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179 Cards in this Set
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foundation of the word
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root
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word ending
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suffix
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links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
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combining vowel
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combination of the root and the combining vowel
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combining form
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Read the meaning of medical terms from the _____ back to the _____ of the term and _____.
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suffix
beginning across |
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Drop the _____ before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
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combining vowel (usually o)
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Keep the combining vowel between _____.
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two roots (e.g. gastroenterology - not gastrenterology)
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adeno/o
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gland
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cis/o
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to cut
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crin/o
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to secrete (to form and give off)
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines (usually the small intestine)
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erythro/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hemat/o
hem/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment, physician
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leuk/o
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white
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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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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
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psych/o
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mind
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
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flesh
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sect/o
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to cut
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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ur/o
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urinary tract, urine
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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pertaining to
producing, produced by produced in |
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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-ion
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process
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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process of study
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visually examining with an endoscope
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-sis
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state of; condition
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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-y
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process, condition
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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aut-, auto-
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self, own
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dia-
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through, complete
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end-, endo-
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within
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-
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out
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exo-
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outside of, outward
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
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into, in
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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pro-
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before, forward
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re-
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back, backward, again
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retro-
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behind
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sub-
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below, under
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trans-
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across, through
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tumor of a gland
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adenoma
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inflammation of a gland
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adenitis
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inflammation of a joint
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arthritis
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process of study of life
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biology
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removal/viewing living tissue from the body
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biopsy
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cancerous tumor
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carcinoma
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process of the study of the heart
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cardiology
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pertaining to the head
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cephalic
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pertaining to the cerebrum
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cerebral
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process of cutting into
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incision
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process of cutting out
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excision
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secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
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endocrine glands
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secrete chemicals through tubes to the outside of the body
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exocrine glands
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process of the visual examination of the urinary bladder
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cystoscopy
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process of the study of cells
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cytology
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatitis
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under, below the skin
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hypodermic
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record of electricity in the heart
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electrocardiogram (ECG)
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record of electricity in the brain
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electroencephalogram (EEG)
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inflammation of the intestines
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enteritis
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red blood cell
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erythrocyte
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removal of the stomach
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gastrectomy
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stomach incision
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gastrotomy
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complete knowledge; a decision about the nature of the patient's condition after the appropriate tests are done
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diagnosis
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prediction about the outcome of an illness
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prognosis
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process of the study of women (women's diseases)
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gynecology
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process of the study of blood
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hematology
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mass/collection of blood
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hematoma
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blood protein
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hemoglobin
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inflammation of the liver
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hepatitis
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adverse side effects that result from the treatment of a physician
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iatrogenic
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white blood cell
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leukocyte
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inflammation of the kidney
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nephritis
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process of the study of the kidney
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nephrology
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process of the study of nerves
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neurology
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process of the study of tumors
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oncology
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one who specializes in the study of tumors
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oncologist
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instrument for the visual examination of the eye
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ophthalmoscope
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inflammation of a bone
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osteitis
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bone and joint inflammation
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osteoarthritis
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study of disease
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pathology
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physician specializing in the study of disease
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pathologist
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pertaining to children
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pediatric
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study of the mind
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psychology
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physician specializing in the study of the mind (mental disorders)
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psychiatrist
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study of x-rays
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radiology
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pertaining to the kidney
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renal
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inflammation of the nose
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rhinitis
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fleshy cancerous, malignant tumor; grows from connective tissue such as muscle, bone, and fat
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sarcoma
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cancerous tumor that grows from epithelial cells that line the outside of the body or the inside of organs in the body
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carcinoma
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the process of cutting back, as in cutting out or removal (excision)
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resection
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cells that help clot blood (also known as platelets)
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thrombocyte
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the condition of clot formation
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thrombosis
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blood clot
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thrombus
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study of the urinary tract
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urology
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occurs when damage to blood vessels in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA); stroke
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vascul/o
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blood vessels
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blood that helps the body fight disease
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leukocyte
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pertaining to the heart
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cardiac
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pertaining to the nerves
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neural
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joint pain
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arthralgia
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pain of the nervous system
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neuralgia
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red blood cell
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erythrocyte
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removal of the kidney
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nephrectomy
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a condition of blood in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate
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leukemia
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cancer producing
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carcinogenic
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disease producing
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pathogenic
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produced by a physician
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iatrogenic
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blood protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells
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hemoglobin
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pertaining to the stomach
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gastric
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record of brain electricity
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electroencephalogram
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pertaining to the study of the nervous system
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neurologic
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process of cutting
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excision
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bladder inflammation
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cystitis
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liver tumor
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hepatoma
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kidney condition
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nephrosis
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white blood cell condition
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leukocytosis
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disease of the intestines
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enteropathy
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gland disease (enlargement)
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adenopathy
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instrument to look within
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endoscope
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bone incision
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osteotomy
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study of the stomach and intenstines
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gastroenterology
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a decreased number of erhthrocytes or an abnormality of the hemoglobin within the RBCs
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anemia
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process of "viewing by oneself"
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autopsy
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visualization of the interior of organs and cavities of the body
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endoscopy
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above the stomach
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epigastric
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outermost layer of skin
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epidermis
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the membrane that surrounds the heart
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pericardium
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high blood sugar because of a lack of insulin
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type 1 diabetes
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high blood sugar because of ineffective insulin
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type 2 diabetes
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the hormone normally released by the pancreas to "escort" sugar from the bloodstream into cells
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insulin
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frequent urination
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polyuria
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sugar in the urine
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glycosuria
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nerve damage
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neuropathy
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kidney disease
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nephropathy
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