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parietal
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pertaining toward outer wall of cavity
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Visceral
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pertaining to an organ
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prone
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lying horizontal , face down
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supine
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lying on back
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inversion
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turning inward
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eversion
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turning outward
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palmar
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pertaining to the palm
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plantar
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pertaining to the sole of the foot
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superficial
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toward the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body
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metabolic
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a disease due to abnormality of the body chemistry
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infectious
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capable of being transmitted with or without contact. (mumps, measles)
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congenital
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present at birth (clef lip )
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hereditary
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a genetic characteristic transmitted from parent to offspring
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environmental
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relating to surroundings , condition, or influences that affect an organism or the cell within it
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neoplastic
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abnormal formation of tissue
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diagnosis
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the disease or syndrome a person has or is believed to have
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prognosis
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prediction of a disease and its probable outcome
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radiology
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examination of the patient with use of x-ray , cat scan , us , nm, and mri
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fluoroscopy
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continous imaging of the internal motion of the internal structures and immediate serial images.
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CT scan
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produces a series of cross-sectional images of a body part.
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MRI magnetic resonance imaging
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imaging tissues of high fat and water content that cannot be seen with other techniques
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ultrasound
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technique which high frequency sound waves to study soft tissue structures
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nuclear medicine
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utilizes radioactive materials introduced into the body and scanning device to determine size, shape, location, and function of various organs and structures
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cyto
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cell
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histo
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tissue
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karyo
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nucleus
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nucleo
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nucleus
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antero
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anterior or front
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caudo
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tail
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cranio
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cranium, skull
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disto
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far
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dorso
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back of body
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infero
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lower
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latero
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side
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medio
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middle
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postero
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back , behind, posterior
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proximo
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near, nearest
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ventro
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belly belly side
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abdomino
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abdomen
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cervico
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neck, cervix uteri
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gastro
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stomach
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ilio
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ilium lateral flaring portion of hip bone
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inguino
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groin
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lumbo
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loins lower back
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pelvi
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pelvis
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pelvo
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pelvis
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spino
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spine
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thoraco
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chest
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umbilico
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navel
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albino
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white
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leuko
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white
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chloro
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green
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chromo
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color
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cirrho
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yellow
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jaundo
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yellow
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xantho
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yellow
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cyano
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blue
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erythro
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red
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melano
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black
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polio
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gray , gray matter of brain or spinal cord
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acro
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extremity
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etio
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cause
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idio
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unknown
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morpho
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form, shape, structure
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patho
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disease
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radio
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radiation
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somato
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body
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sono
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sound
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viscero
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internal organs
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xero
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dry
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bucco
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cheek
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-genesis
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forming, producing , origin
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-gnosis
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knowing
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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-logy
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study of
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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act of measuring
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ab-
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from , away from
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ad-
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toward
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hetero
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different
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homeo
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same
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infra
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below under
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peri
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around
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super
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upper, above
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trans
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through
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ultra
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excess beyond
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cyto/plasm
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cell formation , growth
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dia/gnosis
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through , across , knowing
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endo/scope
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in within , instrument for examining
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etio/logy
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cause , study of
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fluoro/scope
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luminous , fluorescent /instrument for examining
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idio/path/ic
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unknown, peculiar /disease/pertaining to
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pro/gnosis
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before, in front of / knowing
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homeo/stasis
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same alike /standing still
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radio/logy
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radiation/study of
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endo/scopy
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within / visual examination
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