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| azotemia |
an excess of protein waste products (urea) in the bloodstream from kidney failure (literally "no life in a bloodstream) |
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| taphophobia |
fear of graveyards |
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| taphophilia |
love of funerals or graves |
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| diabetic tabes |
wasting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus |
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| sequestrum |
a fragment of dead tissue displaced from its origin and healthy tissue (usually a bone fragment from an injury) |
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| septicemia |
disease-causing organisms in the bloodstream (blood poisoning) |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:44:49 GMT |
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| septic |
relating to disease-causing organisms |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:44:49 GMT |
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| saprophyte |
an organism (bacteria or fungus) that lives on or in a dead or decaying organic material |
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| necropsy |
examination and dissection of an animals body to determine this cause of death (in humans, its called an autopsy) |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:40:51 GMT |
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| necrosis |
death of cells from injury or disease |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:40:51 GMT |
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| mortality |
death rate |
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| gangrene |
death and decay of body tissue, unusually from lack of bloody supple |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:40:51 GMT |
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| caries |
decay of teeth (or bone) |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:38:24 GMT |
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| apoptosis |
programmed normal death of cells |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:38:24 GMT |
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| vivisection |
cutting into live animal |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:38:24 GMT |
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| viviparous |
giving birth to live offspring (not eggs in shells) |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:38:23 GMT |
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| spore |
a single reproductive body that is highly resistant to damage by drying heat |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:31:06 GMT |
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| cytoplasm |
the contents of cell outside the nucleus |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:31:06 GMT |
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| neoplasm |
new growth, newly formed |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:31:06 GMT |
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| hypophysis |
"lower growth" (pituitary gland that grows off the base of the brain) |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:31:06 GMT |
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| epiphysis |
end of a long bone |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:28:37 GMT |
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| diaphysis |
shaft of a long bone |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:28:37 GMT |
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| onocology |
study of tumors |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:28:37 GMT |
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| neoplasm |
new (uncontrolled) growth (cancer) |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:28:37 GMT |
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| presbyopea |
vision typical of old people- farsighted ness |
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jma8vb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:21:48 GMT |
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| mammotropic |
stimulating the mammary gland |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:21:10 GMT |
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| thyrotropic |
stimulating the thyroid gland |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:21:10 GMT |
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| metaplasia |
transformation of one type of tissue another type |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:20:21 GMT |
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| metamorphosis |
developmental change in body form as in frogs and insects |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:20:21 GMT |
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| diverticulum |
a pouch of a hollow organ like the intestine |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:20:21 GMT |
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| amoeba |
protozoa that readily changes shape |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:20:21 GMT |
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| uterotomy |
caesarian section, cutting open the uterus |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:10:54 GMT |
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| uteropexy |
tying down a movable uterus |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:10:54 GMT |
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| tocolysis |
stopping the birth process |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:10:54 GMT |
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| oxytocin |
hormone that causes contraction of the uterus and letdown of milk |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:10:54 GMT |
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| teratogenic |
producing monsters (anomalies) |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:08:42 GMT |
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| teratoma |
tumor that contains cells from all 3 embryonic layers |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:08:42 GMT |
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| sterility |
inability to produce offspring |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:08:42 GMT |
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| post partum |
after giving birth |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:08:42 GMT |
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| parturition |
act of giving birth |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:59:46 GMT |
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| multiparous |
releasing more than one egg at a time |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:59:46 GMT |
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| promopara |
first pregnancy |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:59:46 GMT |
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| obstetrician |
specialist in pregnancy and its recovery period |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:59:46 GMT |
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| obestetrics |
branch of medicine dealing with women from fertilization to recovery from childbirth |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:57:23 GMT |
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| primigravid |
first pregnancy |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:57:23 GMT |
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| gravid |
pregnant, full of fertilized egg |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:57:23 GMT |
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| gestation |
time of fertilization until birth |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:57:23 GMT |
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| gestation |
time of fertilization until birth |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:53:43 GMT |
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| fetus |
developing baby after major structures are recognizable |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:53:43 GMT |
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| embryo |
developing baby, after long axis is present until major structures (recognizable feet) appear |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:53:43 GMT |
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| pseudocyesis |
false pregnancy |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:53:43 GMT |
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| paleopathy |
study of disease in prehistoric times |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:34:22 GMT |
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| pediatrics |
branch of medicine dealing with children until adolescence |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:34:22 GMT |
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| senility |
