Medical Terminology Chapter 1

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what does KARKINOS mean?

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meaning both crab and cancer

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Who was the father of medicine?

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Hippocrates

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How long has the hippocratic oath been used?

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for over2000 years

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Medical terms came primarily from what two languages

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Greek and latin

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etymology

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Study of the origin of words

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-tomy

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means "cutting"

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the hippocratic oath forbade what two things that are issues of debate today?

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abortion and euthanasia

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what is a CPOE?

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an electronic method for entering prescriptions

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what are diacritical marks?

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marks added to the vowels to help in pronouncing medical words

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the part of a word that is the fundamental prtion of a word and that contains the basic meaning---

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Word root

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The part of a medical word that contains the word root and combining vowel that enables the two parts to be connected

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combining forms

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the part of a word tht is attached to the beginning of a word of word root

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prefixes

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the part of a word attached to the end of a word or word root the modify the meaning of a word root.

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Suffixes

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actin(o)

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Light
ACTINOTHERAPY

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aer(o)

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air; gas
AEROGEN - GAS PRODUCING MICROORGANISM

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ather(o)

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plaque; fatty substance
ATHEROMO- SWELLING ON THE SURFACE OF AN ARTERY FROM A FATTY DEPOSIT

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bar(o)

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weight; pressure
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

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bio

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life
BIOCHEMISTRY

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carcin(o)

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cancer
CARCINOGEN- CANCER PRODUCING SUBSTANCE

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chondri(o)

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cartilage, grainy, gritty
CHONDROCYTE - CARTILAGE CELL

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cry(o)

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cold
CRYOCAUTERY- DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE BY FREEZING

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crypt(o)

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hidden;obscure

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cyan(o)

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blue
CYANOPSIA-A CONDITION FOLLOWING A CATARACT OPERATION IN WHICH ALL ObJECTS APPEAR BLUE

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cyst(o)

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bladder
CYSTOID- BLADDER SHAPPED

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cyt(o)

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cell
CYTOLOGY-STUDY OF CELLS

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dextr(o)

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right
DEXTOCARDIA-DISPLACEMENT OF THE HEART TO THE RIGHT

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dips(o)

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thirst
DIPSOMANIA-ALCOHOLISM

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eosin(o)

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red-rosey
EOSINOPHILIC-STAINING READILY WITH CERTAIN DYES

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esthesio

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sensation, perception
ESTESIOMETRY-MEASUREMENT OF TACTILE SENSIBILITY

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etio

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cause
ETIOPATHOLOGY-CAUSE OF AN ABNORMALITY OR DISEASE

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gen(o)

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producing; being born
GENOBLAST-NUCLEUS OF A FERTILIZED OVUM

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gero

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old age

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iatr(o)

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physician
PEDIATRITION

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kinesi(o)

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motion-
KINESIOLOGY-STUDY OF MOVEMENT

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latero

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lateral, to one sidej
LATERODUCTION-MOVEMENT TO ONE SIDE

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leuk(o)

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white
LEUKEMIO-CANCER OF THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS

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lith(o)

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stone
LITHOTOMY-OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF STONES

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log(o)

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speech, words, thought
LOGOPATHY-SPEECH DISORDER

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melan(o)

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black; dark
MELANODERMA-ABNORMAL SKIN DARKENING

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morph(O)

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stucture;shape
MORPHOLOGY- STUDY OF THE STUCTURE OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS

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narco

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sleep
NARCOLEPSY-SLEEP DISORDER

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necr(o)

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death; dying
NECROLOGY-STUDY OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH

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nyct(o)

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night
NYCTALOPIA-REDUCED ABILITY TO SEE AT NIGHT

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oncho

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tumor
ONCOLYSIS-DISTRUCTION OF A TUMOR

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oxy

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sharp; acute;
OXYPHONIA-SHRILLNESS OF VOICE

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salping(o)

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tube
SALPINGECTOMY-REMOVAL OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBE

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scler(o)

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hardness;hardening
SCLERODERMA-THICHENING AND HARDNESS OF THE SKIN

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somat(o)

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body
SOMATOGENIC-ORIGINATING IN THE BODY

