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221 Cards in this Set
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Pertaining to
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-cyte
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cell
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-gen
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substance or agent that produces or causes
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-genesis
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Origin or cause
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-genic
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producing or originating, causing
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-logist
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One who studies and treasts
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-logy
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study of
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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tumor, swelling
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-osis
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abnormal conditions
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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condition of formation, development, growth
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-plasm
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growth, substance, formation
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-sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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-sis
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state of
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-stasis
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control, stop, standing
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adenocarcinoma
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cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
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adenoma
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tumor composed of glandular tissue
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carinoma
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cancerous tumor
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chloroma
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tumor of green color (malignant arising from myeloid tissue)
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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condition of formation, development, growth
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-plasm
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growth, substance, formation
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-sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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-sis
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state of
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-stasis
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control, stop, standing
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adenocarcinoma
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cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
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adenoma
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tumor composed of glandular tissue
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carcinoma
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cancerous tumor
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chloroma
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tumor of green color (malignant arising from myeloid tissue)
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epithelioma
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tumor composed of epithelium (may be malignant or benign)
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fibroma
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tumor composed of fiber
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fibrosarcoma
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malignant tumor composed of fiber
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leiomyoma
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tumor composed of smooth muscle
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leiomyosarcoma
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malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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lipoma
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tumor composed of fat (benign)
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liposarcoma
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malignant tumor of fat
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melanocarcincoma
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cancerous black tumor (malignant)
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melanoma
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black tumor (prim. of skin)
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myoma
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tumor composed of muscle (b)
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neoplasm
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new growth (abnormal tissue or tumor)
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neuroma
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tumor composed of nerve (benign)
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rhabdomyoma
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tumor composed of striated muscle (b)
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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Malignant tumor of striated muscle
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sarcoma
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tumor of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage) (HIGHLY Malignant)
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cytogenic
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producing cells
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cytoid
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resembling a cell
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cytology
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study of cells
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cytoplasm
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cell substance
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dysplasia
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abnormal development
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epithelial
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pertaining to epithelium
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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erythrocytosis
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increase in the number of red blood cells
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histology
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study of tissue
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hyperplasia
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excess development in the number of cells
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hypoplasia
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incomplete development of an organ or tissues
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karyocyte
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cell with a nucleus
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karyoplasm
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substance with a nucleus
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leukocyte
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White Blood Cell
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leukocytosis
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increase in the number of white blood cells
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lipoid
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resembling fat
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myopathy
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disease of the muscle
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neuriod
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resembling a nerve
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somatic
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pertaining to the body
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somatogenic
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originating in the body (organic as opposed to psychological)
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visceral
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pertaining to the internal organs
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cancerous
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pertaining to cancer
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carcinogen
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substance that causes cancer
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carcinogenic
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producing cancer
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cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue discoloration of the skin cause by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood
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diagnosis
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state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)
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etiology
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study of causes of disease
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iatrogenic
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produced by a physician (the unexpected result from a treatment prescribed by a physician)
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iatrology
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study of medicine
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metastasis
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beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another, as in the transfer of malignant tumors)
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neopathy
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new disease
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oncogenic
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causing tumors
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oncologist
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a physician who studies and treats tumors
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oncology
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the study of tumors
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cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue discoloration of the skin cause by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood
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diagnosis
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state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)
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etiology
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study of causes of disease
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iatrogenic
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produced by a physician (the unexpected result from a treatment prescribed by a physician)
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iatrology
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study of medicine
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metastasis
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beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another, as in the transfer of malignant tumors)
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neopathy
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new disease
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oncogenic
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causing tumors
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oncologist
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a physician who studies and treats tumors
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oncology
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the study of tumors
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pathologist
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a physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)
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pathology
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the study of disease (branch of med. that deals with the study of disease and death)
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prognosis (Px)
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state of before knowledge (prediction of outcome)
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xanthochromic
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pertaining to yellow color
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xanthosis
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abnormal condition of yellow
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benign
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not malignant, non recurrent, favorable for recovery
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carcinoma in situ
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cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
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chemotherapy
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treatment of cancer with drugs
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encapsulated
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enclosed in a capsule as with benign tumors
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exacerbation
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increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
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idiopathic
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pertaining to disease of unknown origin
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inflammation
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response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat and pain
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in vitro