mental deterioration in old age |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:34:22 GMT |
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| prenatal |
occurring before birth |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:09:55 GMT |
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| neonatal |
first month after birth (humans) |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:09:37 GMT |
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| gerontology |
study of diseases of the elderly |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:54 GMT |
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| geriatric |
referring to the elderly |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:33 GMT |
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| stroma |
supportion tissue for and organ |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:00:07 GMT |
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| septal |
pertaining to a partition |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:59:28 GMT |
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| septum |
dividing wall or partition in the nasal passage |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:59:28 GMT |
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| pyknosis |
condensation of a cells nucleus |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:59:28 GMT |
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| emphraxix |
a stoppage or obstruction |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:59:28 GMT |
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| parietal |
bone that forms most of the skull wall |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:57:19 GMT |
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| meningoecephalitis |
inflammation of the brian tissue and its lining membranes |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:57:19 GMT |
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| meningitis |
inflammation of the lining membranes of the brain and spinal cord |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:57:19 GMT |
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| meninges |
3 membranes encasing the brain encasing the brain and spinal cord |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:57:19 GMT |
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| membranous |
pertaining to a thin pliable sheet of tissue |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:51:46 GMT |
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| membrane |
thin, pliable sheet of tissue |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:51:46 GMT |
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| mediastinum |
partition between r and l sides of chest |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:51:46 GMT |
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| sarcolemma |
membranous sheath of muscle |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:51:46 GMT |
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| hymenoptera |
membrane winged insect |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:42 GMT |
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| hymen |
membrane that partially obstructs the entrance to the vagina virgins |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:42 GMT |
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| diaphragm |
muscular fibrous wall between the chest and abdomen |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:42 GMT |
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| cytogenetics |
chromosome analysis of cells |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:42 GMT |
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| thrombocyte |
blood platelet cell |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:47:30 GMT |
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| chorioretinitis |
inflammation of the retina and its vascular bed |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:47:30 GMT |
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| choroid |
brown vascular (blood filled) part of the eye between the sclera and retina |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:47:30 GMT |
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| chorion |
outside (skin) of the placenta) |
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jma8vb Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:47:30 GMT |
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| colpoplasty |
reconstructive surgery of the vagina |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:55:10 GMT |
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| colposcope |
scope to visualize the vagina and cervix |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:55:10 GMT |
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| valve |
membranous door like structures in veins or arteries that prevent the back flow of blood |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:51:17 GMT |
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| typhlitis |
inflammation of cecum |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:47:57 GMT |
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| typhlectomy |
removal of cecum |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:47:57 GMT |
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| tuboabdominal |
relating to the fallopian tube and the abdomen |
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| atresia |
no opening |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:47:57 GMT |
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| trematode |
flat parasite withe suckers (originally believed to be holes) also called flukes |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:42:27 GMT |
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| syringomyelia |
disease caused change in the spinal cord that causes tubes of fluid to replace nerve tracts |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:42:27 GMT |
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| syringe |
plastic or glass tube with a plunger to admin drugs |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:42:27 GMT |
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| anastomosis |
surgically joining the "mouths" of 2 open tubes (intestines) |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:42:27 GMT |
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| stomach |
mouth of abdominal digestive tract |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:38:51 GMT |
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| sinusoid |
venous cavity that delivers blood to some organs |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:38:51 GMT |
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| paranasal sinuses |
cavities off the nasal cavity lined by mucous tissue (maxillary, ethmoidal, frontal, and sphenoidal) |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:38:51 GMT |
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| salpingocele |
hernia of the fallopian tube |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:38:51 GMT |
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| salingitis |
inflammation of a tube |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:31:32 GMT |
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| porous |
having openings, leaky |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:31:32 GMT |
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| pontecerebellar |
referring to a tract from the upper part of the brain through the pons to the cerebellum (lower part of the brain) |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:31:32 GMT |
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| pons |
band of nerve fibers that link the lower (primitive) aspects of the brain with the upper (more advanced) aspects |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:31:32 GMT |
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| patent ductus arteriosus |
open duct (channel) between the aorta and pulmonary artery that normally closes at birth |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:28:33 GMT |
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| ostomy |
creation of an artificial external excretory opening (colostomy, ileostomy) |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:28:33 GMT |
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| external os |
opening from cervix to the vagina |
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jma8vb Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:28:33 GMT |
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| os of uterus |
opening fro the cervix to the uterine body |
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| operculum |
lid or flap(found on some parasite eggs) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:17:43 GMT |
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| malocclusion |
failure to shut properly (faulty contact between upper and lower teeth when jaw is closed) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:16:05 GMT |
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| nasal meatus |
3 passages through the nasal cavity |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:16:04 GMT |
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| acoustic meatus |
opening in skull for nerves of hearing and the facial nerve |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:16:04 GMT |
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| aortic hiatus |
opening in a diaphragm for the aorta to pass from the heart to the abdomen |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:16:04 GMT |
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| foramen |
an opening (in bone) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:09:13 GMT |
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| fistulous withers |
draining tract to the surface of the skin at withers (infection with brucellosis) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:08:00 GMT |
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| fenestral |
small opening |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:08:00 GMT |
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| fenestrated |
having openings, windows |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:08:00 GMT |
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| ductus arteriosus |
blood vessel between aorta and pulmonary artery which allows blood to bypass the lungs in the fetus |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:08:00 GMT |
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| vestibular |
acting as an entry way (relates to balance - vestibular part of the inner ear) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:59:36 GMT |
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| ventricle |
lower, larger, belly like part of the heart |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:59:36 GMT |
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| ventral |
relating to the lower aspects of the body |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:59:36 GMT |
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| vaginoplasty |
reconstructive surgery on the vagina |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:59:36 GMT |
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| vaginate |
to enclose in a sheath |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:55:51 GMT |
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| vagina |
canal for sexual intercourse and birth canal |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:55:51 GMT |
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| Integument |
covering (generally means skin) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:55:51 GMT |
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| tectospinal |
from the roof of the midbrain to the spinal cord |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:55:51 GMT |
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| sulciform |
having a groove |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:52:40 GMT |
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| sulcus |
deep groove between organs or between gyri of the brain |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:52:40 GMT |
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| striated |
having stripes, grooves, or ridges |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:52:40 GMT |
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| sinusoid |
venous cavity that carries blood to an organ |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:52:40 GMT |
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| sinusitis |
inflammation of a sinus |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:49:52 GMT |
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| sinus |
depression or cavity on the surface of an organ |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:49:52 GMT |
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| lacuna |
small depression (space where a bone forming cell is located in bone) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:49:52 GMT |
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| gastritis |
inflammation of the stomach |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:49:52 GMT |
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| gastroenteritis |
inflammation of the stomach and intestine |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:43:18 GMT |
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| gastric |
relating to the stomach |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:43:18 GMT |
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| focea centralis |
are of the retina that collects the clearest vision |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:43:18 GMT |
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| cystitis |
inflammation of the urinary bladder |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:43:18 GMT |
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| cystic |
relating to a bladder (urinary or gall bladder) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:40:10 GMT |
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| cyst |
a sac lined with epithelium and containing a fluid or semisolid material |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:40:10 GMT |
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| spermatocele |
cyst of epididymitis containing sperm |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:40:10 GMT |
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| coelom |
body cavity, forms abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:40:10 GMT |
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| cellulose |
complex carbohydrate in cell wall of plants |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:34:23 GMT |
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| cellulitis |
spreading inflammation of tissues |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:34:23 GMT |
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| cell |
smallest unit capable of independent functioning |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:34:23 GMT |
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| cavernous |
filled with cavities, porous |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:34:23 GMT |
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| atrium |
upper chambers of the heart that received blood before entering ventricles and being pumped |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:32:37 GMT |
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| antrum |
partially closed cavity or chamber in bone (or the entrance to the pylorus of the stomach) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:32:37 GMT |
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| alveolar process |
ridge on upper and lower jaws that contain the dental alveoli (tooth sockets) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:32:37 GMT |
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| alveoli |
small air sacs in lungs (or tooth sockets) |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:32:37 GMT |
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| temporal bone |
thinnest portoin of the skull, an area ancients in war tried to deliver a blow to kill opponent |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:10:15 GMT |
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| nyctalopia |
difficulty seeing at night |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:10:15 GMT |
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| nocturia |
urinating at night |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:10:15 GMT |
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| menorrhea |
monthly flow resulting from replacement of uterine lining |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:58:42 GMT |
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| menopause |
end of monthly uterine wall lining replacement |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:58:42 GMT |
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| diurnal |
occurring or active during daylight |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:58:42 GMT |
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| circadian |
"around the day" occurring over 24 hours |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:56:36 GMT |
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| crepuscular |
active at twilight |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:56:36 GMT |
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| chronic |
of long duration |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:56:36 GMT |
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| acute |
short lived, severe, sudden |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:56:36 GMT |
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| thiobarbiturate |
sulfur conaining drug used for short term anesthesia |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:52:42 GMT |
