Chapter 3 vocabulary (full terms) Flashcards
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afebrile
A
Pertaining to a normal body temperature (no fever)
2
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anicteric
A
Without jaundice
3
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bifurcate
A
Forked
4
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decompensation
A
Failure of a system
5
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enucleate
A
Remove the kernel of; for example removal of a cataract
6
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extraocular
A
Pertaining to outside the eye
7
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hypoplasia
A
underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body
8
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lumen
A
space within an artery, vein, intestine or tube
9
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multifocal
A
pertaining to many locations
10
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occlusion
A
state of being closed
11
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parasternal
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pertaining to the either side of the sternum
12
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pericardial
A
pertaining to the pericardium
13
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polydactyly
A
pertaining to having more than the normal numbers of fingers or toes
