HOSA MEDICAL SPELLING & TERMINOLOGY 1 – Flashcards
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ABDOMEN
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portion of the trunk between the chest and the pelvis
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ABSCESS
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colletion of pus
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ALIGNMENT
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arranging in a straight line of anatomical position
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AMBULANT
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able to walk, not confined to bed
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ANCILLARY
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something that assists another action
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ANOXIA
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deficiency of oxygen
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ANTIGEN
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substance that induces the formation of antibodies
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ASPIRATE
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to draw in or out by suction
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AXILLA
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armpit
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BENIGN
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not recurrent or progressive, opposite of malignant
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BIOPSY
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excision of a small piece of living tissue for microscopec examination to establish a diagnosis
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BULIMIA
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exessive or insatiable appetite, neurotic disorder characterized by bouts of excessive overeating followed by voluntary vomiting, fasting, or induced diarrhea
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CALLUS
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hardenede skin, hypertrophied thickening of circumsribed area of horny layer of skin, osseous material between healing adjacent fractured ends of bone
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CANTHUS
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angle at either end of the eyelid slit
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CARDIOVASCULAR
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pertaining the heart and blood vessels
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CATARACT
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opacity of lens and/or capsule of the eye
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CEREBRUM
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largest part of the brain with two hemispheres and surface convolutions called gyri
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CILIA
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eyelashes, hairlike processes projecting from the epithelial cells
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COCCYX
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four small fused rudimentary vertebrae at he base of the spinal column
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COCHLEA
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coilde cone-shaped tube within inner ear, contains the receptor for hearing
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COITUS
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sexual intercourse between man and woman
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COLITIS
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inflammation of the colon
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CONDYLE
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rounded artculating protuberance at the end of the bone
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CONGENITAL
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present at birth
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CORNEA
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clear, transperant, refracting anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye
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CUTANEOUS
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pertaining to the skin
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CYTOLOGY
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science dealing with formation,structure, and function of cells
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DEFECATION
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evacuation of the bowel contents
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DENTITION
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type, number, and arrangement of teeth in the dental arch
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DIALYSIS
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passage of a solute through a mambrane, deffusing blood across a semipermeable mambrane to remove toxic materials, mantian fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
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DIARRHEA
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frequent passage of unformed watery bowel movements
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ECZEMA
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acute or chronic cutaneous inflammatory condition with erythema, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, or scabs
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ELASTICITY
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returnign to original size or shape after compression or stretching
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ELECTROLYTE
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solution which conducts electricity; acids, bases, and salts are examples
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EPIDEMIC
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infectious disease or condition which attacts many people at the same time in the same geographical area
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EXCRETORY
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pertaining to excretion
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FECES
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stools, body waste such as food residue, bacteria, epithelium, and mucus discharged from the bowel by way of the anus
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FISTULA
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abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or another cavity
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FLACCID
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relaxed or flabby with defective or absent muscular tone
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GANGRENE
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necrosis or death of tissue ussually due to deficient or abscent blood supply
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GASTRITIS
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inflammation of the stomach
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GAVAGE
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feeding with a tube
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GESTATION
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length of time from conception to birth
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GLAUCOMA
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disease of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure
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GLUCOSE
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dextrose sugar, most important carbohydrate in the body metabolism
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GOITER
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enlargemant of the thyroid gland
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GOUT
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hereditary metabolic acute arthritis characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood
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HEMATOCRIT
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centerfuge for seperating solids from plasma in the blood, the percentage of total blood volume that consists of erythrocytes
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HEMATOMA
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swelling of mass of blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space
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HEMOGLOBIN
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iron-containing pigment of red blood cells
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HERNIA
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protusion or projection of an organ or part of an organ through the wall or the cavity that contains it
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HISTOLOGY
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study of microscopic stuctuer of tussue
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HUMERUS
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bone of the upper arm
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ILEUM
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lower three-fifths (3/5) of the small intestine
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ILIUM
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one of the pair or widest bones which make up each half of the pelvis
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INFARCTION
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formation of an infart which endergoes necrosis because of cesssstion or blood supply
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INFLUENZA
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acute contagioous respiratiory inection
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INSOMNIA
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sleep disorder
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INTRACRANIAL
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within the cranium of skull
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INTRAVENOUS
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within or into a vein
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JAUNDICE
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excess billrubin in the blood leading to deposition of bile pigmant in the tissues, charcterized by yellowness of skin, whites of eyes, mucous membranes, and body fluids
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KETOSIS
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accumulation of ketone bodies due to incomlete metabolism of fatty acids
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LACERATION
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irregular tear or wound of the flesh
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LACRIMAL
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pertaining to tears
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LARYNGITIS
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inflammation of the larynx
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LESION
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circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue, injury, or wound, single infected patch of skin disease
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LIPEMIA
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abnormal amount of fat in the blood
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MANDIBLE
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bone of the lower jaw
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MAXILLA
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one of the pair of upper jaw bones which makes up most of the upper face, roof of the mouth, sides of the nasal cavity, and floor of the root
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MEATUS
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passage or opening
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MENINGS
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membrane surrounding the spinal cord and brain
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MYOCARDIUM
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middle layer of the walls of the heart, composed of cardiac muscle
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NASOGASTRIC
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through the nos and into the stomach
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NECROTIC
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related to death of a potion of tissue
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NEONATE
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newborn uo to six weeks of age
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OCULAR
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concernong the eye of vision, eyepiece of a microscope
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PATHOGEN
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microorganism of substance capable of producing a disease
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PERINEUM
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structures of pelvic outlet and pelvic floor, area between the vulva and anus in females, area between scotum and anus in males
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PHALANGES
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bones of a finger and toe
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PHERNIC
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concerning the diaphragm, concerning the mind
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PLATELETS
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round or oval disks with no hemoglobin in the blood of vertebrates
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PROCTOLOGY
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specialization in medicane dealing with diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus
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PROSTHESIS
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replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute
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PSYCHOSIS
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mental disorder with personality disintergration and loss of contact with reality
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RECUMBANT
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lying down
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RETINA
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innermost of third tunic of the eye which is light sensitive and recieves the image from the lens, the instruments of vision
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RUGA
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fold of crease in mucousal membrane
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SCLERA
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tough, white fiborus tissue that covers the eye fromthe optic nerve to the cornea
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SCOLIOSIS
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lateral curvature of the spine
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SPECULUM
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instument for examination of canals, membrane seperating anterior cornua of lateral ventricles of the brain
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SPUTUM
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cellulat debris, mucus, blood, pus, caseous material, and microorganisms expelled by coughing and clearing the throat
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STRIATED
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striped, marked by streaks
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SYNCOPE
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transient loss of conciousness due to inadequate flow of blood to the brain
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TESTICLE
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testis, male gonad, one of two reproductive glands located in scrotum
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TETANY
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nervous condition characterized by intermittent tonic spasms usually in the extremities
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THERAPEUTIC
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pertaining to results of treatmant, having medicinal or healing properties
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UMBILICUS
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depressed point in the middle of the abdomen which marks the former attachment of the umbilical cord to the fetus
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UVULA
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small, soft stucture hanging from the free edge of the soft palate in the midlint above the root of the tongue
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VENTRICLE
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small cavity, either of the to lower chambers of the heart
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VERTIGO
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sensation of moving around in space, of having objects move around in space
