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achromophilic
resisting color
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aerobic
requiring air to live
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aerocele
herniation containing air
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aerophobia
abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
treatment using air
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amenorrhea
cessation of menstruation
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anaerobic
able to live without air
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anterolateral
front and side
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anteromedial
front and middle
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anteroposterior
from front to back
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anterosuperior
front and top
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arteriostasis
control of flow through arteries
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bioethics
study of what is good and bad for living things
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biology
science studying living things
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blastoderm
embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm
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cephalocaudal
from head to tail
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chondrodysplasia
defective development of cartilage
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chromogenesis
formation of color
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chromolysis
destruction of color
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chromometer
measuring color
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chromophilic
attracting color
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coronal
pertaining to the crown or encircling
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coronary
pertaining to the crown or encircling (reference to around the heart)
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diagnosis
identifying a disease
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dialysis
separating of substances in a solution
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diarrhea
abnormally loose watery bowel movement
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distal
away from a point of origin or designated point
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dorsocephalad
toward the back of the head
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dysentery
inflammation of the intestine
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dysmenorrhea
difficult or painful mestruation
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dyspnea
difficulty breathing
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dystocia
difficulty in labor
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ectocytic
outside the cell
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ectogenous
formed outside the body
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ectopic
outside of the normal location
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ectoplasm
outer membrane of the cell
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endocardium
inner membrane layer of the heart
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endochondral
within the cartilage
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endocolitis
inflammation of the lining of the colon
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endocystic
inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst
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endoderm
inner embryonic layer
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endoenteritis
inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
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endogenous
made by one's own body
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endoscopy
process of using a scope to look into the body
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eugenics
choosing good genetic traits to propagate
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hemostasis
control blood flow
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hyperplasia
overdevelopment
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hypoplasia
underdevelopment
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lithotripsy
surgical crushing of a stone
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lymphostasis
control or stoppage of lymph flow
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menopause
cessation of menstruation, ovulation, and atrophy of female reproductive system
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menorrhagia
hemorrhage during menstruation
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mesoderm
middle germ layer
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midaxillary
middle of the armpit
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midsagittal
the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
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neurotripsy
surgical crushing of a nerve
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omphalectomy
excision of the umbilicus
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omphalic
pertaining to the umbilicus
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omphalitis
inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalocele
umbilical hernia
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omphalorrhagia
hemorrhage of the umbilicus
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omphalorrhea
discharge from the umbilicus
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omphalorrhexis
rupture of the umbilicus
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osteochondrodysplasia
defective development of bone and cartilage
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para-appendicitis
inflammation of near the appendix
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paracentral
pertaining to near the center
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paracolpitis
inflammation of the vagina
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paracystitis
inflammation near the urinary bladder
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parahepatitis
inflammation near the liver
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paranephritis
inflammation near the kidney
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parietal
pertianing to the wall
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peritoneum
membrane of the abdomen
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phlebostasis
control of flow through a vein
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pleura
membrane of the lungs
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posteroanterior
from back to front
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posteroexternal
back and outside
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posterointernal
back and inside
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posterolateral
back and side
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procephalic
in front of the head
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prognosis
predicting the outcome of a disease
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prognostic
pertaining to a prognosis
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proximal
near the point of origin or a designated point
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pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
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pseudoedema
false swelling
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pseudoesthesia
false sensation
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retrocolic
behind the colon
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retroflexion
bending backward
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retroperitoneum
behind the peritoneum
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retroperitonitis
inflammation of the area behind the peritoneum
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retrosternal
behind the sternum
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retroversion
twisting backwards
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sagittal
vertical plane or slice
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signs
objective observable information
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symptoms
subjective self-reported
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syphilophobia
abnormal fear of syphilis
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syphilopsychosis
severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
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syphilotherapy
treatment for syphilis
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visceropleura
membrane surrounding and attached to the lung
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diagnostic-related group
DRG
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end-stage renal disease
ESRD
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ERCP
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last menstrual period
LMP
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left occiput anterior
LOA
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left posterior oblique
LPO
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right occiput posterior
ROP
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right posterior oblique
RPO
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sexually transmitted infection
STI
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