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derm
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skin
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nephr
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kidney
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stomat
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mouth
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cutane
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skin
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or
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mouth
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ren
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kid
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o, gastritis
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stomach, inflammation of the stomach
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hepat/o
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liver
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immun/o
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immune, immunity, safe
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oste/o
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bone
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arthr
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inflammation of a joint
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hemat, hemat/o logy
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vomiting blood, study of blood
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arthr/o centesis
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surgical puncture of a joint
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enter
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intestine
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of stomach and intestine
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osteoarthritis
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inflammation of bone and joint
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encephalomeningitis
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inflammation of brain and meniges
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-clasis
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to break, surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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seperation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
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forming and opening (mouth)
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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act of measuring
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-algia
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pain
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-dynia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia. swelling
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-edema
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swellng
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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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-gen
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forming, producing, origin
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-iasis
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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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decrease, deficency
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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-phasia
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speech
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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-plasm
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formation, growth
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bursting
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
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narrowing, structure
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-toxic
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poison
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-ac, cardi/ac
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pertaining to, relating to
cardi/ac pertaining relating to the heart |
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-al, nuer/al
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pertaining to, relating to nuer/al pertaining to a nerve
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-ar, muscul/ar
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pertaining to, relating to muscul/ar pertaining to a muscle
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-ary, pulmon/ary
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pertaining to, relating to pulmon/ary relating to the lungs
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-eal, esophag/eal
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pertaining to, relating to esophag/eal pertaining to the esophagus
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-ic, thorac/ic
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pertaining to, relating to thorac/ic relating to the chest
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-ical, path/o/log/ical
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pertaining to, relating to path/o/log/ical pertaining to the study of disease; path/o-disease, log-study of
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-ile, pen/ile
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pertaining to, relating to pen/ile pertaining to the penis
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-ior, poster/ior
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pertaining to, relating to poster/ior pertaining to the back of the body. poster=back(of body) behind, posterior
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-ous, cutane/ous
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pertaining to, relating to cutane/ous pertaining to the cutane:skin
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-tic, acous/tic
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pertaining to, relating to acous/tic, pertaining to hearing acous=hearing
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-esis, di/ur/esis
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condition di/ur/esis, abnormal secretion of large amonts of urine, di=double, ur=urine
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-ia
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condition pneumon/ia infection of the lung usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or disease. pneumon=air, lung
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-ism
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condition hyper/thyroid/ism condition characterized by overactivity of the thyroid gland. hyper=excessive, above normal, thyroid=thyroid gland
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-iatry
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medicine; treatment. podiatry concerned with treatment and prevention of conditions of the human foot, pod=foot
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-ician
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specialist, obstetr/ician. obstetr=midwife
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-ist
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specialist, hemat/o/log/ist, physician who speciaizes in the treatment of disorders of blood and blood-forming tissues. hemat/o=blood, log=study of
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condition; process neur/o/path/y disease of the nerves. neur/o=nerve, path=disease
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-icle
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small, minute ventr/icle small cavity, as of the brain or heart. ventr=belly, belly side
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-ole
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small, minute. arteri/ole the smallest fo the arteries, minute artery. arteri=artery
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-ule
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small, minute ven/ule small vein continous with a capillary. ven=vein
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pre-
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before
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peri-
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around
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post-
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after
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epi-
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above, upon
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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infra-
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under, below
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sub-
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under, below
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inter-
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between
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before, in front of
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pro-
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before, infront of
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retro-
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backward, behind
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bi-
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two
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dipl, diplo
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double
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hemi-
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one half
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-, uni-
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one
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multi-
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many, much
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poly-
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many, much
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primi-
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first
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quadri-
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four
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tri-
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three
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ab-
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from, away from
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ad-
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torward
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circum-
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around
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peri-
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around
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dia-
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through, across
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trans-
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through, across
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
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outside, outward
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endo-, intra-
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in, within
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para-
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near, beside, beyond
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super-
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upper, above
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supra-
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above, excessive, superio
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ultra-
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excessive, beyond
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a-
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without, not
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an-
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without, not
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anti-
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against
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contra-
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against
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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eu-
