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Rrhaphy |
Suture |
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Osis |
Abnormal condition - increase |
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Edema |
Swelling |
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Pexy |
Fixation of an organ |
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Desis |
Binding/ fixation |
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Clasis |
To break - surgical fracture |
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Ectasis |
Dialation / expansion |
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Lysis |
Separation / destruction / loosening |
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Centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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Emia |
Blood condition |
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Plasia |
Formation / growth |
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Phasm |
Formation / growth |
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iasis |
Abnormal condition - produced by something specific |
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Phagia |
Eating / swallowing |
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Y |
Condition process |
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Pan |
All |
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Mening (meninges) |
Covering of spinal cord |
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Tomy |
Incision |
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Condition |
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Tome |
Instrument to cut |
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Hemi |
One half |
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Para |
Near / beside / beyond |
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rrhea |
Discharge / flow |
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Ptosis |
Prolapse / downward displacement |
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Encephal |
Brain |
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Contra |
Against |
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Plegia |
Paralysis |
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Stenosis |
Narrowing stricture |
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Dys |
Bad / pain/ difficult |
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Esis |
Condition |
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ia |
Condition |
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ism |
Condition |
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Enter |
Intestine |
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rrhexis |
Rupture |
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rrhage |
Bursting forth |
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rrhagia |
Bursting forth |
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Ren |
Kidney |
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Nephr |
Kidney |
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Tripsy |
Crushing |
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Diplo |
Double |
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Ethes |
Feeling |
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Dia |
Through / across |
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Trans |
Through / across |
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Ecto |
Outside / outward |
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Exo |
Outside /outward |
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Extra |
Outside / outward |
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Gen or Genesis |
Forming / producing / origin |
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Phasia |
Speech |
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Penia |
Decrease / deficiency |
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Ultra |
Excess / beyond |
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Dynia |
Pain |
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Algia |
Pain |
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Stomy |
Forming an opening |
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Bi |
Two |
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Hepat |
Liver |
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Pseudo |
False |
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Tachy |
Rapid |
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Scopy |
Visual examination |
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Lith |
Stone / calculus |
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Poly |
Many / much |
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Hetero |
Different |
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Homeo |
Same |
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Mal |
Bad |
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Eu |
Good / normal |
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Ad |
Towards |
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Ab |
Away from |
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Tri |
Three |
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Quadri |
Four |
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Nat |
Birth |
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Hypet |
Excessive / above normal |
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Itis |
Inflammation |
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Dermat |
Skin |
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Cutane |
Skin |
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Erythr |
Red |
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Immun |
Immunity |
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Oste |
Bone |
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Nas |
Nose |
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Gastr |
Stomach |
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Pro |
In front of / before |
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Inter |
Between |
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ician |
Specialist |
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ist |
Specialist |
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Post |
After |
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Peri |
Around |
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Circum |
Around |
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Arthr |
Joint |
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Megal |
Enlargement |
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Oma |
Tumor |
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Intra |
Within |
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Endo |
Within |
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Muscul |
Muscle |
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Pre |
Before |
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Therm |
Heat |
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Micro |
Small |
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Macro |
Large |
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Hypo |
Under / below / deficient |
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Spasm |
Involuntary contractions / twitching |
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Primi |
First |
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Retro |
Backward / behind |
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Stomat |
Mouth |
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Or |
Mouth |
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Sclerosis |
Abnormal condition of hardening |
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Phobia |
Fear |
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Graphy |
Process of recording |
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Gram |
Record / writing |
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Hemat |
Blood |
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Brady |
Slow |
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Supra |
Above / excessive / Superior |
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Pathy |
Disease |
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Malacia |
Softening |
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Cele |
