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cellulo?
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cell
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ciso?
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to cut
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comato?
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deep sleep
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digesto?
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digestion
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ducto?
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to draw
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latero?
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side, lateral
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nato?
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birth
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septo?
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infection
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sono?
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sound
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-aise?
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ease
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-ar?
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pertaining to
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-cuspid?
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projection, cusps
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-drome?
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to run
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-form?
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shape, form
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-genous?
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produced by
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-gnosis?
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knowledge
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-mortem?
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death
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-plasm?
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development, formation
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-plegia?
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paralysis
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-version?
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turning, tilting
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ab-?
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away from
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abduction?
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process of drawing away from
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ad-?
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toward
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adduction?
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process of drawing toward
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ante?
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before
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antenatal?
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pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus, prenatal
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circum?
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around
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circumduction?
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process of drawing a part in a circular motion
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dia?
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through, complete
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diameter?
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measurement from edge to edge of a circle
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diagnosis?
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one disease is differentiated from another disease after complete knowledge of the disease is obtained through a study of signs and symptoms and through diagnostic procedures
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None
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ecto-?
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outside
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ectogenous?
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produced from the outside, infection that originates from the outside
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endo?
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within
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endoscope?
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instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ
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epi?
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upon, on, above
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epigastric?
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pertaining to upon the stomach
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e-?, ex-?, exo?, extra?
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out, outward, outside
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eversion?
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process of turning out, as in turning the sole of the foot outward..see pg 57
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excision?
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process of cutting out
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extraocular?
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pertaining to outside the eye
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hyper?
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excessive, above
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hyperplasia?
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excessive formation, increase in the number of normal cells
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hypo?
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below, under, deficient
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hypogastric?
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pertaining to below the stomach
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in-?
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in, into
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incision?
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process of cutting into
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McBurney?
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incision over the appendix
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Pfannenstiel?
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a curved lower abdominal incision
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subcostal?
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an incision below the ribs
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suprapubic?
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incision above the pubic area
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transverse incision?
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a horizontal incision
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midline or epigastric incision?
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vertical incision at the midline
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paramedian?
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vertical incision near the midline
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umbilical cord incision?
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through the umbilicus for scopic surgery
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inversion?
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process of turning in, as in turning the sole of the foot inward
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infra?
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below, beneath
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infracostal?
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pertaining to below the ribs
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inter?
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between
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intercellular?
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pertaining to between the cells
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intra?
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within
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intracranial?
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pertaining to within the skull
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meta-?
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beyond
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metaplasia?
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change in formation
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metastasis?
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the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another
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para-?
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beside or near
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paranasal?
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pertaining to near the nose
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per-?
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through
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percutaneous?
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pertaining to through the skin
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peri-?
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around
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perineuritis?
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inflammation around a nerve
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post-?
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after
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postmortem?
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after death
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pre-?
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before, in front of
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prenatal?
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pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
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pro-?
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before
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prodrome?
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symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of a disease
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prognosis?
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predicition or forecast of the outcome of the disease
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retro?
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back, behind
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retroversion?
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backward turning or tipping of an organ
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sub?
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under, below
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subcutaneous?
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pertaining to under the skin
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sublingual?
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pertaining to under the tongue
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supra-?
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above
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suprarenal?
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pertaining to above the kidney
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trans-?
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across
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transection?
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process of cutting across
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ultra-?
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beyond
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ultrasonography?
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process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves (AKA ultrasound)
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anti?
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against
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antibiotic?
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drug used to kill harmful bacteria
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a-?, an-?
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no, not, lack of
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aseptic?
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free from infectious material
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anemia?
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lack of red blood cells, lack of hemoglobin
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when is the prefix "a-" used?
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before roots or suffixes that start with a consonant
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when is the prefix "an-" used?
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before roots or suffixes that start with a vowel
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contra-?
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against, opposite
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contralateral?
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pertaining to the opposite side
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in-?
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not
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indigestible?
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not capable of being digested
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bi-?, di-?
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two
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bilateral?
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pertaining to two sides
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dissection?
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to cut into two pieces
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hemi-?, semi-?
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half
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hemigastrectomy?
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excision of half the stomach
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semicomatose?
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state of unconciousness from which the patient may be aroused
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mono-?, uni-?
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one
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monocyte?
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blood cell with a single nucleus
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unilateral?
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pertaining to one side
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multi-?, poly-?
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many
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multiform?
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having many shapes
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polyadenoma?
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tumor of many glands
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quadri-?
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four
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quadrilateral?
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pertaining to four sides
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tri-?
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three
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tricuspid?
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three cusps or projections
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ana-?
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apart, up
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anatomy?
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the study of the structure of the body
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auto-?
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self
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autopsy?
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internal and external examination of the body after death to determine the cause of death, AKA necropsy or postmortem examination
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brady-?
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slow
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bradycardia?
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pertaining to a slow heartbeat
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dys-?
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bad, abnormal, difficult, painful
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dysplasia?
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abnormal development
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macro-?
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large
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macrocephalia?
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excessively large head
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mal-?
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bad
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malaise?
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a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort, a sign of illness
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micro-?
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small
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microscope?
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instrument used to visually examine very small objects
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neo-?
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new
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neoplasm?
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new formation of tissue such as an abnormal growth or tumor
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pan-?
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all
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panhysterectomy?
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excision of all the uterus
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syn-?, sym-?
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together, with, joined
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synarthrotic?
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a type of joint in which the bones are joined
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symmetry?
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like parts on opposite sides of the body are similar in form, size, and position
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tachy?
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fast, rapid
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tachycardia?
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pertaining to fast heartbeat of over 100 beats per minute
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tetra-?
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four
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tetraplegia?
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paralysis of all four limbs, AKA quadriplegia
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All prefixes for above?
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epi-, hyper-, supra-
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All prefixes for against?
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anti-, contra-
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All prefixes for around?
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circum-, peri-
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All prefixes for bad?
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dys-, mal-
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All prefixes for before?
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ante-, pre-, pro-,
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All prefixes for below?
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hypo-, infra-, sub-,
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All prefixes for half?
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hemi-, semi-
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All prefixes for many?
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multi-, poly-
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All prefixes for one?
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mono-, uni-
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All prefixes for outside?
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e-, ex-, extra-, ecto-, exo
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All prefixes for within?
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endo-, intra-
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