Ampulla

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L. ampulla = a jug. Perhaps an onomatopoetic word, whose sound suggests the object; in this case fluid flowing from the jug.

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Anisopoikilocytosis

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L. an = without, iso = equal, Gr. poikilos = varied , L. cyt = cell and -osis = condition Anisopoikilocytosis refers to a variance in size (anisocytosis) and shape (poikilocytosis) of a red blood…

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Apical

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L. apex  = tip, top or pointed end. The genitive of apex is apicis, hence the adjective apical.

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Appendix

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L. appendere = to hang upon, from ad = to, and pendere = to hang. Used since the early seventeent century to mean a small process developed from the surface of an organ.

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