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215 Cards in this Set
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ex-
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out
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cis
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to cut
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-ion
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process
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mal-
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bad
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format
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a shaping
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gastr
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stomach
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- oma
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tumor
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- itis
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inflammation
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most terms for the bodys organs originate from
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latin words
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most terms describing diseases that affect organs originate from
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greek words
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hyster
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womb
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- ectomy
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surgical excision
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my/o
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muscular tissue
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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ecto-
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out, outside, outer
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endo-
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within, inner
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hyper-
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above, beyond, excessive
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hypo-
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below, under, deficient
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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para-
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beside, alongside, abnormal
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peri-
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around
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per-
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through
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pre-
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before, infront
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pro-
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before
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super-
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above, beyond
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supra-
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above, beyond
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- poiesis
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formation
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- ptosis
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prolaps, drooping, sagging
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- ptysis
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spitting
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- rrhagia
- rrhage |
to burst forth, bursting forth
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- rrhaphy
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suture
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- rrhea
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flow, discharge
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- rrhexis
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rupture
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- scope
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instrument for examining
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- scopy
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visual examination, to view, examine
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- tome
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instrument to cut
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- tripsy
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crushing
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- tomy
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incision
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- trophy
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nourishment, development
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abate
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to lessen, decrease, or cease
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ab-
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away from
ab-norm-al |
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norm
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rule
ab-norm-al |
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-al
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pertaining to
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abscess
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localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body
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acute
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sudden, sharp, severe; disease that has a sudden onset, severe symptoms, and a short course
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adhesion
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process of being stuck together
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afferent
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carrying impulses toward a center
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ambulatory
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condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed
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antidote
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substance given to counteract poisons and their effects
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antipyretic
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pertaining to an agent that works against fever
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anti-
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against
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pyret
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fever
ex. antipyretic |
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- ic
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pertaing to
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antiseptic
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pertaining to an agent that works against sepsis; putrefaction
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sept
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pultrefaction
ex. antiseptic |
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antitussive
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pertaining to an agent that works against coughing
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tuss
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cough
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- ive
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nature of, quality of
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apathy
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condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions, indifferent
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asepsis
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without decay; sterile, free from all living microorganisms
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a-
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without
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- sepsis
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decay
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autoclave
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apparatus used to sterilize articles by steam under pressure
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autonomy
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condition of being self-governed; to function independently
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auto-
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self
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nom
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law
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- y
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condition
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axillary
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pertaining to armpit
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axill-
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armpit
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- ary
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pertaining to
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biopsy
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surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination; used to determine a diagnosis of cancer or other disease processes in the body
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cachexia
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condition of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting. it may occur in chronic diseases such as cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis
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cac-
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bad
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centigrade
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having 100 steps or degrees, like the celsius temp scale
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centi-
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one hundred
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-gradeto
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a step
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centimeter
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unit of measurement in the metri system
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centrifuge
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device used in a laboratory to seperate solids from liquids
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- fuge
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to flee
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chemotherapy
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treatment using chemical agents
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chronic
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pertaining to time; a disease that continues over a long time, showing little change in symptoms of course
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diagnosis
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determination of the cause and nature of a disease
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dia-
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through
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- gnosis
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knowledge
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diaphoresis
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to carry through sweat glands; profuse sweating
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dia-
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through
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- phoresis
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to carry
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disease
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lack of ease; an abnormal condition of the body that presents a series of symptoms that sets it apart from normal or other abnormal body states
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disinfectant
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chemical substance that can be applied to objects to destroy pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria
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dis-
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apart
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infect
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to infect
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= ant
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forming
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efferent
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carrying impulses away from a center
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empathy
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state of projecting one's own personality into the personality of another to understand the feelings, emotions, and the behavior of the person
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epidemic
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pertaining to among people; the rapid, widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
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epi-
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upon
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dem
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people
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- ic
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pertaing to
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excision
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process of cutting out, surgical removal
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eti-
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cause
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- logy
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study of
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etiology
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study of the cause of disease
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ex -
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out
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febrile
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pertaining to fever
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gram
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unit of weight
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heterogeneous
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pertaining to a different formation
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hetero-
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different
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gene
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formation, produce
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- ous
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pertaining to
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illness
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being sick
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incision
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process of cutting out
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in
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in, into
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cis
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to cut
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- ion
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process
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kilogram
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unit of volume in the metric system
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kil/o
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a thousand
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- gram
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a weight
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macroscopic
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pertaining to objects large enough to be examined by the naked eye
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macro
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large
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scop
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to examine
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- ic
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pertaining to
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malaise
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feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease
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malformation
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process of being badly shaped, deformed
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mal-
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bad
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format
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a shaping
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- ion
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process
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malignant
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bad wandering; pertaining to the spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another area
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malign
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bad kind
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- ant
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forming
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maximal
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pertaining to the greatest possible quantity, number, degree
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maxim
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greatest
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microorganism
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small living organisms
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micro
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small
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- scope
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instrument for examining
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minimal
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pertaining to the least amt
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minim -
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least
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multiform
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occuring in or having many shapes
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multi-
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many, much
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- form
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shape
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necrosis
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condition of tissue death
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necr-
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death
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- osis
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condition
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neopathy
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new disease
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neo-
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new
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-pathy
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disease
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oncology
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study of tumors
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onc/o
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tumor
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- logy
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study of
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pallor
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paleness, lack of color
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palmar
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pertaining to the palm of the hand
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palm
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palm
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- ar
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pertaining to
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paracentesis
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surgical puncture of a body cavity for fluid removal
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para-
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beside
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- centesis
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surgical puncture
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prognosis
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literally means prediction of the course of a disease and the recovery rate; condition of foreknowledge
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pro-
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before
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- gnosis
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knowledge
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prophylactic
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pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease
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prophylact
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guarding
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- ic
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pertaining to
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pyrogenic
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pertaining to the production of heat; a fever
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pyr/o
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heat, fire
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- genic
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formation, produce
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radiology
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study of radioactive substances
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radi-
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ray, xray
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- logy
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study of
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rapport
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relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between the patient and the physician
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syndrome
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combination of signs and symptoms occuring together that characterize a specific disease
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syn-
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together with
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- drome
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a course
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thermometer
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instrument used to measure degree of heat
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therm/o
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heat, hot
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- meter
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instrument to measure
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topography
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description of a body part in relation to the anatomic region in which it is located
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top/o
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place
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- graphy
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recording
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triage
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sorting and classifying of injuries to determine priority of need and treatment
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- algesia
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condition of pain
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- ant
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forming
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- ase
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enzyme
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- ate
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use, action
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- blast
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immature cell
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- cide
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to kill
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- crit
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to seperate
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- cuspid
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point
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- cyst
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bladder, sac
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-cyte
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cell
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- dipsia
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thirst
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- drome
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a course
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-er
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relating to, one who
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- gen
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formation, produce
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- genesis
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formation, produce
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- crit
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to seperate
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- cuspid
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point
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- cyst
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bladder, sac
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- dipsia
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thirst
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- drome
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a course
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- er
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relating to, one who
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- gen
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formation, produce
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- genesis
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formation, produce
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- ide
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having a particular quality
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- ive
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nature of, quality of
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- liter
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liter
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- logy
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study of
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- lymph
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clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
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- or
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one who, a doer
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- phil
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attraction
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- stasis
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control, stop, stand still
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- therapy
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treatment
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- thermy
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heat
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- um
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tissue, structure
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- uria
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urination
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