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what is Albino?
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a person with white skin and hair ( no skin pigment)
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aphasia
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without speaking
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apnea
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not breathing
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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bifocals
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glasses with two vision adjustments
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a bilateral condition affects
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both sides
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the opposite of brady is
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tachy
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bradycardia
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slow heart beat
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bradyphasia
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speaking slowly
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cardiomegaly
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enlarged heart
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chlorophyll is
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green coloring matter in plants
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chronic depression
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depression that lasts a long time
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contraindications
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indications against taking medicine or treatment
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the prefix of cryotherapy is
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cryo
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cyanemia
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blue color of the blood
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diplopia
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seeing double
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disinfectants
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agents that remove microbes, which are the agents of infection
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dyspepsia
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difficulty or painful digestion
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dysphasia
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difficulty speaking
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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erythrocyte
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a red blood cell
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the opposite of eu
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mal
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heterogenous
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to be composed of different substances
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homogenous
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a group of cells that have the same structure or substance
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homolateral
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on the same side
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the prefix of hyperactive is
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hyper
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hyperalimentation
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giving an abnormally high amount of nourishment
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hypertension
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abnormally high blood pressure
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hyperthermia
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abnormally high temp
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the prefix of hypodermic is
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hypo
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hypotension
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low blood pressure
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leukocyte
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white blood cell
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megacolon
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an abnormally enlarged colon
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melanocyte
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black cell
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micrometer
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measures small distances
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millisecond
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one-thousandth of a second
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monochromatic
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person who is completely color blind
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monocular disease
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affects one eye
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multiparous woman
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woman has had two or more children
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the prefix of multiple is
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multi
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the prefix of necrotic is
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necro
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neonatology
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the study of newborns
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the prefix of oligospermia
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olig/o
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of the gray matter in the nervous system
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opposite of poly
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olig/o
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a primipara
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a woman having or has had her first child
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the prefix of protocol is
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pro or prot/o
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the prefix of pseudonym
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pseudo
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purpura
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condition characterized by purple discoloation of the skin
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the prefix of quadrant is
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quad
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quadriplegic
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a person with paralyzed arms and legs
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sclerderma
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a condition with hard, tight skin
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semiconscious
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partially conscious
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the prefix of semisweet
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semi
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tachycardia
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abnormal , rapidity of heart action
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tachyphasia
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fast speaking
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tachypnea
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breathing fast
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unilateral
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one side
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xanthinuria
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excreation of large amounts of yellow pigment in the urine
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