Hernia / swelling |
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Super |
Upper / above |
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A or An |
Without / not |
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Ule |
Small / minute |
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icle |
Small |
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Ole |
Small |
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Epi |
Above / upon |
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Emesis |
Vomiting |
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Mono |
One |
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Uni |
One |
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Metry |
Act of measuring |
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Meter |
Instrument of measuring |
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Graph |
Instrument of recording |
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Plasty |
Surgical repair |
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Ur |
Urine |
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Cyte |
Cell |
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Logy |
Study of |
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iatry |
Medicine treatment |
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Chondr |
Cartilage |
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Syn |
Union / together / joined |
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Scope |
Instrument for examining |
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Intra |
Under / below |
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Sub |
Under / below |
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Ectomy |
Excision / removal |
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eal |
Pertaining to |
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ary |
Pertaining to |
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al |
Pertaining to |
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ar |
Pertaining to |
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ac |
Pertaining to |
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ic |
Pertaining to |
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ical |
Pertaining to |
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ile |
Pertaining to |
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ior |
Pertaining to |
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ous |
Pertaining to |
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tic |
Pertaining to |
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Stomatopathy |
Disease of the mouth |
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IV |
Intravenous |
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Homeostatis |
Regulatory mechanisms of the body stay the same, despite outside changes |
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Lunula |
Half moon shaped base of nail |
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Nail root |
Behind the cuticle |
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Autograft |
Skin graft taken from one area and applied to another |
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Malignant |
Cancerous, may be life threatening |
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Patch test |
Procedure that allergens are applied topically- forearm |
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Basal layer |
Produces melanin - multiply/grow skin cells |
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Dyspepsia |
Bad/painful digestion |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Ung |
Ointment |
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FS |
Frozen section |
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Alopecia |
Baldness |
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Bx |
Biopsy |
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Xer/o |
Dry |
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Seb/o |
Sebum / sebaceous |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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Lip/o |
Fat |
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Steat/o |
Fat |
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Androgen |
Hormone (testosterone/androsterone) |
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Asphyxia |
Insufficient oxygen intake |
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Myc/o |
Fungus |
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Pnea |
Breathing |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
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Pneum/o |
Air/ Lungs |
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Pneumon/o |
Air / Lungs |
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Chole |
Bile/ gall |
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An/o |
Anus |
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Proct/o |
Anus / rectum |
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Sigmoid |
Sigmoid colon |
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Endoscopy |
Visual examination within |
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Primary skin lesion |
Flat or elevated/ fluid filled / solid |
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Macule |
Freckle / mole / rash - flat |
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Secondary skin lesion |
Depressed in the skin |
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Corticosteroids |
Agents that decrease inflammation or itching |
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Intradermal test |
Procedure that extracts suspected allergens- are injected subcutaneously |
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ID |
Intradermal |
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Papilla |
Loop of capillaries enclosed |
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IMP |
Impression |
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Sudoriferous |
Sweat glands |
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TNM |
Tumor node metastasis |
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Dermis |
2nd layer |
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CA |
Chronological age / Cancer / or Cardiac Arrest |
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C & S |
Culture and sensitivity |
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BCC |
Basal cell carcinoma |
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Squam/o |
Scale or scaly |
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Atel/o |
Incomplete or imperfect |
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Anthrac/o |
Coal / Coal dust |
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ile/o |
ileum (3rd part of small intestine) |
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Orth/o |
Straight |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Splen/o |
Spleen |
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Antiarrhytgmics |
Prevent or alleviate Cardiac arrhythmics |
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Agglutin/o |
Clumping or gluing |
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Chrom/o |
Color |
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Diurectics |
Act of kidneys to increase excretion of water\sodium |
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Aort/o |
Aorta |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Coron/o |
Heart |
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Electric/o |
Electricity |
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Atri/o |
Atrium |
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NK Cell |
Natural killer cell |
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Glomerul/o |
Glomerulus |
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Meat/o |
Opening or meatus |
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Acromi/o |
Acromion - projection of the scapula |
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Tropia |
Turning |
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Calcone/o |
Calcaneum (Heel bone) |
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Cervic/o |
Neck - cervix uteri. (neck of the uterus) |
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Clavicul/o |
Clavicle - collar bone |
