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126 Cards in this Set
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aitiā
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cause
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aetiologia
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Study of the causes of diseases
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algos
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pain
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analgetica
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Remedy for pain
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polyneuralgia
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Pain of several nerves
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anēr (andros)
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man
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andrologia
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Study of the disease of men
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anthrōpos
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human
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anthropologia
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Study of diseases of humans
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anthropophagia
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Cannibalism
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bios
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life
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biogenesis
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Something to do with creation of life
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biopsia
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Removing tissues from living person
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cholē
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bile
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cholecystitis
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Inflammation of bile duct
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chroma (chromatos)
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colour
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chromaturia
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Abnormal colouration of urine
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chronos
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time
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chronicus
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Long Time
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ektomē
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excission, cutting out
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laryngectomia
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Excision of larynx
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erōs (erōtos)
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love
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erotomania
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Excessive inclination to erotic behavoir
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erotophobia
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Fear of Erotic Behaviour
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farmakon
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medicine
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pharmacologia
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Study of medicines
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pharmacophobia
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Fear of taking drugs
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fobia
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fear
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claustrophobia
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Fear of confined spaces
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agoraphobia
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Fear of open spaces
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gerōn (gerontos)
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old man
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gerontologia
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Study of old people
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gerontophilia
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Love of old people
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gynē (gynaikos)
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Women
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gynaecologia
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Study of reproductive system of women
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androgynia
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Having both male and female characteristics
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hidrōs (hidrōtos)
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sweat
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hidrorrhoea
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Excessive flow of sweat
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hydōr (hydatos)
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Water
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dehydratatio
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Reduction of water content
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hydrocephalus
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Accumulation of fluid in head
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hypnos
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sleeping
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hypnotica
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remedy and sleeping
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hypnophobia
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Fear of falling asleep
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iātros
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doctor, physician
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psychiatria
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Medical treatment of mental illnesses
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karkinos
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crab
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carcinoma
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Malignant Neoplasm
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kinēsis
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movement
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kinesiophobia
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Fear of movement
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kinetosis
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Sickness caused by travel
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lithos
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stone
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cholelithiasis
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Presence of stones
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lithonephritis
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Inflammation of kidneys and formation of stones
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logos
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science
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pathologia
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Study of disease
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neurologia
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Study of nerves
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mēn (menos)
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month
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amenorrhoea
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Absence of menstruation
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morfē
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shape
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morphologia
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Structure of Animals and Plants
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onkos
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tumour
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oncologia
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Study of cancer
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pais (paidos)
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child
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paedagogia
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Science of teaching
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paediatria
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Medical treatment of children
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pathos, nosos
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disease
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pathologia
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Study of disease
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myocardiopathia
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Disease of the muscle of heart
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nosophobia
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Fear of disease
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nosocomialis
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Relating to hospital
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phagein
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eat
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phagocytus
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white blood cell protects body by eating crap from body
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phagomania
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Excessive eating
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plasis
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formation
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rhinoplastica
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Change form of nose
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plēgē
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wound, paralysis
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paraplegia
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Paralysis of lower extremities
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hemiplegia
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Paralysis of one side of body
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pneuma (pneumatos)
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air
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pneumothorax
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Presence of air in pleural cavity
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ptosis
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decrease, downing
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hysteroptosis
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Falling down of the womb
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gastroptosis
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Falling down of stomach
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pyon
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pus
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pyuria
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Presence of pus in urine
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pŷr (pyros)
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fire
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pyrophobia
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Fear of fire
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pyromania
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Need to set fire to things
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pyretos
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fever
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antipyretica
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remedy of fever
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rhoē
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flow
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diarrhoea
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excessive flow of faeces
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schisis
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split, division
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cheiloschisis
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cleft lip
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schisophrenia
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Split minds
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stasis
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stoppage, status
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venostasis
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slow blood flow in veins
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haemostasis
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Stopping of blood flow
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stear (steatos)
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fat
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steatosis
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Infiltration of liver cells with fat
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stoma (stomatos)
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(creation of an) opening
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colostomia
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Colon joined to wall of abdomen
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thanatos
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death
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euthanasia, thanatologia
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good death....study of death
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therapeia
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cure
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therapia
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cure
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tokos
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delivery
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tocophobia, tocologia
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fear of delivery....study of delivery
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tomē
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cutting
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tracheotomia, tomographia,
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insicion of trachea....viewing images by sectioning
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lobotomia
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surgical operation which is incision of brain
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tonos
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tension
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tonometria, hypertonia
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measurement of intraocular pressure.....too much pressure
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topos
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place
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toxikon
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venom, poison
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toxicologia
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Study of toxins
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trauma (traumatos)
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wound posttraumaticus
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trofē
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nutrition
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atrophia
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Malnutrition
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ūron
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urine
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urologia
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Study of urine
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urophobia
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Fear of Urine
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urocystitis
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Inflammation of the ureter
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topographia
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arrangement of features in an area
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topophobia
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fear of certain places
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