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a-
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without
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ad-
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toward
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algesis (Greek word)
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Greek word meaning sensation of pain
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-algia
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pain
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an-
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without
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angi/o
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vessel
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anti-
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against
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apnoia
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Greek word meaning want of breath
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-ar
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pertaining to
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arteri/o
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artery
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-asthenia
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weakness
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ather/o
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fatty (lipid) paste
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-ation
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process
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auto-
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self
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bifida
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split into two parts
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cata-
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down
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-cele
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hernia or pouching
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (little brain)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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chem/o
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chemical agents
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chondr/o
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cartilage of the ribs
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choros
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dance
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"chorus line"
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cortex
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bark
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crani/o
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skull
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cutaneous
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skin
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deliro
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to draw the furrow awry when plowing, to go off the railes
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dementio
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to be mad
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dys-
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painful, difficult, or faulty
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e-
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out
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-ectomy
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excision or removal
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electr/o
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electricity
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en-
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in
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encephal/o
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entire brain
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endo-
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within
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esthesi/o
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sensation
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eu-
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normal or good (well)
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extra-
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outside
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ferre
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carry
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gangli/o
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ganglion (knot)
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gli/o
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glue
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gnos/o
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knowing
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-gram
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record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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hemi-
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half
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hydr/o
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water or fluid
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hyper-
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above or excessive
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hypn/o
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sleep
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hypo-
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deficient or below
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-ia
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condition of
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-iasis
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formation of or the presence of
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-ic
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pertaining to
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intra-
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within
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-itis
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inflammation
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kinesi/o
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movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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lex/o
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word or phrase
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-lytic
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pertaining to breaking down something
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-mania
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condition of abnormal impulse toward
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mening/o
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meninges (membrane)
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meningi/o
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meninges (membrane)
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mens (Latin word)
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Latin word referring to the mind
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mono-
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one
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myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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my/o
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muscle
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narc/o
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stupor or sleep
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neur/o
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nerve
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-oma
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tumor
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orexis (Greek word)
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appetite
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-osis
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increase or condition
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palsy
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paralysis
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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per
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through
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"don't go through my purse"
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phas/o
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speech
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phob/o
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exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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phor/o
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carry or bear
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phren/o
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mind
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reconstruction
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-plegia
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paralysis
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poli/o
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grey
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after or behind
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psych/o
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mind
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quadri-
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four
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retardo (Latin word)
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Latin verb meaning to hinder
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schiz/o
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split
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scler/o
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hard
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somat/o
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body
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somn/i
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sleep
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somn/o
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sleep
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spina
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spine
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spin/o
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spine (thorn)
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stere/o
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three-dimensional or solid
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-stomy
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creation of an opening
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syndesis
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surgical technique of binding or joining together
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tax/o
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order or coordination
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thalam/o
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thalamus (a room)
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thrombos (Greek word)
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Greek word for clot
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thym/o
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mind
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-tomy
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incision
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ton/o
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tone or tension
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top/o
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place
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troph/o
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development or nourishment
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-tropic
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pertains to turning
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trop/o
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a turning
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vascul/o
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blood vessels
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (belly or pouch)
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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condition or process of
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zoster
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Greek word meaning girdle or belt
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ALS
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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ADHD
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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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ANS
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autonomic nervous system
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BD
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bipolar disorder
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CP
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cerebral palsy
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CSF
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cerebrospinal fluid
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CT
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computed tomography
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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DTR
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deep tendon reflexes
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ECT
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electroconvulsive therapy
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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GAD
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generalized anxiety disorder
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HD
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Huntington disease
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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MRA
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magnetic resonance angiography
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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MS
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multple sclerosis
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NCV
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nerve conduction velocity
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OCD
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obsessive-compulsive disorder
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PET
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positron-emission tomography
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PNS
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peripheral nervous system
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PSG
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polysomnography
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PTSD
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posttraumatic stress disorder
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SAD
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seasonal affective disorder
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SPECT
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single-photon emission computed tomography
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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