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Crani |
Cranium |
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Dactyl/o |
Fingers or toes |
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Femor/o |
Femur - Thigh bone |
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Fibul/o |
Fibula - smaller bone in lower leg |
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Humer/o |
Humerus - upper arm bone |
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ili/o |
Ilium - lateral flaring portion of the hip bone |
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Lumb/o |
Loins - lower back |
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Metacarp/o |
Metacarpus - hand bones |
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Metatars/o |
Metatars - foot bones |
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Patell/o |
Patella - kneecap |
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Phalang/o |
Phalanges - finger and toe bones |
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Lamin/o |
Lamina - part of the vertebral Arch |
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Pod/o. Ped/o. Ped/i |
Foot /child |
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Andr/o |
Male |
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Androgens |
Increase testosterone levels |
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Crypt/o |
Hidden |
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Antiandrogens |
Suppress androgen production |
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Gonad/o |
Gonads - sex glands |
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Orch/o. Orchi/o. Orchid/o. Test/o |
Testes |
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Perine/o |
Perineum |
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Cide |
Killing |
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GH |
Growth hormone |
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Crine |
Secrete |
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Crine/o |
Secrete |
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Efferent |
Carry or move away from central structure |
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Afferent |
Carry or move invested towards central structure |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Thalam/o |
Thalamus |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Sthen/o |
Strength |
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Paresis |
Partial paralysis |
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Lepsy |
Seizure |
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Pupill/o |
Pupil |
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Core/o |
Pupil |
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Glauc/o |
Gray |
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Opt/o |
Eye/vision |
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Choroid/o |
Choroid |
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irid/o |
Iris |
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Ocul/o |
Eye |
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Opthalm/o |
Eye |
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Vitr/o |
Vitreous body (of the eye) |
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Photo/o |
Light |
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Labyrinth/o |
Labyrinth - inner ear |
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Staped/o |
Stapes |
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Mastoid/o |
Mastoid process |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Neutr/o |
Neutral |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow/ spinal cord |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Thym/o |
Thymus gland |
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Sider/o |
Iron |
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Plas/o |
Growth |
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Kal/i |
Potassium |
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Asthenia |
Weakness debility |
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Sept/o |
Septum |
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Hemangi/o |
Blood vessel |
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Embol/o |
Embolus (plug) |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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Vas/o |
Vessel |
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Sphygm/o |
Pulse |
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Lymphaden/o |
Lymph gland - node |
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Lymphangi/o |
Lymph vessel |
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iso |
Same or even equal |
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Poiesis |
Formation production |
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Phag/o |
Swallowing / eating |
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Poikil/o |
Varied / irregular |
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Reticul/o |
Net / mesh |
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Ser/o |
Serum |
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Globin |
Protein |
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Thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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Blast/o |
Embryonic cell |
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Phoresis |
Carrying transmission |
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Phil |
Attraction for |
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Phylaxis |
Protection |
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Aden/o |
Gland |
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Aniso |
Unequal |
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Allo |
Other/ different from the normal |
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Bas/o |
Base - alkaline opposite of acid |
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Eosin/o |
Dawn (Rose colored) |
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Kary/o |
Nucleus |
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Nitrates |
Dilate blood vessels of the heart |
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Statins |
Lower cholesterol |
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Vasodilators |
Reduce blood pressure |
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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Vascul/o |
Vessel |
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Aneurysm/o |
Widened blood vessel |
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Acusia |
Hearing |
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Cusis |
Hearing |
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Salping/o |
Tubes |
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Opia |
Vision |
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Opsia |
Vision |
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Myring/o |
Tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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Tympan/o |
Tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Scot/o |
Darkness |
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Olig/o |
Scanty |
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Pyel/o |
Renal pelvis |
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Sarcoma |
Malignant -tumor of connective tissue |
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Fasci/o |
Band (fibrous membrane supporting/separating muscles) |
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Cyst/o |
Bladder |
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Vesic/o |
Bladder |
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Azot/o |
Nitrogenous compounds |
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Albumin/o |
Albumin, protein |
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Clasia |
To break-surgical fracture |
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Clast |
Surgical fracture - to break |
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Capnia |
CO2 |
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Prandial |
Meal |
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Phren/o |
Diaphragm, mind |
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Cholecyst/o |
Gall bladder |
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Cholangi/o |