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good, normal
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hetero-
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different
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homo-, homeo-
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same
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mal-
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bad
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pan-
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all
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psuedo-
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false
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syn-
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union, together, joined
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tachy-
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rapid
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cytoplasm
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cyt/o cell. -plasm formation, growth
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endoscope
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endo- in, within. -scope instrument for examining
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fluoroscope
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flur/o luminous, fluorescent, -scope instrument for examining
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idiopathic
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idi/o unknown, perculiar. path disease, ic pertaining to; relating to
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prognosis
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pro before, infront of. gnosis knowing
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midsagital (medium)
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right and left halves
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coronal (frontal)
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anterior (ventral) and posteror (dorsal) aspects
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transverse (horizontal)
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superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects
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Dorsal cavity. Crainal
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brain
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Dorsal cavity. spinal
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spinal cord
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Ventral cavity. thoracic
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heart, lungs, and associated structures
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ventral cavity. abdominopelvic
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digestive, excretory, and reproductive, and structures
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quadrant RUQ
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right upper, right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, part of the small and large intestines
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quadrant LUQ
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left upper, left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part of the small and large intestines
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quadrant RLQ
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right lower, part of the small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tube, right ureter
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quadrant LLQ
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part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
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left hypochondriac
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upper left region beneath the ribs
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epigastric
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region above the stomach
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right hypogastric
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upper right region beneath the ribs
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left lumbar
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left middle lateral region
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umbilical
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region of the naval
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right lumbar
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right middle lateral region
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left inguinal (iliac)
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left lower lateral region
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hypogastric
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lower middle region beneath the naval
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right inguinal (iliac)
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right lower lateral region
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abduction
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movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts
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adduction
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movement toward the median plane of the body
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medial
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pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
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lateral
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pertaining to a side
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superior (cephalad)
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toward the head or upper portion of a structure
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inferior (cuadal)
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away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure
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proximal
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nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body
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distal
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further from the center (trunk or the body) or from the point of attachment to the body
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anterior (ventral)
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near the front of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
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near the back of the body
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parietal
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pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
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visceral
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pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs
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prone
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lying horizontal with the face downward, or indicating the hand with palms turned downward
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supine
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lying on the back with the face upward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward
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inversion
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truning inward or inside out
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eversion
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turning outward
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palmar
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pertaining to the palm of the hand
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plantar
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pertaining to the side of the foot
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superficial
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toward the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body (internal)
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hist/o
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tissue
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nucle/o, kary/o
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nucleus
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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cuad/o
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tail
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crani/o
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cranium
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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dors/o
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back (of the body)
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infer/o
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lower, below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back (of the body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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gastr/o
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stomach
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ili/o
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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inquin/o
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groin
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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umbilic/o
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navel
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pelv/i, pelv/o
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pelvis
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spin/o
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spine
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thorac/o
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chest
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albin/o
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white
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leuk/o
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white
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chlor/o
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green
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chrom/o
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color
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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
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yellow
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cyan/o
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blue
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erthr/o
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red
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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acr/o
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extremity
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eti/o
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cause
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fasci/o
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band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and seperating muscles)
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idi/o
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unknown, perculiar
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morph/o
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form, shape, structure
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path/o
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disease
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radi/o
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radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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adhesion
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abnormal fibrous band that holds normally separated tissues together, usually occurring with a body cavity
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analyte
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substance being analyzed or tested, generally by means of a chemical
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contrast medium
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in radiology, a substance that is injected into the body, introduced via catheter, or swallowed to facilitate radiographic imaging of internal structures that otherwise are difficult to visualize on x-ray films
