Medical Terminology

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Word Root

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The foundation of the word.

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Prefix

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At the beginning of the word.

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Suffix

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At the end of the word.

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Combining vowel

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A vowel that links the word root to another word root

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Usually o

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Chem/o

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Chemical

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Gastric/o

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Stomach

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Gynec/o

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Female

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Immun/o

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Immunity

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Laryng/o

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Voice box

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Disease

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Adenopathy

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Gland disease

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to the heart

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Chemotherapy

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Treatment with chemicals

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Incision

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Process of cutting into

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Dermatology

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Study of the skin

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Enteric

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Pertaining to the small intestine

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Gastric

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Pertaining to the stomach

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Gynecology

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Study of females

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Hematic

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Pertaining to the blood

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Hydrocele

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Protrusion of water (in scrotum)

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Immunology

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Study of immunity

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Laryngeal

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Pertaining to the voice box

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Nephromegaly

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Enlarged kidney

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Neural

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Pertaining to a nerve

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Ophthalmic

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Pertaining to the eye

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Otic

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Pertaining to the ear

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Pathology

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Study of disease

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Pulmonary

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Pertaining to the lungs

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Rhinoplasty

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Surgical repair of the nose

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Bilateral

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To have two sides

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a-

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Without, away from

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an-

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Without

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ante-

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Before, in front of

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anti-

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Against

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auto-

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Self

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brady-

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Slow

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contra-

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Against

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de-

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Without

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dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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Within, inner

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epi-

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Upon, over

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eso-

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Inward

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eu-

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Normal, good

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ex-

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External, outward

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exo-

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Outward

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extra-

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Outside of

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hetero-

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Different

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homo-

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Same

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hydro-

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Water

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hyper-

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Over, above

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hypo-

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Under, below

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in-

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Not; inward

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inter-

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Among, between

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intra-

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Within, inside

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macro-

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Large

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micro-

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Small

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Myo-

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To shut

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neo-

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New

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pan-

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All

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para-

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Beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

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per-

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Through

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peri-

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Around

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post-

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After

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pre-

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Before, in front of

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pro-

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Before

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pseudo-

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false

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retro-

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Backward, behind

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sub-

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Below, under

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supra-

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Above

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tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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trans-

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Through, across

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ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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un-

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Not

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Aphasia

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Without speech

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Anoxia

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Without oxygen

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Antepartum

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Before birth

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Antibiotic

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Against life

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Autograft

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A graft from ones own body

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Bradycardia

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Slow heartbeat

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Contraception

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Against conception

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Depigmentation

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Without pigment

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Endoscope

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Instrument to view within

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Epigastric

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Upon or over the stomach

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esotropia

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Inward turning

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Exostosis

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Condition of external bone

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Exotropia

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Outward turning

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Extracorporeal

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Outside of the body

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Heterograft

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Graft from another species

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Homograft

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Graft from the same species

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Hydrotherapy

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Water therapy

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Hypertrophy

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Oberdevelopment

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Hypodermic

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Under the skin

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Infertility

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Not fertile

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Inhalation

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To breathe in

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Intervertebral

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Between the vertebrae

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Intravenous

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Inside, within a vein

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Macrotia

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Having large ears

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Microtia

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Having small ears

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Myopia

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To shut eyes/ squint

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Neonatology

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Study of the newborn

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Pansinitus

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Inflammation of all the sinuses

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Paranasal

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Beside the nose

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Parasthesia

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Abnormal sensation

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis of two parts of a pair

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Percutaneous

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Through the skin

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Pericardial

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Around the heart

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Postpartum

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After birth

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Preoperative

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Before a surgical operation

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Prolactin

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Before milk

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Pseudocyesis

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False pregnancy

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Rettoperitoneal

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Behind the peritoneum

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Subcutaneous

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Under, below the skin

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Suprapubic

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Above the pubic bone

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Tachycardia

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Fast heartbeat

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Transurethral

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Across the urethra

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Ultrasound

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High-frequency sound waves

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Unconscious

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Not conscious

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bi-

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Two

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hemi-

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Half

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mono-

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One

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multi-

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Many

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nulli-

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None

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poly-

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Many

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primi-

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First

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quadri-

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Four

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semi-

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Partial, half

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tetra-

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Four

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tri-

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Three

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-algia

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Pain

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Gastralgia

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Stomach pain

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-cele

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Hernia, protrusion

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Cystocele

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Protrusion of the bladder

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-cyte

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Cell

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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-dynia

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Pain

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Cardiodynia

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Heart pain

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-ecstasis

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Dilation

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Bronchioecstasis

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Dilated bronchi

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-gen

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That which produces

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Pathogen

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Produces disease

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-genesis

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Produces, generates

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Spermatogeneais

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Produces sperm

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-genic

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Producing, produced by

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Carcinogenic

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Producing cancer

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-ia

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State, condition

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Bradycardia

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Condition of slow heart

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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Lithiasis

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Abnormal condition of stones

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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Podiatry

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Medical treatment for the foot

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-ism

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State of

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Hypothyroidism

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State of low thyroid

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of skin

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-logist

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One who studies

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Cardiologist

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One who studies the heart

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-logy

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Study of

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Cardiology

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Study of the heart

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-lysis

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Destruction

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Hemolysis

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Blood destruction

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-lytic

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Destruction

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Thrombolytic

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Clot destruction

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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Chondromalacia

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Abnormal cartilage softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement, large

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

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-oid

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Resembling

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Fibroid

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Resembling fibers

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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Carcinomal

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Cancerous tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of being blue

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-pathy

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Disease

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Myopathy

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Muscle disease

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-phobia

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Fear

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Photophobia

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Fear of light

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-plasia

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Development, growth

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Hyperplasia

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Excessive development

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-plasm

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Formation, development

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Neoplasm

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New formation

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-ptosis

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Drooping

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Blepharoptosis

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Drooping eyelid

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-rrhage

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Excessive, abnormal flow

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Hemorrhage

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Excessive bleeding

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-rrhagia

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Abnormal flow condition

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Cystorrhagia

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Abnormal flow from the bladder

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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Rhinorrhea

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Discharge from the nose

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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Hystorrhexis

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Ruptured uterus

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of an artery

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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Angiostenosis

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Narrowing of a vessel

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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Hypertrophy

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Excessive development

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-ule

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Small

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Venule

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Small vein