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Language of Medicine

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air sac in the lung   Alveolus  
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benign bone surface tumor or growth   exostosis  
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clumping of recipient's blood when mixed with incompatible blood   agglutination  
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collapsed lung   atelectasic  
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enlarged speen   splenomegaly  
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harsh, high pitched repiratory sound heard on inspiration, caused by obstruction   stridor  
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malignant connective tissue tumor   sarcoma  
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narrow, slit-like opening between bones   fissure  
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pain in the diaphragm   phrenodynia  
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removal of the voice box   laryngectomy  
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swayback or anterior curvature in the lumbar region   lordosis  
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ankyl/o   stiff  
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chrondr/o   cartilage  
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chrom/o   color  
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leiomy/o   smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs  
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morph/o   shape/form  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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orth/o   straight, upright  
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oste/o   bone  
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poikil/o   varied, irregular  
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rhabdomy/o   skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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sider/o   iron  
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tel/o   expantion that is not complete  
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thromb/o   clot  
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tox/o   poison  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-poisesis   formation  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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COPD   Cronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease. airway obstruction associated with emphysema, and chronic bronchitis  
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CT Scan   computor x-ray imaging in the transverse plane  
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EMG   electromyography-recording strength of muscle contractions as a result of electrical stimulation  
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MRI   magnetic resonace imaging- magnetic field creates images of soft tissue.  
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adenoids   nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue  
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anaphylaxis   exaggerated or unusual hypersensitivity to foreign protein or other substance  
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ankylosis   condition or stiffening and immobility of a joint  
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antibodies   protein produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or antigens  
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antigens   foreign material that invades the body  
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aplastic anemia   failure of blood cell production due to absence of formation in bone marrow  
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arthroscopy   visual examination of a joing with an arthroscope and T.V camera  
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asbestosis   type of pneumoconiosis (asbestos particulate accumulation in lungs)  
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auscultation   listening to sounds within the body (Stethoscope)  
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bone marrow   produces lymphocytes and monocytes and all other blood cells  
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bronchi   branch of trachea that is a passageway into the lung; broncial tube  
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cancellous bone   spongy/ trabicular porus bone tissue  
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cytotoxic cells   T lymphocyte that directly kills foreign cells  
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electrophoresis   method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge  
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endotracheal intubation   tube placed through mouth to trachea to establish air  
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eosinophil   phagocytic cells involved in allergic responses and parasitic infections  
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Ewing sarcoma   malignant bone tumor, often in children  
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exostosis   bony growth on surface of bone  
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facial bones   bones of face-lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic  
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fissure   narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones  
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gouty arthritis   inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation  
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hematocrit   sample of blood spun in test tube, RBC fall to bottom and % of RBC's is taken  
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hemochromotosis   excessive deposits of iron in the body  
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hemophilia   excessive bleeding caused by lack of factor VIII or IX  
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heparin   anticoagulent found in the blood  
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Hodgkin disease   malignant tumor of lymph nodes  
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humeral   pertaining to the upper arm bone  
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iron-deficiency anemia   sideropenia occurs causing deficient production of hemoglobin  
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Kaposi Sarcoma   cancer arising from lining cells of capillaries that produces dark purplish skin nodules. Associated with AIDS  
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Lyme disease   disorder, marked by arthritis, myalgia and malaise; cause is bacterium caused by tick  
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lymph nodes   a collection of stationary solid lymphatic tissure along lymph vessels  
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lymphocytosis   slight increase in leukocytes  
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lymphopoiesis   formation of lymph  
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mastoid process   the projection of the temporal bone  
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mediastinum   space between lungs in chest  
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myeloid   derived from bone marrow  
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neutropenia   deficiency in #'s of WBC's  
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orthopnea   breathing easier in an upright position  
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osteoarthritis   chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage  
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osteodystrophy   poor formation of bone  
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osteomyelitis   inflammation of bone and bone marrow  
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palliative   relieving symptoms, not curing  
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pernicious anemia   lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12  
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pleural effusion   abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity  
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pleuritis, pleurisy   inflammation of pleura (around lungs)  
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pulmonary abscess   localized area of pus forming in the lungs  
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scoliosis   lateral curvature of the spinal column  
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sella turcica   depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is localized  
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stridor   occurs with croup-strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction  
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T cells   helper or supressor cells  
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talipes   club foot, congenital abnormality of hind foot  
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thalassemia   an inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin (mostly in Mediteraneans)  
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tonsils   oropharyngeal lymph tissue  
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toxic   pertaining to poison  
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