health abeka quiz p. 235-255
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- bronch
- bronchi
- cardio
- heart
- cephal
- head
- derm
- skin
- entro
- intestines
- myelo
- marrow
- neuro
- nervous system
- osteo
- bones
- pneumo
- lungs
- polio
- gray
- artificial kidney machine takes over some functions of the kidneys
- dialysis
- second leading cause of death in the u.s.
- tuberculosis
- sinuses become inflamed
- sinusitis
- alveoli filled w/fluid
- pnemonia
- inflammation of the pleura
- pleurisy
- respritory disorder characterized by wheezing due to difficulty in breathing
- asthma
- weakens and deteriorates the bones
- osteoporosis
- a curvaure of the spine
- scoliosis
- cause by the same virus that causes chicken pox; inflamation of the nerves
- shingles
- one or more of the membranes the become inflammed
- meningitis
- disrupts brain's control of the nervous system
- epilepsy
- makes muscles contract uncontrolably; also called lockjaw
- tetanus
- part of and organ protrudes through the muscle
- hernia
- gradual deterioration of the liver
- skin appears yellow