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spir(o)

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breath
SPIROSCOPE-DEVICE FOR MEASURING LUNG CAPACITY

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strepto

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twisted shains;
STREPTOCOCCUS A GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT CAN CAUSE VARIOUS INFECTIONS

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styl(o)

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peg-shaped
STYLOID-PEG-SHAPED; SAID OF A BONY GROWTH

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terato

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monster(as a malformed fetus)
TERATOGEN-AGENT THAT CAUSES A MALFORMED FETUS

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tono

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tension; pressure
TONOMETER-INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING PRESSURE

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top(o)

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place;topical
DESCRIPTION OF A BODY PART IN TERMS OF A SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA

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tropho

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food;nutrition
TROPHOCYTE-CELL THAT PROVIDES NUTRITION

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vivi

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life
VIVIPAROUS-GIVING BIRTH TO LIVING YOUNG

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xeno

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stranger
XENOPHOBIA-EXTREME FEAR OF STRANGER OR FOREIGNERS

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xer(o)

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dry
XERODERM-DRY SKIN

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zo(o)

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life
ZOOBLAST-ANIMAL CELL

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what is the name of the legal document tht gives twelve guidelines for medical staff, administrative personnel, and patients

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PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS

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1-RIGHT TO CONCIDERATE AND RESPECTFUL CARE
2-INFO ABOUT DIAGNOSISK/TREATMENT
3-TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT CARE
4-TO HAVE ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
5-RIGHT TO PRIVACY
6-RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY
7-RIGHT OT LOOK AT RECORDS
8-RIGHT TO SUGGEST CHANGES
9-RIGHT TO BE INFORMED
10-RIGHT TO TAKE PART IN EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS
11-TO UNDERSTAND POST-HOSPITAL CARE
12-RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT HOSPITAL COSTS AND CHARGES

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WHAT ARE THE 12 PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS

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what does HIPPA stand for

WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR

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HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILIY ACT OF 1996
-THIS LAW PROTECT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY CHANGE OR LOSE THEIR JOBS & THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF HEALTH RECORDS

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what does SOAP stands for

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SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT AND PLAN

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A-

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WITHOUT
ASEPSIS WITHOUT LIVING ORGANISMS

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AB-, ABS-

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AWAY FROM
ABDUCT- TO DRAW AWAY FORM A POSITION

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AD-

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TOWARD, TO
ADDUCT-TO DRAW TOWARD THE BODY, AS A LIMB

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AMBI-

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BOTH, AROUND
AMBIDEXTROUS-HAVING ABILITY ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES

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AN-

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WITHOUT
ANENCEPHALIC-WITHOUT A BRAIN

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ANA-

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UP, TOWARD
ANAPHYLACTIC-EXAGGERATED REACTION TO AN ANTIGEN OR TOXIN

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ANTE-

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BEFORE
ANTEMORTEM-BEFORE DEATH

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APO-

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DERIVED,SEPERATED
APOBIOSIS-DEATH OF A PART OF A LIVING ORGANISM

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BI-

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TWICE, DOUBLE
BIPAROUS-BEARING TWO YOUNG

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BRACHY-

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SHORT
BRACHYESOPHAGUS-ABNORMALLY SHORT ESOPHAGUS

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BRADY-

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SLOW
BRADYCARDIA-ABNORMALLY SLOW HEARTBEAT

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CONTRA-

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AGAINST
CONTRAINDICATED-NOT RECOMMENDED

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DE-

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AWAY FROM
DEMYELINATION-LOSS OF MYELIN

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DIA-

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THROUGH
PASSING THROUGH THE PLACENTA

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DYS-

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ABNORMAL;DIFFICULT
DYSFUNCTIONAL-FUNCTIONING ABNORMALLY

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ECT(O)-

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OUTSIDE
ECTOPIC-OCCURING OUTSIDE THE NORMAL PLACE, AS A PREGNACY OCCURRING OUTSIDE FO THE UTERUS

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END(O)

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WITHIN
ENDOABDOMINAL-WITHIN THE ABDOMEN

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HEMI-

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HALF
HEMIIPLEGIA-PARLYSIS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY

