Medical Terminology 1-5

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body systems

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muscular, skeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, endocrine

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lymphatic system

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internal fluid, produce some blood cells, help with immunity

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integumentary

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external covering to protect, body temperature and water content

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plasia means

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formation

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dysplasia

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abnormal development of tissues. cells differ in appearance.

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hypoplasia

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underdevelopment. less severe than anaplasia.

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aplasia

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lack of development in organs or tissue

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hyperplasia

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increase of normal cells in tissue.

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anaplasia

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malignant tumors. change in orientation of cells.

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ana-

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upward, excessive.

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-trophy

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means nutrition

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hypertrophy

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increase in size of organ caused by increase of size of existing cells rather than number like hyperplasia.

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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lateral

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sides

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anter/o

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front,ventral

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poster.o

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back,dorsal

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ventr/o

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belly side

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dors/o

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back side

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medi/o

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middle

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later/o

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toward side

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trans-

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across

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super/o

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uppermost

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infer/o

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lowermost

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proxim/o

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nearer the origin

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dist/o

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far or distant

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cephal/o

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toward head

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caud/o

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toward tail

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prone position

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lay on stomach

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supine position

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lay on back

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abdomin/o

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abdominal

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acr/o

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extremities

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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cephal/o

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head

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chir/o

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hands

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cyst/o

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cyst,bladder,sac

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dactyl/o

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digits

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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omphal/o

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umbilicus

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onych/o

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nail

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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periton/o

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peritoneum

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pod/o

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feet

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som/a,somat/o

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body

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thorac/o

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chest

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inytacellular

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inside cells

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extracellular

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outside cells

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edema

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fluid in interstitial compartment

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crin/o,-crine

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secrete

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dacry/o,lacrim/o

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a tear, crying

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hydr/o

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water

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-poiesis

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production

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-poietin

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causes production

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py/o

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pus

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sial/o

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saliva

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ur/o

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urine

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coagul/o

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coagulation

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cyt/o

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cell

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o,hemat/o

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blood

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leuk/o

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white

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thromb/o

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clot

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-cyte

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cell

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-osis

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increase or abnormal

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-penia

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deficiency

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four glands

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salivary, thyroid, adrenal, sudoriferous

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adrenal gland

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endocrine, produce hormones

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sudoriferous

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produce sweat

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blood is what percent of body weight

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8%

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erythrocytosis

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increase in number of red blood cells

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erythrocytopenia

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deficiency of red blood cells

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leukocytosis

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increase number of white blood cells

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leukocytopenia

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low number of white blood cells

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leukemia

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disease of blood forming organs

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thrombocytosis

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high platelet counts

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thrombopenia

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low count of platelets

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell. transports oxygen

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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thrombocyte

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platelet. blood clotting.

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nonspecific blood defenses and immunity

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phagocytes, interferon, complement

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specific selective

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antigen, antibody

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antigen

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foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body.

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antibody

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blood protein in response to antigen

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benign

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not harmful

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malignant

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harmful tumor

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metastasis, -size

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cancer spreading

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency sydnrome

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CA

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cancer

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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cdc

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centers for disease control and prevention

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csf

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cerebrospinal fluid

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fema

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federal emergency management agency

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hiv

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human immune def. virus

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rbc

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red blood cell count

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wbc

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white blood cell count

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wmd

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weapon of mass destruction

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diagnosis

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id a disease

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prognosis

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predicted outcome

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symptom

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pain

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sign

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objective. a fever or rash

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acute

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short and severe

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chronic

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long time

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vital signs

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pulse rate, respiration rate, temp.

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systolic

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when heart contracting is at max

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diastolic

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rests between beats

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exam procedures

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inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

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palpation

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with hands

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percussion

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taps with fingers

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auscultation

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listens

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radiograph

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xray image

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radiopaque

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dont permit passage of rays

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radiolucent

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do permit

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noninvasive

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not require instruments

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invasive

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require instruments

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ech/o, son/o

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sound

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fluor/o

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emit light

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tom/o

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cut

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ultra

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excessive

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mri

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magnetic resonance imaging

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algesi/o

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sensitive to pain

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plast/o

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repair

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tox/o

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poison

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bp

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blood pressure

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ct

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comp. tomography

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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Sx

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symptoms

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wnl

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with normal limits

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ama

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american medical association

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cpt

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current proc. term.

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icd

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international classification of diseases

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37 degrees Celsius

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normal body temp.

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diplo-

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double

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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below normal

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poly-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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pan-

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all

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primi-

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first

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super-, ultra0

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excessive

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ab-

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toward

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ante-. pre-

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before

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dia-

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through

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arm out-

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abduction

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down-

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adduction

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ecto-

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out

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ex-

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without

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exo-

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away

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en-,end-,endo-

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inside

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epi-

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above, on

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hypo-,infra-, sub-

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beneath

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types of injections

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subcutaneous- in tissue

intramuscular

intradermal-just the skin

intravenous- in the vein

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contra-

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against

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para-

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near,abnormal

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per-

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through, by

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retro-

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behind

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super-.supra-

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above, beyond

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sym-,syn-

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joined, together

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ante-,pre-,pro-

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before

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a-,an-

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no,not

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in-

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not, inside

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eu-

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good

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mal-

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bad

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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erythr/o

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red

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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-cyte

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cell

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-gram

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record

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-lysin

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destroys

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-lyis

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destroying

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-lytic

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capable of destroying

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-malacia

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abnormal soft

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-megaly

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enlarge

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-metry

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measuring

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-pathy

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disease

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-phasia

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speech

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-phagia

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eating

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-schisis

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split

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-sclerosis

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hard

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aer/o

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air

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blast/o

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embryonic

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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dips/o

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thirst

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hist/o

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tissue

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myc/o

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fungus

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narc/o

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stupor

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necr/o

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dead

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py/p

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pus

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phon/o

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voice

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top/o

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position

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esthesi/o

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sensations

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gynec/o

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female

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obstetr/o

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midwife

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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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orth.o

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straight

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ped/o

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child

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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ne/o

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new

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nat/o

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birth

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ped/o

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fast

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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aden/o

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gland

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angi/o

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vessel

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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chir/o

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hand

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cutane/o

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skin

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faci/o

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face

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hepat/o

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liver

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spine

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oste/o

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bone

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pulm/o

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lungs

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-algia/-dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-extasia,-extasis

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dilation

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-itis

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inflamation

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-lith

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stone

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-malacia

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soft

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-mania

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excessive

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-megaly

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enlarge

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-old

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-penia

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deficiency

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-ptosis

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sagging

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-ase

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enzyme

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-eum, -ium

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membrane

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-ia,-ism

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condition

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-iac

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suffers

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-opia

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vision

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-ose

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sugar

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-y

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condition, state

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anyl/o

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starch

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glyc/o

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sugar

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hemat/o

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blood

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lith/o

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stone

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pyr/o

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fire

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ed

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emergency department

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ent

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ear nose throat

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ob

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obstetrics

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pa

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physical assistant

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caud-

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tail

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or-

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mouth

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is becomes

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es

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um becomes

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a

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a becomes

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ae

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ix becomes

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ices

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ex becomes

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ices

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ax becomes

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aces

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ma becomes

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s or mata

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on becomes

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a

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nx becomes

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nges

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pup

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pup