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141 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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chem/o
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chemical
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cis/o
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to cut
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dermat/o
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skin
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enter/o
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small intestines
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gynec/o
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female
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hemat/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
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immun/o
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immune
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laryng/o
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voice box
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morph/o
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shape
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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path/o
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disease
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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bilateral
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two sides
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a-
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without, away from
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an-
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without
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ante-
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before, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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endo-
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within, inner
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epi-
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upon, over
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eu-
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normal, good
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
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same
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hydro-
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water
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hyper-
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above, over
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hypo-
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under, below
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infra-
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under, beneath, below
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inter-
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among, between
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intra-
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within, inside
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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beside, beyond, near
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per-
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through
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peri-
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around
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post-
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before, in front of
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pseudo-
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false
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retro-
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backward, behind
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sub-
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below, under
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super-
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above, excess
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supra-
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above
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
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trans-
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through, across
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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bi-; di-
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two
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hemi-
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half
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mono-
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one
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mulit-
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many
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nulli-
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none
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poly-
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many
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quad-
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four
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semi-
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partial, half
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tri-
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three
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uni-
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one
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carditis
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inflammation of the heart
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dystrophy
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abnormal development
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, protrusion
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-cise
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cut
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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dilatation
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-ectopia
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displacement
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-gen
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that which produces
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-genesis
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produces, generates
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-genic
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producing
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-ia
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state, condition
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-ism
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state of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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one who studies
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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destruction
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement, large
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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development growth
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-plasm
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formation, development
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhage
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excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-therapy
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treatment
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-uria
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condition of the urine
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-ac; -al; -an; -ar; -ary; -eal; -iac; -ic; -ical; -ile; -ior; -ory; -ose; -ous; -tic
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pertaining to
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-centesis
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puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-ostomy
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surgically create an opening
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surgical fixation
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-pexy
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surgical repair
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-plasty
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suture
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-rrhaphy
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record or picture
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-gram
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instrument for recording
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-graph
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process of recording
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-graphy
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instrument for measuring
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-meter
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process of measuring
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-metry
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instrument for viewing
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-scope
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process of visually examining
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-scopy
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removal of both the uterus and the fallopian tubes
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hysterosalpingectomy
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directional term meaning to move away from the median or middle line of the body
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abduction
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directional term meaning to move toward the median or middle line of the body
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adduction
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inflammatory process or disease of hte pericardium
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pericarditis
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small intestine
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ileum
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hip bone
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ilium
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singular- vertebra
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plural- vertebrae
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s- thorax
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p- thoraces
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s- appendix
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p- appendices
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s- metastasis
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p- metastases
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s- sarcoma
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p- sarcomata
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s- phalanx
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p- phalanges
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s- ganglion
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p- ganglia
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s- nucless
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p- nuclei
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s- ovum
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p- ova
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written of dictated by the admitting physician, details a patients' history, results of the examination, initial diagnoses, and plan of treatment
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history and physical
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a complete list of care, medications, tests, and treatments the physician orders for the patient
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Physician's orders
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record of the patient's care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patients response to treatment, and patients condition
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nurse's notes
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the physicians daily record of the patients condition, reults of exams, summary of test results, updated assessment and diagnoses, and further plans for the patient care
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physicians progress notes
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the report given by a specialist whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient
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consultation reports
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reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received ex: social services, therapy
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ancillary reports
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results of all diagnostic tests performed on the patient, principally from the lab and medical imaging ex: x-rays ultrasound
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diagnostic reports
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a document voluntarily signed by the patient or a responsible party that clearly describes the purpose, methods, procedures,benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure
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informed consent
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report from the surgeon detailing an operation, includes a pre and postoperative diagnosis, specific details of the surgical procedure itself, and how the patient tolerated the procedure
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operative report
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relates the details regarding the drugs given to a patient, the patients response to anesthesia and vital signs during surgery
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anesthesiologists report
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the report given by a pathologist who studies tissue removed from the patient ex: blood, tissue biopsy
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pathologists report
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