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| excesive amount of glucose in the blood |
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| tumor of the thymus gland |
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| pertaining to above the kidneys |
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| enlargment of the adrenal glands |
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| inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| inflation of the covering of the brain |
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| softening of the spinal cord |
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| excessive secretion of a hormone by a gland |
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| pea sized endocrine gland in the brain |
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| another name for epinepherine |
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| the gland that produces insulin |
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epinephrine
norepinephrine |
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| the hormones produced by the adrenal medulla |
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| the pancreas hormone that increases blood sugar |
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| enlargment of the extremities |
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| enlargement of the thyroid (goiter) |
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| a visual examination of the ear |
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| a physician who treats disorders of the eye |
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| inflamation of the sclera |
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| a surgical incision of the eyelid |
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ophthalm/o/dynia
ophth/algia |
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| a condition in which objects appear to be yellow |
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| instrument for examining the interior of the eye |
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| inflammation of the tear gland |
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| surgical incision of the cornea |
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| an instrument used to examine the ears |
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| stricture of the eustachian tube |
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| inflammation of the retina |
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| inflammation of the eustachian tube |
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| abnormal lateral structure of the spine |
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| inflammation of the vertebrae |
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enlargement of the thyroid gland
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| (aka adenohypophysis) front part of the pituitary gland |
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endocrine gland on the neck.
(controls amount of calcium in bones and blood) |
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| hormone that contracts uterus and milk let down |
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| an area of the brain that produces hormones that control the Release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary gland |
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| membrane that protects brain and spinal cord. |
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| missing or undeveloped testes |
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| dura matter,arachnoid, pia matter |
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| increases blood sugar (produced in pancreas) |
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| decreases blood sugar (found in pancreas) |
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polyuria- increased urination
polydipsia- increased thirst
polyphagia- increased hunger |
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| gland located above kidneys that produces epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| (aka anterior pituitary) posterior (frontal) lobe of the pituitary gland |
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| regulates calcium in blood and bones |
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| lisis (pronounced lie-sis) |
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radi/o/logy
roenten/o/logy |
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| the formation of bone marrow |
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| inflammation of cartilage |
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| a tumor composed of cartilage |
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| softening of the spinal cord |
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| inflammation of bones and joints |
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| softening of the vertebrae |
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| pertaining to a vertebra and rib |
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| surgical puncture of a joint |
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| located between vertebrae |
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| abnormal condition of bones and joints |
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| instrument used to cut a tendon |
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| paralysis of half the body |
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| abnormal condition of hardening of a muscle |
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| surgical repair of a muscle |
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| pertaining to nerves of the necl |
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| membrain covering brain and spinal cord |
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| in the meninges, the space between pia matter and spinal cord |
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| fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord |
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| a clot in a blood or lymphatic vessels |
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| clot that adheres to the wall of a blood vessel or organ |
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| cerebr/o/vascul/ar accident (CVA) |
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| disruption of normal blood supply to the brain (stroke) |
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| widening or a widened vessel |
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| abnormally powerful sex drive |
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hardening
or sclera (white of the eye) |
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| long, short, flat, irregular |
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| cube-shaped bones of the wrists ankles and toes |
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| broad bones in the shoulders andribs |
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| certain bones of the ears and the bones of the vertebrae |
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| strongest bones of the arms and legs |
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| formation or production of blood cells |
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| a form of osteomalacia found in infants |
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| surgical puncture of a joint |
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| fluid secreted within the synovial membrane that allows the free movement of the membranes |
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vertebrae (backbone)
use when describing the CONDITION of the vertebral structure |
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vertebrae (backbone)
use when Discribing vertebral structure |
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| 7 cervical vertebrae of the neck (c1-c7) |
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| 12 thoracic vertebrae of the chest (t1-t12) |
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| 5 lumbar vertebrae of the lower back (L1-L5) |
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| sacral vertebrae (sacrum) tail of the backbone |
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| hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
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choroid
-layer below sclera in the eye |
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| cornea; hard tissue, hard |
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| iris (colored portion of eye) |
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| conjunctiva- membrane that lines the inside of eyelid |
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| farsightedness (cant see objects close) |
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| nearsightedness (cant see objects that are far away) |
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| tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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| eustachian tube (or fallopian tube) |
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| removal of the stapes (part of the tympanic membrane-eardrum) |
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| upper respiratory infection |
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