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serosa
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serous membrane
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arthroplasty
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surgical repair or reconnection of a joint
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-phobia
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suffix meaning abnormal fear
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abdomen
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belly area, cavity below the thorax
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abdominocentisis
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surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid
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abduct
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move away from the midline (verb)
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abduction
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movement away from the midline, e.g., arm abducted from side
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aberrant
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wandering from normal location, process, or behavior
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abnormal
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deviating from the average or expected
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addiction
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habitual attraction, may include physical dependence
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adhesions
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tissue grown together that are normally separate
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amniocentesis
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surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing
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arthritis
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inflammation of a joint
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arthroscope
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instrument used to look into a joint
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arthoscopy
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process of using an arthroscope examine a joint
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arthrotomy
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incision into a joint
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bursa
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serous sac between a tendon and bone (busae: plural)
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cardiocentesis
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surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
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chondralgia, chondrodynia
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cartilage pain
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chondrectomy
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excision of cartilage
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-scopy
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suffix for the procedure used to look inot an organ or body cavity
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metastatic
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pertaining to a metastasis
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mucosa
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mucous membrane (noun)
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mucus
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watery substance secreted by mucous memberanes
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oncologist
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physician specialist in diseases involving tumors
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oncology
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the science that studies tumors
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sarcoma
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cancer of the connective-type tissue
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acrodermatitis
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inflammation of the skin on the extremities
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acromegaly
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enlargements of the extremities
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acroparalysis
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loss of movement of the extremities
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blastocyte
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immature cell
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cardialgia
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heart pain
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cardiologist
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physician specialist in heart disease
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cardiomegaly
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enlarged heart
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cyanoderma
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blueness of the skin
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cyanosis
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condition of blueness
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cytologist
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a physician or technologist who studies cellular disease
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cytology
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the science study of cells
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cytometer
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instrument to count cells
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cytometry
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process of using a cytometer
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatologist
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a physician who specializes in skin disorders and health
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dermatology
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the science of studying the skin
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dermatome
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instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
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duodenal
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pertaining to the duodenum (adj.)
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duodenotomy
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incision into the duodenum
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duodenum
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first part of the small intestine
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echocardiography
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sonography of the heart
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electrocardiogram
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picture(tracing)representing the electrical acitivity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
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electrocardiograph
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instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
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electrocardiography
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process of using the electrocardiograph
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erythrema
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abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes
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erythroblast
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immature red blood cells
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erythrocytes
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red blood cells
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erythrocytopenia
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low number of erythrocytes
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erythrocytosis
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high number of erythrocytes
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erythrodermia
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redness of the skin
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etiology
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the study of the origin of disease
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gastralgia
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stomach pain
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gastrectomy
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excision of the stomach
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gastric
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pertaining to the stomach (adj.)
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gastroduodenostomy
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making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum
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gastromegaly
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enlarged stomach
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gastrostomy
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making a new opening in the stomach
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histoblast
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immature tissue cells
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histology
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the science of studying tissues
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leukemia
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blood cancer involving leukocytes
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leukocytopenia
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low number of leukocytes
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leukocytosis
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high number of leukocytes
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leukoderma
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abnormally white skin (vitiligo)
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lymphatic
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pertaining to the lymph system
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lymphocyte
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lymphatic system white blood cell
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megalomania
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abnormally enlarged self-image
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melanoblast
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immature melanocyte
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melanocyte
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pigment cell
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melanoderma
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dark patches of skin
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pathologist
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physician specialist in the study of disease
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pathology
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the sciece of studying disease
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radiogram
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x-ray picture (film) (radiograph)
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radiograph
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instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film
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radiography
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process of producing radiograms (radiographs)
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radiologist
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physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
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sonogram
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image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
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sonograph
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instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
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sonographer
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technologist that performs sonography
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sonography
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process of using a sonograph (ultrasonography)
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thrombocytes
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platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
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thrombocytopenia
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low number of thrombocytes
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thrombocytosis
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high number of thrombocytes
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tomogram
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picture made by a tomograph
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tomograph
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instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body
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tomography
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the process of using a tomograph
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xanthemia
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yellow conditioning of the blood (carotenemia)
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acr/o
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extremities
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megal/o
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enlarged, large
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dermat/o
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skin
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-logy
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noun, study of
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-itis
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suffix meaning inflammation
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-osis
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noun meaning disease, condition status or process
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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-tomy
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to cut into (incise)
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-ectomy
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to cut out (excise)
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-ostomy
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to form a new opening (surgical)
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-gram
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a record or picture made by an instrument
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-graph
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an instrument used to record data
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-graphy
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the process of making a recording of data
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-pathy
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suffix meaning disease
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path/o
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combining form meaning disease
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black (dark pigment)
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erythr/o
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red
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cyan/o
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blue
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chlor/o
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green
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xanth/o
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yellow
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-cyte
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suffix meaning cell
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-blast
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suffix meaning embryonic or immature cell
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-emia
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suffix meaning blood condition
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cyt/o
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cells
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-meter
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instrument used to measure or count something
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-metry
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suffix meaning the process of measuring or counting something
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cytotechnologists
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prepare and screen human tissue slides to detect abnormalities, and are usually supervised by pathologists.
