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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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amni/o
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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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axill/o
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armpit
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bi/o
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life
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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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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drug, chemical
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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encephal/o
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brain
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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inguin/o
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groin
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isch/o
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to hold back
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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
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larynx
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leuk/o
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white
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lymph/o
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lymph
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a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces
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lymph
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mamm/o
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breast
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morph/o
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shape, form
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
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death (of cells or whole body)
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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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neutr/o
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neutrophil
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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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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ot/o
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ear
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path/o
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disease
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation, development
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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radi/o
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x-rays
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rect/o
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rectum
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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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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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clusters
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea
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ven/o
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vein
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (plural: -cocci)
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berry-shaped bacterium
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-cyte
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cell
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectomy
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excision, removal, resection
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genesis
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condition of producing, forming
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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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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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
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softening
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bulging of the front wall of the rectum into the vagina
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rectocele
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bulging of the bladder into the vagina
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cystocele
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removal of fluid in the pleura through a needle
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thoracentesis
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a tube is placed through an incision in the abdomen and fluid is removed from the peritoneal cavity
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abdominocentesis (abdominal paracentesis)
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pain in the chest wall muscles that is aggravated by breathing
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pleurodynia
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inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels to the area
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ischemia
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the process of developing new blood vessels
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angiogenesis
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the creation of cancer
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carcinogenesis
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x-ray record taken after injections of contrast material into membranes (meninges) surrounding the spinal cord
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myelogram
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a procedure performed to view blood vessels after injecting them with a radio-opaque dye that outlines them on x-ray
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angiography
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inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms
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thrombophlebitis (phlebitis)
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literally, the study of form; the study of structure; the form itself, as of an organ or part of the body
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morphology
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breakdown of red blood cells with release of hemoglobin
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hemolysis
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
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to view
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ptosis
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drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
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process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tomy
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incision, cutting into
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condition due to the production of too much growth hormone by the pituitary gland after the end of adolescence
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acromegaly
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enlargement of the spleen
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splenomegaly
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myoma
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a benign tumor of smooth muscle
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myosarcoma
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a malignant tumor arising from connective tissue
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autopsy or postmortem examination
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necropsy
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death of cells or tissues through injury or disease
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necrosis
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accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
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hydronephrosis
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increase in the number of white blood cells
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leukocytosis
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primary disease of the heart muscle in the absence of a known underlying etiology
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cardiomyopathy
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a decrease in the number of red blood cells circulating within the blood
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erythropenia
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a decrease in the number of neutrophils circulating within the blood
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neutropenia
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a decrease in the number of thrombocytes circulating within the blood
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thrombocytopenia
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fear of heights
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acrophobia
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an anxiety disorder marked by fear of venturing out into a crowded place
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agoraphobia
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acr/o
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extremities
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an inherited disorder in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in both cartilage and bone
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achondroplasia
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protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
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hernia
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occurs when the stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm
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hiatal hernia
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occurs when part of the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region and commonly into the scrotal sac in the male
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inguinal hernia
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a herniation of the intestines through the navel occurring in infants at birth
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omphalocele
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opening a narrowed blood vessel (artery) using a balloon that is inflated after insertion into the vessel; stents (slotted tubes) are then put in place to keep the artery open
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angioplasty
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drooping upper eyelid
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blepharoptosis
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drooping of the upper eyelids or the breasts
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ptosis
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the spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original site to a secondary organ or location
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metastasis
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blood flow is stopped naturally by clotting or artificially by compression or suturing of a wound
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hemostasis
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a surgical clamp
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hemostat
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creation of a large incision into the peritoneal cavity, often performed on an exploratory basis
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laparotomy
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an opening that connects the colon to the surface of the abdomen
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colostomy
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a surgical operation to create an opening (stoma) into the trachea
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tracheostomy
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water treatment
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hydrotherapy
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chemical treatment
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chemotherapy
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high-energy radiation used to treat illness
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radiotherapy
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obtaining blood from a vein
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phlebotomy
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an incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage
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tracheotomy
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harding of the arteries
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arteriosclerosis
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a form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of fat collect in an artery
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atherosclerosis
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ather/o
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fatty material
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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cells increase in size, not number
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hypertrophy
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cells decrease in size
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atrophy
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-er
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one who
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-ia
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condition
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-ist
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specialist
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-ole
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little, small
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-ule
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little, small
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-um, -ium
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structure, tissue
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-us
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structure, substance
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-y
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condition, process
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a technologist who assists in the making of diagnostic x-ray
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radiographer
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eso-
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within, inward
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-ac, -iac
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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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-ary
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pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-genic
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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-oid
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resembling
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-ose
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pertaining to, full of
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-tic
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pertaining to
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a malignant tumor produced in bone
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osteogenic sarcoma
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_____ is the opposite of chronic
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acute
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describes a disease that is of rapid onset and has severe symptoms and brief duration
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acute
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names of the five leukocytes (Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas)
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neutrophil
lymphocyte monocyte eosinophil basophil |
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leukocyte with reddish-staining granules; are active and increased in number in allergic conditions such as asthma
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eosinophils (about 3% of leukocytes)
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granulocytic white blood cell that increases during the healing phase of inflammation
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basophils (about 1% of leukocytes)
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There are five different kinds of leukocytes: three _____ and two _____ cells.
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granulocytes
mononuclear |
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granulocytic white blood cell (granules stain purple) that destroys foreign cells by engulfing and digesting them
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neutrophils (about 50-60% of leukocytes); also called polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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cells that engulf and digest bacteria (e.g., neutrophils)
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phagocytes
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mononuclear white blood cell that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies
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lymphocytes (about 32% of leukocytes)
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Two types of lymphocytes are _____ cells and ____ cells.
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T
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mononuclear white blood cell that engulfs and digests cellular debris; contains one large nucleus
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monocytes
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large phagocytes
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macrophages
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Monocytes leave the bloodstream and enter tissues to become _____, which are large phagocytes
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macrophages
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have one large nucleus and only a few granules in their cytoplasm
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mononuclear leukocytes (agranulocytes)
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_____ are actually tiny fragments of cells formed in the bone marrow and necessary for blood clotting (the third type of blood cell)
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thrombocytes (platelets)
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literally, "no blood"
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anemia
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_____ anemia occurs when bone marrow fails to produce not only erythrocytes but leukocytes and thrombocytes as well
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aplastic
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Tissue that becomes _____ loses its normal flow of blood and becomes deprived of oxygen.
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ischemic
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The _____ are lymphatic tissue in back of the throat that contain lymphocytes which filter and fight bacteria.
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tonsils
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Acromegaly occurs when the _____ produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty.
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pituitary gland
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occurs with development of high blood pressure in hepatic veins (portal hypertension) and hemolytic blood diseases
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splenomegaly
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small masses of lymphatic tissue in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages
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adenoids
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large abdominal incision to remove an ovarian adenocarcinoma
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laparotomy
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removal of an adenocarcinoma of the breast
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mastectomy
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removal of abdominal fluid from the peritoneal space
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paracentesis
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surgical procedure to remove pharyngeal lymphatic tissue
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tonsillectomy
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surgical procedure to open clogged coronary arteries
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angioplasty
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method of removing fluid from the chest (pleural effusion)
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thoracentesis
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procedure to drain feces from the body after bowel resection
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colostomy
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x-ray procedure used to examine blood vessels before surgery
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angiography
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minimally invasive surgery within the abdomen
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laparoscopy
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enlargement of the liver
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hepatomegaly
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new opening of the windpipe to the outside of the body
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tracheostomy
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
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abdominocentesis (paracentesis)
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