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with a glass, observable within a test tube
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in vivo
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within the living body
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malignant
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tending to become progressively worse and to cause death as in cancer
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radiation therapy (XRT)
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treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation (also called radiation oncology or radiotherapy)
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remission
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improvement or absence of sins of disease
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Ca
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carcinoma
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chemo
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chemotherapy
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Dx
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diagnosis
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mets
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metastasis
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Px
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prognosis
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RBC
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Red Blood Cells
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XRT
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radiation therapy
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WBC
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White Blood Cells
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin
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keratin
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horny, or cornified layer composed of protein,, it is contained in the hair skin and nails
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melanin
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color or pigmentation of the skin
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dermis
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inner layer of skin (called true skin)
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sudoriferous (sweat) glands
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tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin's surface and secret sweat
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sebaceous glands
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secret sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shaft pass through the dermis
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hair
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compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles, the sacs that enclose the hair fibers
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nailse
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originate in the epidermis, nails are found on the upper surface of the ends of the fingers and toes
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Lunula (moon)
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the white area at the base of the nail
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cutane/o
derm/o kerat/o |
skin
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hidr/o
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sweat
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard
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onych/o
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nail
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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trich/o
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hair
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epi-
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on, upon, over
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intra-
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within
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para-
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beside, beyond, around abnormal
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per-
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through
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sub-
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under, below
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trans-
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through, across, beyond
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-coccus
-cocci |
Berry Shaped
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-ectomy
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excision or surgical removal
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-ia
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diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-opsy
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viewing of, viewing
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-phagia
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eating or swalling
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhea
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flow discharge
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatoconisis
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abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust
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dermatofibroma
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fibrous tumor of the skin
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hidradentis
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inflammation of a sweat gland
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leiodermia
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condition of smooth skin
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onychocryptosis
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abnormal condition of a hidden nail (ingrown nail)
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onychomalacia
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softening of the nail
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onychomycosis
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abnormal condition of a fungus in the nail
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onychophagia
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nail biting
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pachyderma
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thickening of the skin
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paraonychia
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diseased state around the nail
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seborrhea
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dischard of sebum
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trichomycosis
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abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair
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xerderma
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dry skin
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Biopsy (Bx)
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view of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)
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epidermal
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pertaining to upon the skin
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erythroderma
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red skin
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hypodermic
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pertaining to under the skin
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intradermal (ID)
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within the skin
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keratogenic
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originating in horny tissue
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leukoderma
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white skin (less color than normal)
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necrosis
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abnormal condition of death
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percutaneous
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through the skin
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stphylococcus
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berry shaped bacteria in grape like clusters
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streptococcus
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berry shaped bacteria in twisted chains
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subcutaneous
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under the skin
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transdermal (TD)
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through the skin
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ungual
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pertaining to the nail
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xanthoderma
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yellow skin (jaundice)
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adenoid/o
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adenoid
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alveolo
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alveolus
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bronchi/o, bronch/o
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bronchus
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diaphragmat/o
phreno/o |
diaphragm
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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pneum/o
pneumat/o pneumon/o |
lung, air
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pulmon/o
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lung
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sept/o
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septum
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sinuso
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sinus
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thorac/o
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thorax
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea
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atel/o
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imperfect, incomplete
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
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muc/o
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mucus
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orth/o
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straight
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ox/o
ox/i |
oxygen
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phon/o
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sound, voice
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py/o
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pus
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somn/o
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sleep
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spir/o
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breathe, breathing
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a-
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without or absence of
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endo-
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within
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eu-
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normal or good
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pan-
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all, total
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poly-
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many, much
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tachy-
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fast or rapid
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
-ary -eal |
hernia or protursion
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (w/ sterile needle)
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-ectasis
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stretching out, dilation, expansion
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-emia
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blood condition
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-graphy
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process of recording, radiographic imagery
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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-metry
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measurement
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-pexy
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surgical fixation, suspension
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-pnea
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breathing
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-rrhagia
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rapid flow of blood
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-scope
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instrement used for visual examination
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-scopic
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pertaining to the visual exam
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-scopy
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visual exam
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-spasm
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sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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-stenosis
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constriction or narrowing
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-stomy
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creation of an artificial opening
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-thorax
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chest
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-tomy
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cut into or incision
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