of elasticity in the lens
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| palpebrae | eyelids
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| conjunctiva | mucous membrane lines the underside of the eyelids
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| canthus | eyelids meet at the corner
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| lacrimal | tears stored, produced and removed
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| astigmatism | irregularity in curvature of the cornea or lens
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| strabismus | cross eyes
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| diplopia | double vision
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| amblyopia | lazy eye
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| Enchroma Color test | Color Blindness chart
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| CNS | Central Nervous System
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| Corpus Callosum | Largest Nerve Tract
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| ANS | Automatic Nervous System
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| SNS | Somatic Nervous System
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| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid
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| Quadriplegia | Paralysis from shoulders down
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| Paraplegia | Paralysis from waist down
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| Hemiplegia | paralysis affects one side of the body
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| Meningitis | infection of the meninges that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
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| Tinea Capitis | Fungal infection of the skin
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| Hemophilia | ability to clot or severely reduce blood flow
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| Hemostasis | stopping of bloodflow
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| hemopoiesis | formation of blood cells
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| hemoptysis | coughing up blood
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| dyspnea | difficulty breathing
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| orthopnea | trouble breathing unless certain position is maintained
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| apena | absence of breathing
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| Eupena | Normal breathing
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| metastasis | spread of disease
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| nephrectomy | removal of kidney
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| enteropexy | fixation of segment to intestine or abdominal wall
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| dysuria | painful urination
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| bronchodilator | substance that dialates the bronchi
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| choledocholithasis | gall stones
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| enuresis | involuntary urination
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| Hematuria | blood in urine
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| pyuria | pus in urine
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| Nocturia | Excess urination at night
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| Edema | Swelling
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| Acute | severe, critical
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -scope | instrument of examining
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| trich/o | hair
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| onycho/o | nail
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| seb/o | oily
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| bi- | two
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| tri- | three
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| quad- | four
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| heart (What is it?) | Four chambered muscular pump
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| pericardium | outer lining covers the heart, large blood vessels attached to it.
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| myocardium | middle layer, heart muscle, thickest layer
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| endocardium | innermost lining, thin and smooth
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| epicardium | outer layer
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| Superior Vena Cava | brings blood back from head and upper chest
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| Inferior Vena Cava | bring blood back from below the heart
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| Tricuspid | Connects the right atrium to the right ventricle
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| Pulmonary Artery | Carries blood to the lungs
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| Pulmonary Vien | carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium of the heart
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| Bicuspid Valve/Mirtral Valve (same thing) | blood leaves left atrium
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| Aorta | blood enters from left ventricle (largest Artery)
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| SA Node | Sinoatrial (Pacemaker of the heart)
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| AV Node | Atrioventricular (Tricuspid valve)
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| Occlusion | Blockage of coronary blood vessels
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| Ischemia | Lack of blood flow to the heart
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| Infarction (MI) | death of heart muscle (Myocardial Infarction)
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| Hypoxia | lack of oxygen to the heart tissues/muscles
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| Arterries | take blood away from the heart w/o2
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| Veins | bring blood back to the heart
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| phagocyte | attack and ingest invading organism
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| immunosuppressants | medications that suppresses the immune system
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| innate immunity | natural immunity
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| active immunity | develops after birth
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| acquired immunity | exposed to live pathogens/builds immunity to it.
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| Artificially immunity | vaccine
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| passive immunity | passed through breast milk
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| Helper Tcell | encourage formation of Killer T Cell
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| Killer Tcell | Cytotoxic-Kills Antigens on Helper TCells
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| Memory TCell | recalls antigens that previously invaded
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| Autoimmune Disease | Body attacks it's own healthy cells.
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| Kaposis's Sarcoma | skin cancer that marked by re lesions
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| Metastasis | Cancer moves to another area
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| Cancer | group of many diseases that all have to do with abnormal cells
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| Tumors | Many cancer cells clump together
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| Occogens | genes controlling cell growth and multiplication
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| mastication | chewing/ secretion of saliva
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| gingivave | gums
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| peristalsis | involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscle of the intestine
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| bile | digestive juice that emulsifies fats
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| fibrinogen | essential for blood clotting
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| Prothrombin | protein present in blood plasma
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| Heparin | Anticoagulant, inhibits blood coagulation
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| Polyphagia | excessive hunger or increased appetite
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| Currhosis | life threatening condition when scarring damages the liver
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| diverticulosis | small pouches or sacs in he wall of the colon
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| diverticulitis | inflammation or infection of the diverticula
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| Arrhythmia | Abnormal heart rhythm
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| Atherosclerosis | Plaque build up invessels
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