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153 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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a-, an-
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without, not, lack of
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dys-
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bad, difficult, abnormal
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bi-
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double, twice, two
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ab-
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away from
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trans-
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across, over
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post-
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after, behind
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olig-
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scant, small
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hyper-
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excessive, too much
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per-
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by, through
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hemi-
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half
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hypo-
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decreased, less than normal
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ad-
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toward
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-algia
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pain
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ostomy
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creation of an opening
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-ectomy
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removal of, excision
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-emia
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blood condition
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-osis
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condition
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-rrhage
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excessive flow
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-penia
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lack, deficiency
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-pathy
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disease
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-otomy
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incision, cutting into
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-rrhea
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profuse flow, discharge
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reshaping
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cranio
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skull
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cardio
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heart
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mammo
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breast
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veno
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vein
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urino
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urine
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pnea
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breathing, respirations
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cyano
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blue
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arterio
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artery
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colo
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colon, large intestine
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artho
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joint
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litho
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stone
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gastro
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stomach
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encephalo
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brain
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gluco
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sugar, sweetness
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hemo
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blood
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hystero
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uterus
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hepato
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liver
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myo
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muscle
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nephro
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kidney
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phlebo
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vein
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oculo
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eye
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osteo
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bone
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neuro
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nerve
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pneumo
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lung
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toxico
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poison
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psycho
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mind
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thoraco
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chest
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distal
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farthest from the point of attachment
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proximal
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part nearest to the center or orgin
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anterior (ventral)
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toward the front part of the body
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medial
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middle or the midline of the body or body part
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posterior (dorsal)
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(back side) toward the back of the body
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lateral
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relating to the near middle or midline of the body
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The Four regions of the abdomen are:
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RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT LEFT UPPER QUADRANT LEFT LOWER QUADRANT |
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Intravenous
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within a vein
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Apnea
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no breathing
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Hemiplegia
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Paralysis on one side
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Thoracotomy
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Incision into the chest
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of a joint
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Bronchitis
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Inflammation of the bronchi
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Anuria
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No urine
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Hematuria
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Blood in the urine
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Hysterectomy
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Surgical removal of the uterus
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Hemorrhage
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Excessive blood flow
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-phagia
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to eat or consume; swallowing
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-phasia
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speaking
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-oma
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tumor
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-scopy-
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examination using a scope
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ab-
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away from
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ante-
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before, forward, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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brady-
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slow
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, from
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dia-
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across, through, apart
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dis-
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apart, free from
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ecto-
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outer, outside
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en-
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in, into, within
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endo-
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inner, inside
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epi-
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over, on, upon
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eryth-
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red
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eu-
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normal, good, well, healthy
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ex-
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out, out of, from, away from
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in-
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in, into, within, not
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infra-
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within
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inter-
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between
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intro-
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into, within
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leuk-
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white
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad, illness, disease
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meg-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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single, one
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neo-
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new
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non-
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not
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para-
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bedside, beyond, after
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peri-
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around
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poly-
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many, much
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pre-
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before, in front of, prior to
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pro-
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before, in front of
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re-
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again, backward
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retro-
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backward, behind
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semi-
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half
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sub-
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under, beneath
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super-
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above, over, excess
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supra-
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above, over
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tachy-
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fast, rapid
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uni-
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one
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-asis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-cele
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hernia, heriation, pouching
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-centesis
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puncture and aspiration of
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectasis
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dilation, stretching
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-ectomy
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excision, removal of
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genesis
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development, production, creation
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-genic
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producing, causing
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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a diagram, a recording instrument
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-graphy
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making a recording
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-iasis
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condition of
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-ism
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a condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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they study of
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-lysis
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destruction of, decomposition
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-medaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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measuring instrument
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-metry
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measurement
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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lack, deficiency
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-phagia
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to eat or consume; swallowing
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-phasia
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speaking
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-phobia
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an exaggerated fear
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reshaping
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-ptosis
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falling, sagging, dropping, down
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-rrhage, rrhagia
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excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
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stitching, suturing
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-rrhea
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profuse flow, discharge
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-scope
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examination instrument
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-scopy
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examination using a scope
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-stasis
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maintenance, maintaining a constant level
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-stomy, -ostomy
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creation of an opening
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-tomy, otomy
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incision, cutting into
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-uria
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condition of the urine
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