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108 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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anter/o
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front
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, tailbone
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crani/o
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skull
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epitheli/o
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skin, surface tissue
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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hepat/o
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liver
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laryng/o
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larynx
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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loin (waist)
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lymph/o
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lymph
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pleur/o
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pleura
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poster/o
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back, behind
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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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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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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produces urine and sends it out of the body
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urinary system
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secretes hormones that are carried by blood to other organs
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endocrine system
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supports the body and helps it move
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musculoskeletal system
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takes food into the body and breaks it down to be absorbed into the bloodstream
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digestive system
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transports food, gases, and other substances through the body
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circulatory system
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moves air into and out of the body
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respiratory system
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produces cells that unite to form a new baby
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reproductive system
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receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain
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skin and sense organ system
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carries electrical messages to and from the brain and spinal cord
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nervous system
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brain
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nervous system
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cartilage
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musculoskeletal system
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kidney
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urinary system
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liver
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digestive system
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heart
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cardiovascular system
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bronchial tubes
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respiratory system
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cervix
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female reproductive system
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epidermis
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skin and sense organ system
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adrenal glands
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endocrine system
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testes
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male reproductive system
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space located within the bones of the hip
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pelvic cavity
urinary bladder and uterus |
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space located within the skull
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cranial cavity
brain |
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space located within the chest
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thoracic cavity
heart and lungs |
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space located within the abdomen
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abdominal cavity
stomach |
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space located within the backbones
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spinal cavity
spinal cord |
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the bones of the hip are the
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pelvis
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the muscle separating the chest and the abdomen is the
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diaphragm
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the membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen is the
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peritoneum
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the membrane surrounding the lungs is the
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pleura
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the space between the lungs in the chest is the
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mediastinum
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the space that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, gallbladder, and intestines is the
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abdominal cavity
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the backbones are the
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spinal column
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the nerves running down the back form the
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spinal cord
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a single backbone is a
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vertebra
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a piece of cartilage in between two backbones is a
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disc
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name the 5 divisions of the spinal column
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cervical
thoracic lumbar sacral coccygeal |
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pertaining to the back
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posterior
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pertaining to the front
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anterior
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a plane that divides the body into an upper and a lower part
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transverse (axial) plane
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an image of the body using magnetic waves; all three planes of the body are viewed
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MRI
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a plane that divides the body into right and left parts
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sagittal plane
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flexible connective tissue found between bones at joints
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cartilage
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a plane that divides the body in front and back parts
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frontal (coronal) plane
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series of cross-sectional x-ray images
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CT scan
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craniotomy
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incision of the skull
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abdominal
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pertaining to the abdomen
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pelvic
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pertaining to the pelvis
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thoracic
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pertaining to the chest
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mediastinal
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pertaining to the mediastinum (the space between the lungs)
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epithelial
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pertaining to the skin (lining of the surface) cells
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tracheotomy
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incision of the trachea (windpipe)
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peritoneal
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pertaining to the peritoneum (the membrane surrounding the organs of the abdomen)
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hepatitis
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inflammation of the liver
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cervical
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pertaining to the neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus
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lymphocyte
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lymph cell (a type of white blood cell)
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lateral
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pertaining to the side
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bronchoscopy
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visual examination of the bronchial tubes using an endoscope
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diaphragm
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muscle separating the abdomen from the chest
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pluera
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membrane surrounding the lungs
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hypochondriac
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pertaining to under the cartilage of the ribs OR describing a person with unusual anxiety about symptoms that cannot be explained
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pertaining to the loin (waist) region below the thoracic vertebrae
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lumbar
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pertaining to the skin (lining of the surface) cells
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epithelial
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incision of the abdomen
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laparotomy
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pertaining to the tube from the throat to the stomach
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esophageal
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pertaining to the voice box
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laryngeal
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inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs
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plueritis
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pertaining to the throat
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pharyngeal
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pertaining to the sacrum
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sacral
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incision of the chest
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thoracotomy
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pertaining to the tailbone
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coccygeal
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visual examination of the abdomen
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laparoscopy
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pertaining to the backbones
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vertebral
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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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-ar
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pertaining to
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-cyte
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cell
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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cutting out, removal, excision, resection
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-scopy
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process of visual examination
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-tomy
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cutting into, incision, to cut into
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