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| diuretic | adj., causing an increase in urine flow; noun, a drug that causes this |
| angioma | a tumor produced chiefly by the enlargement of blood vessels or lymph vessels |
| lipolysis | the hydrolysis of fat |
| acephalous | headless; in zoology, lacking a distinct head or body part specially systematized as the seat of the senses |
| empyema | a collection of pus in a body cavity, esp. in the lungs |
| oolite | a rock consisting of small round grains, usu. of calcium carbonate, resembling fish roe |
| hydrocephalous | of an abnormal increase in the amount of cerebrospinal fluid accumulated within the cranium |
| parotitis | inflammation of the paratid gland; mumps |
| phlebotomy | the letting of blood from a vein in the treatment of disease |
| mastoidectomy | removal of the mastoid (a nipple-shaped projection of bone behind the ear) |
| enuresis | the inability to control urination; bed-wetting |
| adenoma | a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| pyuria | the presence of pus in the urine |
| oogenesis | the formation & development of an ovum |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| angiologist | an expert in blood vessels & lymphatic vessels |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the encephalon (brain), caused by injury, poison, infection, etc. |
| pyorrhea | a disease in which pockets of pus form about the roots of the teeth |
| polyuria | the passing of an excessive quantity of urine |
| hydrolysis | a chemical process of decomposition involving the use of water |