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| silicosis |
lung disease caused by a stone dust |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:52:42 GMT |
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| psammoma |
tumor containing sandlike material |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:52:42 GMT |
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| plumism |
chronic lead poisoning |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:48:11 GMT |
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| pelodera |
parasitic larvae that normally lives in mud and wet straw |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:48:11 GMT |
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| metalloproteinase |
enzyme that degrades a protein when combined with a metal |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:48:11 GMT |
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| lithotomy |
removal of stone from urinary tract |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:48:11 GMT |
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| heliosis |
sunstroke |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:45:45 GMT |
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| geophilic |
preferring to reside in dirt |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:45:45 GMT |
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| geophagia |
eating dirt |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:45:45 GMT |
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| amber |
fossil resin that develops static electricity when rubbed |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:45:45 GMT |
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| electrocardiograph |
measurement of voltages produced by contraction of the heart |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:44:04 GMT |
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| ecoloiy |
study of relationships between organisms and their environments |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:44:04 GMT |
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| [neumoconiosis |
lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral or metallic dust, especially abestos or silica |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:44:04 GMT |
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| chrysotherapy |
treatment with gold to alter immune response to disease |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:44:04 GMT |
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| carbuncle |
skin boil that used to be caused by abthrax |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:40:08 GMT |
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| calcification |
proces of hardening due to deposition of calcium |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:40:08 GMT |
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| anthracosis |
lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:40:08 GMT |
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| anthrax |
bacterial disease that often causes black skin sore in humans |
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jma8vb Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:40:08 GMT |
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| xylose |
monosaccharide from methylcellulose |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:50:13 GMT |
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| xykene |
aromatic hydrocarbon from wood tar |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:50:13 GMT |
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| urticaria |
development of hives on the skin |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:47:49 GMT |
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| staphylotoxins |
poison produced by staphylococci bacteria |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:46:48 GMT |
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| staphylococci |
round bacteria that bunch in groups like grapes |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:46:48 GMT |
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| sporotrichosis |
a fungus that grows under the skin and produces spores that appear like microscopic seeds |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:44:59 GMT |
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| sporozoa |
parasitic protozoa with microscopic seed like appearance |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:44:59 GMT |
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| spermatozoa |
male reproductive cells (seeds) |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:42:26 GMT |
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| spermatocyte |
male reproductive cell (seed) for uniting with an ova (egg from female) |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:42:26 GMT |
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| sesamoid bone |
small bone embedded in a tendon |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:40:38 GMT |
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| rhizotomy |
surgical incision of cranial or spinal nerve root |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:39:09 GMT |
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| ramus of the mandible |
branch of the mandible that turns upward to the joint of the jaw |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:38:43 GMT |
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| phytopathology |
study of plant disease |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:36:06 GMT |
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| dermatophyte |
ringworm (skin fungus/plant) |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:36:35 GMT |
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| chlorophyll |
green colored plant pigment |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:33:05 GMT |
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| phacoscope |
instrument to view the lens of the eye |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:26 GMT |
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| aphakia |
absence of lens of the eye |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:26 GMT |
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| nucleous |
dense organelle inside the nucleus cell |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:24:34 GMT |
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| nux vomica |
"quakers buttons" nuts, source of strychnine poison, used in homeopathy |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:24:34 GMT |
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| miliary |
small round, like a millet seed |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:22:43 GMT |
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| lichenified |
skin sore that becomes thickened, fissured, and bark-like |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:11 GMT |
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| lenticular |
referring to a lens (lentil bean shaped object |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:11 GMT |
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| megakaryocytic |
giant cell with large nucleus in bone marrow that produces platelets |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:33:05 GMT |
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| glandular |
relating to glands |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:40 GMT |
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| gland |
group of tissues that form a mass, some like an acorn |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:40 GMT |
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| dendritic |
pertaining to dendrites |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:29:52 GMT |
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| dendrite |
long branches within a nerve fiber and produced by a nerve cell body |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:29:52 GMT |
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| staphylococcus |
common round bacteria that bunches like berries |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:28:51 GMT |
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| cannula |
small reed like hollow tube instrument |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:28:12 GMT |
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| botyromycosis |
granulomatous masses produced in a wound infected with staphylococcus bacteria |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:27:33 GMT |
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| arborization |
branching like a tree (such as occurs with nerve fibers) |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:26:24 GMT |
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| arboreal |
resembling or living in trees |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:26:24 GMT |
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| adenoma |
benign tumor of a gland |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:25:07 GMT |