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-penia
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suffix meaning poverty, decreased in or not enough of
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-osis
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suffix indicating a condition characterized by increase in number
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cardi
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word root for heart
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radi/o
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combining form meaning a ray coming from a central point
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-algia
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suffix meaning pain
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adenectomy
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excision of a gland
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adenitis
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inflammation of a gland
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adenoma
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tumor of a gland or glandular tissue
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adenopathy
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disease condition of a gland or glandular tissue
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atheroma
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fatty (porridgelike) tissue tumor found in blood vessels
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atherosclerosis
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hardening of blood vessels caused by fatty growths
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carcinoma
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cancer of the epithelial type tissue
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cephalalgia
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head pain (synonym: cephalodynia)
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cephalic
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pertaining to the head
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cephalodynic
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pertaining to head pain (adj)
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cerebral
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pertaining to the cerebrum (adj)
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cerebritis
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inflammation of the cerebrum
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cerebroma
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tumor of the cerebrum
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hyper-
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prefix that means above or more than normal
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hypo-
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prefix that means below or less than normal
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-trophy
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nourishment and development
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aden/o
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glands
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-oma
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suffix for tumor
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-pathy
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suffix meaning disease
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lymph/o
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lymphatic tissue
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carcin/o
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combining form for cancer
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-mata
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plurakl suffix for -oma
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onc/o
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combining form for tumor
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-oid
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suffix meaning like or resembling
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ather/o
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combing form for fatty or porridgelike
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arteri/o
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arteries
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arthr/o
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joints
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-dynia
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suffix for pain
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cephal/ic
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adj meaning pertaining to or toward the head
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encephal/o
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pertaining to the brain
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-cele
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abnormal protrusion or swelling, herniation
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malacia
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meaning softening of a tissue
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mening/o
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combining form for the meninges
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oste/o
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combining form for bone
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-plas/ia
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means development or formation
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dys-
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means defective
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burs/o
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the bursae(plural) of the body
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ten/o
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tendons
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cost/o
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ribs
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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inter-
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prefix meaning between
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lumb/o
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lower back
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thorac.o
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combining form for chest or thorax
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supra-
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prefix meaning on, higher in position, over or above
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ad-
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prefix meaning towards
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abdomin/o
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combining form for abdomen
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cyst/o
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combining form for urinary bladder
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cerebrospinal
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pertaining to the cerebrum and spine
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cerbrovascular
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pertaining to the cerebrum and blood vessels
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cerebrum
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largest part of the brain made of the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes
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craniectomy
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excision of the part of the skull
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craniomalacia
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softening of the skull
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craniometer
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instrument used to measure the size of the skull
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cranioplasty
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surgical repair of the skull
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craniotomy
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incision into the skull
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cranium
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skull
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electroencephalogram
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tracing (picture) showing brain wave activity
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electroencephalograph
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instrument used to turn brain waves inot electrical patterns showing a picture of changes in activity
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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encephalomalacia
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softening of the brain tissue
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encephalomeningitis
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inflammation of the brain and meninges
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encephalomyelopahty
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disease condition of the brain and spinal cord
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glandular
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pertaining to the gland
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hypertension
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high blood pressure
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hypertrophy
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overdevelopment, increase in size
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hypotension
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low blood pressure
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hypotrophy
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underdevelopment, decreased in size
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lipoid
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resembling fat
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lipoma
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fatty tissue tumor
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lymphadenopathy
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disease condition of the lymph glands
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lymphoma
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lymph tissue tumor
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melanocarcinoma
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malignant (cancerous) melanoma
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melanoma
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tumor involving growth of melanocytes
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meninges
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three-layered membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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meningitis
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inflammation of the meninges
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meningocele
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herniation of the meninges
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metastasis
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tumor that spreads beyond its origin (n)
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metastasize
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spread beyond its origin (verb)
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