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36 Cards in this Set
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lipo
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fatty tissue
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myelo-
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spinal cord ;bone marrow
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glyco-
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carbohydrate and especially sugar
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andro-
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male
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phago-
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eating : feeding
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onycho-
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nail of the finger or toe
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hidro-
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sweat glands
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-ec·to·my
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surgical removal
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-emia
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condition of blood
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-pa·thy
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disease
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-ly·sis
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disintegration : breaking down
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poly-
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many : several : much
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mega-
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great : large
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phago·cyte
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a cell (as a white blood cell) that engulfs and consumes foreign material
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an·dro·gen
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a male sex hormone
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on·y·chol·y·sis
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a loosening of a nail from the nail bed
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he·ma·to·poi·e·sis
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the formation of blood cells
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pan·cy·to·pe·nia
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an abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells, white blood cells.
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hy·po·cal·ce·mia
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deficiency of calcium in the blood
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ad·i·pose
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Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.
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mel·a·no·ma
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black tumor
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pol·y·dip·si·a
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Excessive or abnormal thirst.
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ex·oph·thal·mos
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Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball.
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ke·loid
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a sharply elevated, scar due to excessive collagen
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ac·ro·meg·a·ly
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disease resulting in enlarged extremities
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ne·vus
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A congenital growth or mark on the skin, such as a mole or birthmark.
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goi·ter
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An enlarged thyroid gland
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stem cell
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An unspecialized cell that gives rise to a specific specialized cell, such as a blood cell.
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ac·ne
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an inflammatory disease of the skin
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abbreviation for biopsy
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Bx
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GTT
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abbreviation for glucose tolerance test.
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PPD
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abbreviation for purified protein derivative.
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LH
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abbreviation for luteinizing hormone.
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BMR
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abbreviation for basal metabolic rate.
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ABCD
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A refers to asymmetry, B to border irregularity, C to variegation of color, and D to a diameter
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SLE
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abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus.
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