Bile vessel |
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Duoden/o |
Duodenum - 1st part of small intestine |
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Pylor/o |
Pylorus - part of stomach |
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Hidr/o |
Sweat |
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Sudor/o |
Sweat |
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Ecchymosis |
Bruise |
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Dysphagia |
Difficult swallowing |
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Grading |
Determines degree of abnormal Cancer cells |
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Gloss/o |
Tongue |
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Lingu/o |
Tongue |
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Choledoch/o |
Bile duct |
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Kerat/o |
Horny tissue hard cornea |
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Coryza |
Head cold |
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Sialolith |
Calculus in a salivary gland |
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Gastroplasty |
Surgical repair of the stomach |
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Colonscope |
Instrument to examine colon |
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Subcutaneous layer |
Fatty tissue - binds underlying structures |
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Epidermis |
Outer layer |
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Scler/o |
Hardening |
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Trich/o |
Hair |
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Pil/o |
Hair |
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Ductule |
Very small duct |
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Ptysis |
Spitting |
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Xenograft |
Skin graft taken from a pig to a human |
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Phonia |
Voice |
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Spir/o |
Breathe |
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Sial/o |
Saliva |
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Gingiv/o |
Gum |
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Cheil/o |
Lip |
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Labi/o |
Lips |
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Jejunorraphy |
Suture of the second part of the small intestine |
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Esophagoscope |
Instrument to examine the esophagus |
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Perianal |
Area around the anus |
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Presby/o |
Old age |
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Phac/o |
Lens |
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Goni/o |
Angle |
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Dacryocyst/o |
Lacrimal sac |
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Oycl/o |
Ciliary - body of the eye |
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Dacry/o |
Tear |
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Lacrim/o |
Tear |
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Blephor/o |
Eyelid |
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Ambly/o |
Dull/dim |
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Taxia |
Order / coordination |
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Pachy |
Thick |
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Asthenia |
Weakness / debility |
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Thec/o |
Sheath |
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Ton/o |
Tension |
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Radicul/o |
Nerve root |
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Narc/o |
Stuper numbness sleep |
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Kinesi/o |
Movement |
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Lex/o |
Word phrase |
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Lept/o |
Thin slender |
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Gli/o |
Glue/ neurological tissue |
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Neurons |
Transmit impulses |
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Dipsia |
Thirst |
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PTH |
Parathyroid hormone |
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Oxytocin |
Targets uterus/ breasts |
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ADH |
Posterior pituitary hormone |
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TSH |
Thyroid stimulating hormone |
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PRL |
Prolactin |
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LH |
Luteinizing hormone |
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FSH |
Follicle stimulating hormone |
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ACTH |
Anterior pituitary hormones |
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Brachy |
Short |
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Spadias |
Slit/fissure |
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Vesicul/o |
Seminal vesicle |
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Varic/o |
Dilated vein |
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Balan/o |
Gland penis |
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Rhabdomy/o |
Rod-shaped muscle |
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Rhabo/o |
Rod shaped muscle |
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Leiomy/o |
Smooth muscle |
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Tibi/o |
Tibia -larger bone in lower leg |
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Pub/o |
Pelvis bone |
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Lord/o |
Curve, swayback |
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Kyph/o |
Humpback |
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Ankyl/o |
Stiffness , Bent, crooked |
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ischi/o |
Ischium - lower portion of the hip bone |
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Cost/o |
Ribs |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Carp/o |
Carpus - wrist bone |
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Brachi/o |
Arm |
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Ductless glands (9) |
Thyroid, pituitary, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreatic, pineal, thymus gland, ovaries, testes |
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Ather/o |
Fatty plaque |
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Thrombolytics |
Dissolve blood clots |
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Osmia |
Smell |
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Epitaxis |
Nosebleed |
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Atelectasis |
Collapsed lung |
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XP or XDP |
Xeroderma pigmentosum |
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Sebaceous |
Oil glands - pores |
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Stratum corneum |
Dead cells - top part of skin |
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Xen/o |
Foreign / strange |
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Jejun/o |
Jejunum - second part of the small intestine |
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TO |
No evidence of primary tumor |
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TI |
Primary tumor size small with minimal invasion |
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Coni/o |
Dust |
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Onych/o |
Nail |
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Ungu/o |
Nail |
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Porosis |
Porous |
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Granulocytes |
Neutrophils , eosinophils, basophils |
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Toxic |
Poison |
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Trophy |
Nourishment / development |
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Nulli |
None |
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Spondyl/o |
Vertebrae |
