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Med Term Chap 4
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11th Grade
10/28/2010

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Muscle that leads a lumb towards the body
Definition
adductor
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addrenal glands
Definition
endocrine glands located above kidney
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analysis
Definition
seperation of a substance into various parts parts
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anoxia
Definition
without oxygen
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anterflexion
Definition
bending forward
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antepartum
Definition
before birth
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antisepsis
Definition
destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection
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apnea
Definition
without breathing
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bilateral
Definition
pertaining to both or two sides
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bradycadia
Definition
slow heartbeat
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congenital anomaly
Definition
abnormalality present at birth, birth defect
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contralateral
Definition
affecting the opposite side of a part of the body
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anabolism
Definition
process of building up protiens in a cell
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antibiotic
Definition
againt germ life,
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antibody
Definition
protien made by white blood cells to destroy antigens
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antigen
Definition
substance that stimulates the production of antibodies
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antitoxin
Definition
substance produced againt a toxin, an antibody
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autoimmune
Definition
antibodies that are produced against an indivudeals own normal cells
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contraindication
Definition
a factor that prohibites that administration of a drug or procedure in the care of a patient
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euthyroid
Definition
normal thyroid function
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hemiglossectomy
Definition
removal of half the tongue
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euphoria
Definition
conditon of exaggerated well being
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intercostal
Definition
pertaining to between the ribs
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malaise
Definition
general feeling of bodily discomfort
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insommnia
Definition
pertaining to without sleep
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exophthalmos
Definition
eyeballs that protude from the socket
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malignant
Definition
cancerous
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dialysis
Definition
seperation of nitrogenous wastes from the blood when the kidneys no longer function
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neoplasm
Definition
new growth
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paralysis
Definition
destruction of nerve tissue leading to loss of sensation of the body
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parathyroid
Definition
four thyroid glands on the posterior region of the  thyroid gland
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