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Prenatal

pertaining to before birth
Intravenous

pertaining to within the vein
Antepartum

before birth
Macrocephaly

pertaining to large head
Metamorphosis

change of shape or form
Malignant

cancerous
Polyneuritis

inflammation of many nerves
Post mortem

after death
Postpartum

after childbirth
Antibiotic

pertaining to against life
Coccygeal

pertaining to tailbone
Sacral
- pertaining to sacrum
- (lower back)
Parathyroid glands

endocrine glands located on posterior of thyroid gland
Chromosomes

rod shaped in the nucleus that contains DNA
Prodrome

symptoms that come b4 illness
Syndrome

a group of symptoms that occur together
Catabolism

casting down of materials (sugar) to release energy
Karyotype

pictures of chromosomes in the nuclues of a cell
Cytoplasm

all material outside of the nucleus
Adrenal glands

endocrine gland located above kidneys
Antitoxin

substance produce in response to & capable os nutralizing toxins
Endocardium

inner lining surrounding heart
Polymorphonuclear

many shaped nucleus
Prolapse

sliding forward or downward
Iliac

pertaining to back part of pelvic bone
Biforcation

branching or forking into 2
Pancytopenia

condition in decrease of all blood cells
Malaise

discomfort feeling, bad feeling
Adductor

muscle that pulls towards body
Abductor

muscle that draws away from body
Abnormal

pertaining to away from the rule
Neonatal

pertaining to newborn
Apnea

not breathing
Adipose

full of fat
Congenital Anomaly

irregularity when child is born
Bradycardia

condition of slow heartrate
Contralateral

pertaining to opposite sides
Percutaneous

pertaining to through the skin
Auto Immune Disease

produced antibodies against your own antigen
Chondrosarcoma

malignant tumor cartilidge

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