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grume |
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a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells |
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grume |
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a thick viscous liquid |
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gallbladder |
Noun
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a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion |
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gall bladder |
Noun
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a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion |
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great saphenous vein |
Noun
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the longest vein in the body |
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group A |
Noun
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the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen |
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group B |
Noun
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the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen |
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group AB |
Noun
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the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens |
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group O |
Noun
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the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens |
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gonadotropin |
Noun
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hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta |
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gonadotrophin |
Noun
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hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta |
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gonadotropic hormone |
Noun
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hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta |
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gonadotrophic hormone |
Noun
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hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta |
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ground substance |
Noun
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the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
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ground substance |
Noun
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the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
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growth hormone |
Noun
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a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland |
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germ plasm |
Noun
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the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes |
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gene |
Noun
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(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain |
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ganglion cell |
Noun
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a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system |
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gangliocyte |
Noun
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a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system |
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genetic marker |
Noun
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a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies |
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gastric juice |
Noun
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digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase |
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gastric acid |
Noun
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digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase |
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greater peritoneal sac |
Noun
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the interior of the peritoneum |
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greater omentum |
Noun
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part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines |
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gastrocolic omentum |
Noun
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part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines |
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gastrointestinal hormone |
Noun
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hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning |
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gleet |
Noun
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a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea |
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gastrin |
Noun
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polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach |
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ghrelin |
Noun
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a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach |
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glucagon |
Noun
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a hormone secreted by the pancreas |
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granulocyte |
Noun
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a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm |
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glia |
Noun
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sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system |
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germ cell |
Noun
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a spermatozoon or an ovum |
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gamete |
Noun
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a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
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glial cell |
Noun
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a cell of the neuroglia |
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gametocyte |
Noun
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an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis |
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genital system |
Noun
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organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring |
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genitourinary system |
Noun
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the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine |
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genitourinary apparatus |
Noun
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the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine |
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genitalia |
Noun
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external sex organ |
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genital organ |
Noun
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external sex organ |
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genitals |
Noun
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external sex organ |
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gyrus |
Noun
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a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain |
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grey matter |
Noun
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greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers |
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gray matter |
Noun
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greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers |
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grey substance |
Noun
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greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers |
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gray substance |
Noun
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greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers |
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gyrus cinguli |
Noun
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a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres |
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globus pallidus |
Noun
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the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus |