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What is the correct term for blood in the urine?
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Hematuria
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What is the correct term for an increased leukocyte count not due to cancer?
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Leukocytosis
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What is the correct term for sticking a needle into a lymph node and aspirating cells for examination?
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Lymphocentesis
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What is the correct term for an instrument used to examine ears?
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Otoscope
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What term means fever?
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Pyrexia
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What is the term for an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord?
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Encephalomyelitis
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What is the term that refers to a benign black tumor?
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Melanoma
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What is the name of the device used to count blood cells?
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Hemocytometer
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A dog's spleen is enlarged. What is the correct term for this condition?
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Splenomegaly
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What is the correct term for a radiograph taken with air in the urinary bladder?
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Pneumocystogram
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What is the term for surgically creating a new opening into the urethra?
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Urethrostomy
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What is the correct term for heart muscle disease?
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Cardiomyopathy
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Sometimes lymph nodes enlarge because of an increase number of cells. What is the term for overdevelopment bc of an increase in number of cells?
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Hyperplasia
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What term refers to an inflammation of the kidney?
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Nephritis
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What structure is inflammed in a keratitis?
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Cornea
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A dog is born with a soft, swollen area over the anterior cranium. The Vet. suspects "water on the brain." What is the correct med term for this condition?
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Hydrocephalus
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Which of the following cells is normally found in the red bone marrow?
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Myelocyte. It is an immature granulocyte white blood cell normally found in the bone marrow.
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What's the term for a blood clot that travels though the circulation?
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Thromboembolus.
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What term literally means the "study of no feeling"?
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Anesthesiology
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A collie is born with eyes smaller than normal. What is this called?
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Microphthalmia
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A cataract is found in what structure?
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Lens of the eye
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What is the term for a malignant bone tumor?
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Osteosarcoma
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What is the term for which a sterile needle is inserted into the chest & fluid is withdrawn into a syringe?
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Thoracocentesis
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A dog has had a cast on his leg for 5 weeks. When the cast is removed, the muscles on the affected left are smaller than on the other leg. What's the term used to describe this condition?
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Muscular Atrophy
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Which of the following terms refers to a white blood cell count below normal?
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Leukopenia
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A ball is being removed from a dogs stomach. What is the name of this surgical procedure?
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Gastrotomy.
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What is the correct term for a drug administered to relieve pain?
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Analgesic
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The Vet aspirates pus from the chest of a cat. What is the term for this condition?
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Pyothorax
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What term refers to a benign fatty tumor?
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Lipoma
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What is an electrocardiogram?
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An electrical recording of the heart.
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A cat is exhibiting anisocoria. What is occurring?
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The cats pupils are different sizes. It's often seen after severe head trauma.
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The granules in the cytoplasm of an eosinophil are?
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Purple
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To torse means?
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Twist
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The word part that means long is?
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Dolicho
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The word part that means growth is?
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Trophy
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The word part that means Middle is?
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Meso
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The word part that means short is?
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Brachy
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Inflammation of the salivary glands is?
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Sialoadenitis
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A salivary cyst is?
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Sialocele
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Suppression of the flow of saliva is?
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Sialoschesis
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An agent that induces salivation is a?
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Sialogen
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Difficulty standing is?
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Ataxia
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Difficulty swallowing is?
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty defecating is?
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Dyschezia
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A displaced or malpositioned organ is referred to as?
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Ectopic
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An eyelid that is turning outward is described as an?
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Ectopion
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Blood under the skin produced by ruptured blood vessels in the area is known as?
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Ecchymosis
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A nose-bleed is also known as an?
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Epistaxis
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Accumulation of water in the thorax is known as?
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Hydrothorax
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Accumulation of fatty fluid in the thorax is known as?
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Chylothorax
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Accumulation of purulent fluid in the thorax is known as?
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Pyothorax
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Accumulation of air in the thorax is known as?
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Pneumothorax
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Inflammation of the lacrimal gland is?
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Dacryoadenitis
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A tumor of the lacrimal gland would be identified as a?
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Dacryoma
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A painful lacrimal gland is described as?
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Dacryoadenalgia
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Prolaspe of the lacrimal gland is described as?
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Dacryocystoptosis
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The term marsupialization refers to?
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Creation of opening from a cyst to the body surface.
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Retinomalacia refers to?
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Softening of the retina.
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Tenesmus refers to?
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Straining to defecate
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Steatorrhea refers to?
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Fat in the stool
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Coprophagia refers to
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Ingesting feces
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Epiphora refers to?
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Excessive tear flow
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Hyperesthetic animals are?
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Abnormally sensitive to stimuli.
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Hypernatremia refers to a/an?
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Excessive amount of sodium in the blood.
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A condition in which voluntary muscular movements overreach the intended goal is?
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Hypermetria
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Mastication refers to the process of?
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Chewing
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A meatus is?
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An opening or passage
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Prehension refers to?
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Grasping
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Atelectasis results in a/an?
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Collasped lung.
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Oliguria refers to?
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Small amount of urination
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The term that means itching is?
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Pruritus
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The term myositis refers to?
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Inflammation of the muscle
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The endosteum is found on?
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The interior surfaces of bones
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The term that refers to an excision or surgical removal of the kidney is?
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Nephrectomy
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The surgical removal of a retained testicle is called?
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Orchidectomy
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The term that refers to surgically creating a new opening in the intestines and connecting it to the outside of the body or to another hollow organ is?
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Enterostomy
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The term that refers to making an incision through the abdominal wall is?
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Laparotomy
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The term that refers to making an incision through the abdominal wall is?
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Laparotomy
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The procedure used to achieve surgical fixation of the true stomach compartment of a cow is?
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Abomasopexy
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The term that refers to an animal infected with yeast of the family Candida is?
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Candidiasis
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Dilatation, expansion, or distention of the lungs results in?
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Emphysema
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The combining form related to the oviducts?
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Salpingo
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The junction where the ribs join the cartilage from the sternum is?
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Costochondral
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The surgical procedure that involves cutting the eardrum to drain exudate is a?
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Myringotomy`
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The medical term for declawing is?
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Onychectomy
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Any localized, abnormal change in tissue structure is called a?
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Lesion
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A disease of the vertebrae or the spinal column is called a/an?
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Spondylosis
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The condition of being bent, looped, or fused is?
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Ankylosis
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The procedure used to destroy a stone or calculus is?
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Lithotripsy
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The term used to describe pathologic hardening of the arteries is?
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Arteriosclerosis
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The term used to describe enlargement of the liver is?
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Hepatomegaly
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The term that means "abnormal growth" is?
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Dysplasia
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A plane parallel to the median plane is?
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Sagittal
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The surface of the tooth closest to the tongue is?
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Lingual
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The foot is ____ relative to the knee?
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Distal
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The skeleton of a limb is part of the _____ skeleton?
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Appendicular
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Where is the submandibular lymph node found?
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Under the jaw
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