Med Terms Exam 2 Flashcards

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insularity

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ignorance/lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or people outside of one's own experiences

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international

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existing, or carried on btw two or more countries

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endorse

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declate one's public support of

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vaccinia

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cowpox

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eviscerate

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to remove an essential part of something to weaken it

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ccapital

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a town/city that is the official seat of government

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purge

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to clear of something unclean/unwanted

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tube

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a hollow cylinder

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vaccum

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absence of matter

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son

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one male's child

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caprice

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a sudden desire

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precipitous

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very steep

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aureate

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highly ornamented/elaborate

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disburse

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pay out

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frigorific

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chilling, causing cold

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contradcit

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to say the opposite of

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extracurricular

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activities outside of the regular courses

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intraethnic

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within an ethnic group

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retroflex

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bent, curved, or turned backwards

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reciprocal

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something that is done in return

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auriform

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shaped like a human ear

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imburse

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to put into one's purse; stow away

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multifistular

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consisting of many pipes

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transmeate

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to pass through or across

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inviscerate

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to (figuratively) fix deeply in the heart or mind

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dorsoflexion

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a bow

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eradicate

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to destroy completely

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frigify

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to make cold

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captain

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the person in command of a ship

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nasoductility

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capacity for being led by the nose

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dental

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pertaining to teeth

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frigid

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pertaining to cold

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nasal

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pertaining to the nose

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capital

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most important city in the region

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vaccination

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inoculation with a vaccine

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contraindication

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factor that withholds a medical treatment

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pregnant

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the development of one or more offspring

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pellucid

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easily seen through

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rhizotomy

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surgical severance of spinal nerve roots

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bacilisk

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legendary reptiles

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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ambi-

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both

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ante-

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both

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bi-

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two, twice, double, both

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circum-

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around

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con-

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together, with; thoroughly, very

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, away from, absent

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dis-

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apart, away

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ex-

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out of, away from

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extra-

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on the outside, beyond

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in-

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in, into; not; very, thoroughly

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infra-

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beneath, 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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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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non-

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not

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mult(i)-

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many, much, affecting many parts

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ob-

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against, toward; very, thoroughly

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per-

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through; very, thoroughly

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post-

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after, following, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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forward, in front of

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re-

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back, again

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retro-

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backward, in back, behind

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se-

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apart, away from

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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under

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super-

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over, above, excess

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trans-

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across, through

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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-an

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pertaining to, located in

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-ar

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pertaining to, located in

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-arium

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denotes a place for something

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-ary

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denotes a place for something

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-ate

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having the form of, possessing

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-ia

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(forms abstract nouns)

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-ian

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indicates an expert in a certain field

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-id*

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to, capable of

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-ine

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pertaining to, located in

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-ive

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pertaining to

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-lent

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full of

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-ose

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full of

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-ty

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(forms abstract nouns)

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-y

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(forms abstract nouns)

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abdomin-

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belly, abdomen

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adip-

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fat

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aur-

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ear

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bacill-

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[rod, staff] bacillus

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burs-

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[leather sac] bursa

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calc-

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stone, calcium, lime (salts)

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calor-

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heat, energy

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capit-

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head

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cerebr-

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brain

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cost-

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rib

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dent-

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tooth

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dors-

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back (of the body)

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extern-

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outer

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fibr-

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fiber, filament

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fistul-

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(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

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frig-, frigor-

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cold

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insul-

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island

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intern-

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inner

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meat-

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passage, opening, meatus

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nas-

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nose

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pur-

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pus

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radic-, rad-, radix

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root

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ren-

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kidney

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sangui(n)-

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blood

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son-

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sound

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synov-

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synovial fluid/membrane

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tub-

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[trumpet] tube

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tuss-

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cough

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vacc-

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cow

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vir-, virus-

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[poison, venom] virus

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viscer-

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internal organ(s)

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plastic repair of any tube

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tuboplasty

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pertaining to a rib/its cartilage

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costochondral

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unit of heat

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calorie

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pain in abdomen

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andominalgia

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study of the nose & its disease

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rhinology

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agent that prevents/relieves coughing

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antitussive

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formation of calculi

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lithogenesis

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behind the ear

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retroauricular

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cell that stores fat

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lipocyte

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(morbid) fear of bacilli

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bacillophobia

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pertaining to the blood supply of kidneys

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sanguirenal

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tumor arising from the synovial membrane

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synovioma

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calculus formed in a bursa

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bursolith

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head shaped

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captate

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situated toward the back of the head

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dorsocephalad

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any disease of the brain

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encephalopathy

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device for measuring the size of an opening/passage

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meatometer

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excessive amt of insulin (in the blood)

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hyperinsulinemia

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devlp of fibrous tissue

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fibrogeneis

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generalized enlargement of the internal [abdominal] organs

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visceromegaly

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-able

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capable of (being), able to

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-ation

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the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is

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-ce

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the act of (being), the state of (being)

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-cy

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the act of (being), the state of (being)

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-ible

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capable of (being)

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-id

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in a state or condition of

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-ile

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capable of (being), like

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-ion

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the act of

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-ive

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pertaining to

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-ment

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agent or instrument

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-or

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agent or instrument

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-orium

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place for something

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-ory

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pertaining to; place for something

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-ure, -ura

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result of an action

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anter-

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front, in front

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brachi-

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(upper) arm

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-cid-, -cis-

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cut, kill

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-cip-, -cept-

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take

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cresc-, -cret-

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(begin to) grow

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digit-

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finger, toe

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duc-, duct-

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lead, bring, conduct

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fac-, -fic-, -fect

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make

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faci-, -fici-, facies

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face, appearance, surface

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febr-, febris

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fever

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fer-, lat-

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carry, bear

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flect-, flex-

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bend

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fung-

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[mushroom] fungus

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fus-

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pour

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genit-

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bring forth, give birth

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ger-, gest-

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carry, bear

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immun(i)-

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[exempt] safe, protected

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inferior-

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below

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lab-, laps-

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slide, slip

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later-

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side

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or-, os

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mouth, opening

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oss-

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bone

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pedicul-

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louse (lice)

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poster-, -posterior

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behind, in back

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sect-

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cut

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somn-

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sleep

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stabil-, stabl-

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stable, fixed

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superior-

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above

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tum(e)-

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be swollen

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(passing from) front to rear

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anteroposterior

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(located) behind & above (a part)

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posterosuperior

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pertaining to the arm

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brachial

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paralysis (of the muscles) on one side of the face (two words)

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facial hemiplegia

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to cut out

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excise

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agent that destroys a virus

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virucide

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(occuring) after a fever

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postfebrile

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carrying away from (a central organ or section)

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efferent

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containing calcium

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calcigerous

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(prolonged or abnormal) inability to sleep

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insomnia

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agent that kills fungi

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fungicide

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surrounding the mouth

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perioral

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capable of being cut

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sectile

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infestation with lice

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pediculosis

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pertaining to the nose and mouth

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naso-oral

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incapable of being destroyed with low temp

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frigostabile

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pertaining to the teeth and face

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dentofacial

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(opposite to or) away from the mouth

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aboral

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on the same side

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homolateral

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to turn into bone

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ossify