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112 Cards in this Set
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-uria
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condition of urine
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-gram
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record
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-rrhagia
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excessive discharge of blood (can -rrhage)
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-tomy
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incision
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-osis
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condition, abnormal condition
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-therapy
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treatment
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-pathy
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disease condition
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reno
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kidney
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osteo
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bone
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adeno
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adrenal gland
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arterio
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artery
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mammo
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breast
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ab-
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away from
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-ad
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toward,near
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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brady-
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slow
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive,too much,above
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hypo-
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deficient, too little,below
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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trachy
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fast
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neo
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new
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peri
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surrounding
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ultra
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beyond
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tri
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three
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bi
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two
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uni
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one
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mal
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bad
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syn
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with,together
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para
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beside,near
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hypo
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below,less than normal
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enter
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intestines (usually small)
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epi
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above
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axillo
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armpit
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mast & mammo
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breast
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mylo
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spinal cord
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arthro
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joint
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phlebo
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vein
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hyper
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above,excessive,more than
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poly
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many,much
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ante
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before, forward
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meta
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beyond, change
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hystero
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uterus
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reno
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kidney
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oopharo
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ovaries
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inguino
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groin
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chrono
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time
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osteo
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bone
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sarco
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flesh
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angio
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vessell
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-lysis
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separation, breakdown, destruction
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-stomy
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opening
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-megally
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enlargement
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leuko
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white
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-ectomy
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removal
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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lapratomy
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incision in the abdomen
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craniotomy
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incisioin in the skull
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retro periteneal
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behind the periteneal cavity
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subscapular
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below the scapula/shoulder
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-endo & -intra
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within
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perisoteum
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membrane surrounding bone
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remission
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symptoms of a disease lessen
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anemia
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no blood
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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mammoplasty
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surgical repair of breast
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rhinoplasty
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surgical repair of nose
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tonsilectomy
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removal of tonsil
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hepatomegally
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enlargement of liver
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amniocentesis
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removal of fluid from amniotic sac
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oophorectomy
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removal of ovary
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myelogram
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record of the spinal cord
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thrombosis
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abnormal clotting condition
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hematuria
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blood in urine
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adrenal
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pertaining the the adrenal glands
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prosthesis
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artificial limb
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malignant
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cancerous growth that spreads
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sarcoma
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tumor of the flesh
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ischemia
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blood held back
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colostomy
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a new connection or opening in parts of the colon
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chemotherapy
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treatment with drugs/chemicals
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cardiomyopathy
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heart muscle disease; where heart is inflammed and doest work well
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encepholopathy
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disease of the brain
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septicemia
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prescence of pathogens in blood stream
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broncho
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referring to the bronchioles
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bradycardia
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slow heart rate
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perianal
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surrounding anus
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subcostal
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below rib
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myoma
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tumor/mass of muscle
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menorrhea
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menstratioin
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antigen
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prompts generation of anitbodies to cause an immune response
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subdermal hemorrage
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blood mass below the skin
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hypertrophy
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more or increase in development or nourishment
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relapse
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regress back
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antepartum
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existing before birth
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apnea
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suspension of breathing
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antibody
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used by immune system to identify foreign objects.
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dysuria
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painful urination
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meta
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beyond,change
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post
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after, behind
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broncho
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bronchiole
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congenital anomaly
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abnormality of the structure of a body part
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dysmenorrhea
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several pain during menstration
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sclerosis
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hardening of tissue
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chronic
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persisting or lasting disease
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