Medical Science Roots And Stems

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My

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Muscle

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Myocardium

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Thick middle layers of the heart

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necr/o

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death

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necrosis

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death of living tissue

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neo

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new

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neonatal

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working with new borns

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nephr/o

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kidney

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nephrologist

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branch of medicine dealing with kidneys

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neur/o

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nerve

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neurologist

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study of nerves

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omni

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all

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noct

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night

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omnivore

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eating both plants and animals

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nocturnal

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active at night

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myring

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tympanic membrane

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myringotomy

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incision of the ear drum

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onc/o

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tumor/ cancer

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oncology

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study of cancerous tumors

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non

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not

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nontoxic

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not poisonous

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Pro

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Before/Forward

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prophylaxis

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Measures designed to preserve health

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Proct/o

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rectum

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Proctologist

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Doctor who specializes with the colon, rectum, and anus.

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pseudo

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false

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psuedopod

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false foot

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psych

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mind

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psychology

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science that deals with mental processes and behaviors

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pulmon

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lung

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pulmonary

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relating to the lungs

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pyelogram

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x-ray of kidneys and uretes

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quad

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four

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quadriplegic

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person who is permanently unable to feel both arms and both legs

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ren/o

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kidney

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renal dialysis

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removal of waste from the blood by machine when the kidneys do not properly function

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rect

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last section of the large intestine

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rectocele

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a prolapse of the wall between the rectum and vagina

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhinoplasty

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plastic surgery on the nose

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mit

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threadlike

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mitosis

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cell division

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mal

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bad/ under

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malnourished

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bad nutrition

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mast/o

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breast

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mening

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tissue that surrounds the brain & spinal cord

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meningitis

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Inflammation of the tissue that surrounds the brain

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meso

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middle

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mesoderm

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middle layer of the three primary layers of the embryo

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meta

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after/beyond

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metatarsals

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toes

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micro

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small

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microscope

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to see small objects

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mono

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one

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monosaccharide

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one simple sugar

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melan

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black or dark

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melanoma

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dark tumor

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macro

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large

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macronucleus

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large nucleus

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oculo

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eye

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oculograph

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a method of recording eye positions and movemennt

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olig/o

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a few, little, small

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oligularia

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an abnormal output of urine

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ot/o

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ear

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otolaryngologist

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a medical specially concerned with the ears, nose, and throat

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oo

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an egg or the primadial cell that developes into a ovule

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oogenesis

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development of an ovum

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Ophthalm

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eye

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Ophthalmologist

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The medical and surgical care of the eyes

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Ortho

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Straight

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Orthopedics

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Branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of the bones

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Osteoporosis

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Medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile

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Para

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Lower half of the body/Near/Beside

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Paraplegic/Paramedic

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Paralyzed from the waist down/To work alongside

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path

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disease

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pathogen

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bacterium, virus or other organism that can cause disease

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Ped

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Child

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Pediatrician

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A doctor who treats children

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Peri

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surrounding

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Pericardium

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the conical sac of serious membrane that surrounds the heart

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phleb

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vein

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phlebotomist

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people trained to draw blood from a patient, for tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations

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photo

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light

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photosynthesis

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6 CO2 + 6 H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

The Process in which a plant takes in sunlight, 6 Carbon Dioxide molecules, and 6 water molecules to make 1 glucose, and 6 oxygen molecules.

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phyto

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plant

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phytoplankton

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Planktonic plant life

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pleur

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tissue lining of the lungs

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pleurisy

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a serious and painful disease in the lining of the lungs

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pod

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foot

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podiatrist

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a doctor who treats and cares medically of human feet

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poly

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many

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polysaccharide

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many sugars

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post

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after/beyond

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postpardium

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the period of time right after child birth

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pre

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before/ in front of

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premature

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being born before the normal time

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Orthodontist

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a Dentist that specializes in straightening the teeth

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mastectomy

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removal of all or part of the breast

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odont/o

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tooth/teeth