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prone   lies face down  
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supine   lies face up  
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caudal   towards feet  
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decubitus   lying down  
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intraarticular   within a joint space  
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intrathecal injection   through the sheath, or outer covering of spinal cord  
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modality   type of treatment: surgery or chemotherapy  
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attenuation   send signals from one point to another  
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ejection fraction   ptc of blood leave the heart per contraction  
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lumen   inner hollow space of a vessel  
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wall motion   abnormality in heart mussel seen  
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BPH   hypertrophy, prostate, benign  
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Arthrocentesis   aspiration or injection with a needle involving a joint.  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone  
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HB A1C   glycosylated a1c  
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GFR   test function of kidney  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen-kidney  
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H&H   hematocrit and hemoglobin - anemia  
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HGB   hemoglobin test - anemia  
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in vivo - transcutaneous   test is done without a needle - through unbroken skin  
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hemoglobin   carry oxygen from lungs to body, return carbon dioxide back to lungs  
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embryo   fertilized egg  
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bilirubin   waste of body RBC  
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oocyte   a cell in ovary  
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hematuria   blood in the urine  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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hypoglycemia   low blood sugar  
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hyperglycemia   episode of high blood sugar  
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postmortem   after death  
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