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| gel-like substance that surrounds the nucleus of a cell but is contained within the cell membrane |
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| molecule that holds genetic information and makes an exact copy of itself whenever the cell divides |
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| Identification of a disease or conidtion by scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, laboratory and clnical test results, and radiographic procedures |
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| Instrument consisting of a rigid or flexibile fiberoptic tube and optical system for observing the inside of a hollow organ or cavity |
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| study of the causes of disease |
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| Instrument, consisting of an x-ray machine and a fluorescent screen, used to view the internal organs of the body |
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| Pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis, or disease without recognizable cause, as of spontaneous origin |
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| Chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism and produce energy and basic materials needed for all life processes |
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| Prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimated chance of recovery |
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| Any objective evidence or manifestation of an illness or a disordered function of the body |
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| Any change in the body or its functions as perceived by the patient |
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| Midsagittal (median) Plane |
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| anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects |
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| superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects |
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| pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity |
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| pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdomianl organs |
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| Lying horizontal with the face downward, or indicating the hand with palms turned downward |
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| Lying on the back with the face upward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward |
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| Pertaining to the palm of the hand |
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| Pertaining to the sole of the foot |
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| Toward the surface of the body |
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| Movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts |
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| Movement toward the meidan plane of the body |
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| Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure |
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| Toward the head or upper portion of a structure |
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| Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body |
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| Near the back of the body |
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| back (of body), behind, posterior |
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| neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
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| ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone) |
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| gray, gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) |
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| band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles) |
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| radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
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| forming, producing, origin |
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| abnormal fibrous band that holds normally separated tissues together, usually occurring within a body cavity |
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| substance being analyzed or tested, generally by means of a chemical |
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| in readiology, a substance that is injected into the body, introduced via catheter, or swallowed to facilitate radiographic imaging of internal structures that otherwise are difficult to visualize on x-ray films |
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| bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound |
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| feverish, pertaining to a fever |
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| body defense against injury, infection, or allergy markded by redness, swelling, heat, pain and, sometimes, loss of function |
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| relative constancy or equilibrium in the internal environment of the body |
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| right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancrease, part of the small and large intestine |
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| left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines |
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| part of the small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tube, right ureter |
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| part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter |
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| upper left region beneath the ribs |
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| upper right region beneath the ribs |
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| left middle lateral region |
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| right middle lateral region |
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| left lower lateral region |
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| lower middle region beneath the navel |
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| right lower lateral region |
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| disease; pertaining to a disease |
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| branch of medicine concerned witht he use of radioactive substances for diagnosis, treatment, and research |
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| producing or associated with generation of pus |
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| pathological state, usually febrile, resulting fromt he presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream |
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| computerized image by modality or by structure |
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| substances taht emit radiation spontaneously, also call tracers |
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| radionuclide attached to a protein, sugar, or other substance that travels tot he organ or area of the body taht will be scanned |
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