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dehiscence
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bursting open of a wond, especially a surgical abdomincal wound
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febrile
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feverish, pertaining to a fever
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homeostasis
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relative constancy or equilibrium of the body, which is maintained by the ever-changing processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes
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inflammation
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body defense against injury, infection, or allergy marked by redness, swellng, heat, pain and sometimes loss of function
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morbid
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diseases; pertaining to a disease
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nuclear medicine
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branch of medicine concerned with the use of radioactive substance for diagnosis, treatment and research
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radiology
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medical discipline concerned with the use of electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound and imaging techniques for diagnosis and treatment of disease and inury
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diagnostic (in relation to radiology)
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medical imaging using external sorces of radiation to evaluate body structures and functions of organs
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interventional (in relation to radiology)
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use of imaging techniques in the nonsurgical treatment of of various disorders, such as balloon angioplasty and cardiac catherization
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therapeutic (in relation to radiology)
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use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of malignant tumors; also called radiation treatment
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radionuclides
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substances that emit radiation spontaneously; also called tracers
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radiopharmaceutical
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radionuclide attached to a protein, sugar, or other substance that travels to the organ of the body that will be scanned
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scan
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term used to describe a computerized image by modality (such as computed tomograph, magnetic resonance, and nuclear) or by structure (such as thyroid and bone)
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sepsis
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pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream
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suppurative
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producing or associated with generation of pus
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endoscopy
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cisual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope
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laparoscopy
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visual examination of the organs of the pelvis and abdomen through very small incisions in the abdominal wall
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thoracoscopy
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examination of the lungs, pleura, and pleural space with a scope inserted through a small incision between the ribs
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complete blood count (CBC)
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common blood test that enumerates red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets; measures hemoglobin (the o2 carrying molecule in red blood cells) estimates red cell volume; and sorts white blood cells into 5 subtypes with their percentages
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urinalysis
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common urine test that evaluates the physical, chemical, adn microscopic properties of urine
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computed tomography (CT) scan
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imagining technique achieved by rotaing an x-ray emitter around the area to be scanned and measuring the intensity of trasmitted rays from different angles; formerly called computerized axial tomography
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Doppler
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ultrasound technique used to detect and measure blood flow velocity and direction through the cariac chambers, valves and peripheral vessels by reflecting sound waves of of moving blood cells
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fluoroscopy
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radiographic technique in which x-rays are directic through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays continuous imaging of the motion of internal structures and immediate serial images
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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noninvasive imaging technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field rather than x-ray beam to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images
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nuclear scan
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diagnostic technique that uses a radioactive material (radiopharmceutical) introduced into the body (inhaled, ingested or injected) and a scanning device to determine size, shape, location adn function of various organs and structures
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positron emission tomography (pet)
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scan using computed tomography to record the positrons (positive charged particles) emitted from a radiopharmaceutical, producing a cross-sectional image of metabolic activity in body tssues to determine the presence of disease
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radiography
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image produced when an x-ray is passed through the body or area and captured on a film; also called x-ray
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single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
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noninvasive imaging technique that provides clear, three-demensional pictures of a major organ by injecting a radionuclide and detecting the emitted radiation using a special device called a gamma camera
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tomography
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radiograpic technique that produces an image representing a detailed cross=section or "slice' of an are, tissue, or organ at a predetermined depth
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ultrasonograph (US)
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image produced by high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) and displaying the reflected "echoes" on a monitor;also called ultrasound, sonography, echo, and echogram
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biopsy
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representative tissue sample removed from a body site for micoscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis
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needle (pertaining to biopsy)
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removal of a small tissue sample for examination using a hollow needle, usually attached to a syrnge
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punch (pertaining to biopsy)
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removal of a small core of tissue using a hollw instrument (punch)
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shave (pertaining to biopsy)
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removal of tissue using a surgical blade to shave elevated lesions
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frozen section (pertaining to biopsy)
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ultra-thin slice of tissue cut from a frozen speciment for immediate pathological examination
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ablation
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removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electocautery, freezimg or radiofrequency
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anastomosis
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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another
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cauterize
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destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals
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curettage
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scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette
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incision and drainage (I&D)
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incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawl of fluids from a wound or cavity
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laser surgery
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surgical technique employing a device that emits intense heat and power at close range to cut, burn, vaporize or destroy tissues
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radical dissection
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surgical removal of tissue in an extensive area surrounding the surgical site in an attempt to ecise all tissue that may be malignant to decrease the chance of recurrence (such as radical mastectomy)
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resection
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partial excision of a bone, organ or other structure
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ant
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anterior
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AP
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anteroposterior
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Bx, bx
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biopsy
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CT
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computed tomography
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CT scan, CAT scan
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computed (axial) tomography scan
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DSA
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digital subraction angiography
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Dx
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diagnosis
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LAT, lat
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lateral
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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PA
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posteroanterior; pernicious anemia
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PET
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positron emission tomography
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post
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posterior
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sono
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sonogram
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Sx
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symptom
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Tx
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treatment
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U&L, U/L
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upper and lower
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US
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ultrasound
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