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186 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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an/o
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anus
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bi/o
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life
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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carpals (wrist bones)
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cis/o
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to cut
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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skull
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cutane/o
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skin
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dur/o
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dura mater
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gen/o
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to produce, to begin
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glyc/o
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sugar
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hemat/o
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blood
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later/o
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side
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men/o
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menses
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nat/o
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birth
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neur/o
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nerve
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norm/o
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rule, order
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oste/o
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bone
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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plas/o
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formation, growth, development
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ren/o
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kidney
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scapul/o
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scapula (shoulder blade)
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son/o
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sound
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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top/o
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to put, place, position
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troph/o
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development, nourishment
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urethr/o
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urethra (tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body)
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uter/o
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uterus
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ven/o
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vein
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vertebr/o
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vertebra (backbone)
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ation
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process, condition
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-cision
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process of cutting
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-crine
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secretion
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-emia
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blood condition
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-gen
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to produce
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ia
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condition
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ine
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pertaining to
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-ism
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condition, process
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-lapse
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to fall, slide
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-lysis
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loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction
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-meter
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to measure
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-mission
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to send
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-mortem
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death
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-partum
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birth
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-phagia
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eating
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-phasia
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speech
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-plasia
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formation (condition)
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-plasm
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formation (tissue)
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-pnea
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breathing
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-scopy
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process of visual examination
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-section
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to cut
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-stasis
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to stand, place, stop, control
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-tension
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pressure
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-thesis
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to put, place (state of putting or placing)
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-trophy
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nourishment; devolopment
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-um
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structure
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-uria
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urine condition
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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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apenia
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not able to breathe
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aphasia
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absence or impairment of communication through speech
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atrophy
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decrease in size of cells within an organ
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anemia
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deficiency of hemoglobin and/or in number of red blood cells, which results in reduced oxygen to body cells
literally: lacking in blood |
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amenorrhea
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absence of menstrual periods
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ab-
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away from
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abnormal
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being away from the norm; irregular
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ad-
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toward, near
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adrenal glands
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two endocrine glands, each above a kidney
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ana-
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up, apart
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analysis
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separating a substance into its component parts
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ante-
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before, forward
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antepartum
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before birth
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anti-
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against
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antibody
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a substance that works against germs
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antigen
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foreign protein that stimulates white blood cells to make antibodies
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antibiotic
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a chemical substance produced by various microorganisms or fungi that inhibits or destroys bacteria or other small organisms
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bi-
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two, both
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bilateral
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pertaining to both sides
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brady-
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slow
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bradycardia
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slow heartbeat
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con-
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with, together
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congenital
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disease or physical abnormality present from birth (ex. webbed fingers or heart defects)
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dia-
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complete, through
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diarrhea
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discharge of watery wastes from the colon
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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dyspnea
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painful breathing
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dysphagia
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difficult swallowing
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dysplasia
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abnormality of the development or the formation of cells
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dysmenorrhea
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painful menstrual flow
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dysuria
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painful or difficult urination
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ec-
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out, outside
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ectopic pregnancy
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development of a zygote in a place outside the uterus
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endo-
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within, in, inner
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endoscopy
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process of viewing the inside of hollow organs or cavities with an endoscope
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endocrine glands
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organs that produce hormones
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epi-
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above, upon
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epidural hemtoma
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pathological mass of blood above the dura mater
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epidermis
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outer layer of the skin
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ex-
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out
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excision
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act of cutting out, removing, or resecting
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extra-
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outside of
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extrahepatic
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pertaining to the outside of the liver
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hemi-
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half
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hemiplegia
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paralysis of one side of the body
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hyper-
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excessive, too much, above
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hyperthyroidism
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excessive activity of the thyroid gland
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hypertrophy
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enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body as a result of an increase in size of individual cells
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hypertension
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high blood pressure
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hyperglycemia
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higher than normal levels of sugar in the blood
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hypo-
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deficient, too little, below
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hypoglycemia
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blood condition of decreased sugar
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in-
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in, into
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incision
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cutting into the body or into an organ
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inter-
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between
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intervertebral
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pertaining to lying in between two backbones
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intra-
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within
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intrauterine
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pertaining to within the uterus
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intravenous
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pertaining to within a vein
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mal-
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bad
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malignant
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tending to become progressively worse
and/or describes cancerous tumors that invade and spread to distant organs |
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meta-
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change, beyond
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metastasis
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spread of a cancerous tumor to a distant organ or location
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metacarpals
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bones of the hand between the wrist bones (carpals) and the finger bones (phalanges)
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neo-
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new
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neoplasm
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any new growth of tissue; a tumor
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neoplastic
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pertaining to a new growth
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neonatal
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pertaining to new birth; the first 4 weeks after birth
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para-
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besides, near, along the side of
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parathyroid glands
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four endocrine glands behind the thyroid gland
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paralysis
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loss or impairment of movement in a part of the body
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paraplegia
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impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body, primarily the legs and in some cases bowel and bladder function
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peri-
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surrounding
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periosteum
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membrane that surrounds bone
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perianal
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pertaining to surrounding the anus
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poly-
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many, much
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polyuria
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excessive urination
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polyneuropathy
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disease of many nerves
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polydipsia
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excessive thirst
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post-
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after, behind
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postpartum
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after birth
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postmortem
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after death
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pre-
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before
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precancerous
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pertaining to a condition that may come before cancer; a condition that tends to become malignant
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prenatal
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pertaining to before birth
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pro-
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before, forward
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prolapse
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falling down or drooping of a part of the body
literally: sliding forward |
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pros-
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before, forward
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prosthesis
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artificial substitute for a missing part of the body
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quadri-
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four
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quadriplegia
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paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk of the body caused by injury to the spinal cord in the cervical region of the spine
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re-
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back, behind
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relapse
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return of a disease after its apparent termination
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remission
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lessening or absence of signs and symptoms of a disease
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resection
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removal (excision) of an organ or a structure
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retro-
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back, behind
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retroperitoneal
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pertaining to behind the peritoneum
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sub-
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under, less than
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subcostal
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pertaining to below the ribs
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subcutaneous
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lower layer of the skin
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subtotal
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less than total; often just under the total amount
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subscapular
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pertaining to under the shoulder bone
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syn-
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with, together
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syndrome
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set of symptoms and signs that occur together to indicate a disease condition
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tachy-
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fast
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tachycardia
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condition of fast, rapid heartbeat
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tachypnea
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condition of rapid breathing
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trans-
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across, through
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transabdonimal
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pertaining to across the abdomen
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transurethral
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pertaining to across (through) the urethra
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tri-
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three
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tricuspid valve
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fold of tissue between the upper and lower chambers on the right side of the heart
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ultra-
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beyond
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ultrasonography
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recording of the internal body structures with sound waves
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uni-
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one
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unilateral
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pertaining to one side
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