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| adenitis |
inflammation of a gland |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:25:07 GMT |
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| acinar |
pertaining to the granular (blackberry-like) appearance of certain organs like the pancreas |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:24:20 GMT |
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| anicus |
cluster of grapes |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:23:33 GMT |
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| zoonosis |
disease transmittable from animals to humans under natural conditions |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:22:09 GMT |
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| Edward Jenner |
discovered cow pox could be used to vaccinate against small pox |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:20:58 GMT |
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| vaccination |
administration of a vaccine |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:29 GMT |
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| vaccine |
suspension of killed or attenuated microorganisms for the prevention,reduction, or treatment of infectious disease. |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:29 GMT |
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| pulicosis |
flea infestation |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:18:21 GMT |
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| psittacosis |
respiratory disease of parrots and parrot like birds that can be transmitted to humans |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:17:48 GMT |
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| pediculosis |
louse infestation (head lice) |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:17:48 GMT |
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| myositis |
inflammation of muscle |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:15:36 GMT |
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| myocardium |
heart muscle |
1 |
cmmptb Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:55:27 GMT |
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| lupus erythematosus |
autoimmune disease that caused red scaly skin patches on the nose and cheeks |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:15:36 GMT |
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| lagomorph |
rabbit/hare |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:14:30 GMT |
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| lagophthalmia |
failure of the eyelid to close (rabbits were believed to sleep with open eyes) |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:11:09 GMT |
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| hippocampus |
portion of the brain that is shaped like a sea horse |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:11:09 GMT |
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| how was formalin first obtained |
by distilling red ants |
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jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:11:09 GMT |
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| formaldehyde |
gas phase of a fixative and antibacterial agent used to prepare carcasses for anatomy specimens |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:11:09 GMT |
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| formalin |
37% solution of formaldehyde in water |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:08:39 GMT |
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| cauda equina |
bunch of nerve fibers at the end of the spinal cord that appear like a horses tail |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:08:39 GMT |
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| entomology |
study of insects |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:08:39 GMT |
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| coronoid |
boen process that resembles a crows beak |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:08:39 GMT |
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| coracoid process |
long curved bony projection from the base of the neck of the shoulder blade shaped like a crows beak |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:05:48 GMT |
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| coccyx |
small triangular bone at the base of the spine in humans and tailless apes |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:05:48 GMT |
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| canine teeth |
flesh tearing pointed teeth, prominent in dogs |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:05:48 GMT |
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| carcinoma |
malignant tumor with projections like a crab's legs |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:05:48 GMT |
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| buphalmos |
ox-like enlargement of the eye |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:27 GMT |
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| amnion (greek) |
bowl in which blood of sacrificed lambs were collected |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:27 GMT |
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| amniocentesis |
sticking a needle into the amnion sac to retrieve a fluid and cell sample |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:27 GMT |
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| amnion (english) |
thin, tough fluid filled sac that encloses he embryo or fetus |
0 |
jma8vb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:27 GMT |
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| herpes zoster |
virus that causes inflammation of nerves which project around the body or face like a girdle or half girdle (shingles" |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:09:18 GMT |
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| vulva |
visible external genitalia which is like a wrapper during mating |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:45 GMT |
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| tunica albugenia |
white membrane fibrous capsule, especially of the testis |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:45 GMT |
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| thyroxine |
secretion of the thyroid gland |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:45 GMT |
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| thyroid gland |
shield like gland in fromt of upper trachea |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:45 GMT |
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| moniliform |
appearance like string of beads |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:53 GMT |
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| monilethrix |
inherited brittle hair with constrictions in shaft; beaded hair |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:28 GMT |
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| fascia |
sheets of fibrous tissue that bundle layers of other tissue |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:28 GMT |
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| ependyma |
lining (coat) of the ventricles of the brain and canal in spina cord |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:28 GMT |
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| cingulotomy |
cutting into the cinguate gyrus, center for pain interpretation and girdle for the corpus callosum |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:28 GMT |
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| chlamydia |
bacteria that grows cloaked inside cells, protected from most antibiotics |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:47 GMT |
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| cestode |
tapeworms |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:47 GMT |
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| bacterin |
vacine made of dead or weakened bacteria |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:47 GMT |
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| bacteria |
microscopic plants wiht rod (or spherical) shape |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:47 GMT |
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| Bacilluria |
rods (bacteria) in urine |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:04 GMT |
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| bacilliform |
rod like, cylinder, with round ends (looks like bacteria) |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:04 GMT |
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| Annuloplasty |
surgical reconstruction of the ring around a heart valve or invertebratal disk |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:04 GMT |
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| annular |
forming a ring |
0 |
jma8vb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:04 GMT |
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