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INTER-

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BETWEEN
INTERDENTAL-BETWEEN THE TEETH

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INTRA-

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WITHIN
INTRAMUSCULAR-WITHIN THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MUSCLES

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ISO-

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EQUAL,SAME
ISOMETRIC-OF THE SAME DIMENSIONS

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MAL-

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BAD;
INADEQUATE

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MES(O)

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MIDDLE, MEDIUM
MESODERM-THE MIDDLE LAYER OF SKIN

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META-

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AFTER
METACARPUS-BONES ATTACHED TO THE CARPUS

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OLIG(O)-

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FEW; LITTLE; SCANTY
OLIGOSPERMIA-LOW SPERM COUNT

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PAN-

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ALL, ENTIRE
PANARTHRITIS-ARTHRITIS INVOLVING ALL JOINTS

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PER-

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THROUGH, INTENSELY
PERAXILLARY-THROUGH THE AXILLA

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PERI-

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AROUND, ABOUT, NEAR
PERIAPPENDICITIS-INFLAMMATION OF THE TISSUE SURROUNDING THE APPENDIX

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PRO-

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BEFORE, FORWARD
PRODROME-A SYMPTOM OR GROUP OF SYMPTOMS THAT OCCURS BEFORE A DISEASE SHOW UP

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RE

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AGAINST, BACKWARD
REFLUX-BACKWARD FLOW

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RETRO-

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BEHIND, BACKWARD
RETROVERSION-A TURNING BACKWARD, AS OF THE UTERUS

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SUB-

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LESS THAN, UNDER, INFERIOR
SUBCUTANEOUS-BENEATH THE SKIN

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SUPRA-

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ABOVE, OVER
SUPRAMAXILLARY-ABOVE THE MAXILLA

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SYL,SYM,SYN-,SYS-

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TOGETHER
SYMBIOSIS-MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE

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TACHY-

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FAST
TACHYCARDIA-RAPID HEARTBEAT

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TRANS-

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ACROSS, THROUGH
TRANSOCULAR-ACROSS THE EYE

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UN-

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NOT
UNCONSCIOUS-NOT CONSCIOUS

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UNI-

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ONE
UNIGLANDULAR-INVOLVING ONLY ONE GLAND

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-AD

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TOWARD
CEPHALAD-TOWARD THE HEAD

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-ALGIA

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PAIN
NEURALGIA-NERVE PAIN

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-ASTHENIA

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WEAKNESS
NEURASTHENIA-CONDITION WITH VAGUE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS WEAKNESS

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-BLAST

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IMMATURE, FORMING
ASTROBLAST-IMMATURE CELL

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-CIDAL

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DESTROYING, KILLING
SUICIDAL-LIKELY TO KILL ONESELF

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-CIDE

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DESTROYER OF, KILLER OF
SUICIDE-KILLING OF ONESELF

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-CRINE

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SECRETING
ENDOCRINE-GLAN THAT SECRETES HORMONES INTO THE BLOODSTREAM

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-CRIT

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SEPERATE
HEMATOCRIT-PERCENTAGE OF VOLUME OF A BLOOD SAMPLE THAT IS COMPOSED OF CELLS

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-CYTE

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CELL
THROMBOCYTE-BLOOD PLATELET

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-CYTOSIS

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CONDITION OF CELLS
ERYTHROCYTOSIS-CONDITION WITH AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN THE BLOOD

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-DERMA

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SKIN
SCLERODERMA-HARDENING OF THE SKIN

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-DESIS

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BINDING
ARTHRODESIS-STIFFENING OF A JOINT

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-DYNIA

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PAIN
NEURODYNIA-NERVE PAIN

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-ECTASIA

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EXPANDING;DILATING
BRONCHIECTASIS-CONDITION WITH CHRONIC DILATION OF THE BRONCHI

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-ECTOMY

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REMOVAL OF
APPENDECTOMY-REMOVAL OF THE APPENDIX

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-EDEMA

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SWELLING
LYMPHEDEMA-SWELLING AS A RESULT OF OBSTRUCTED LYMPH NODES

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-EMESIS

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VOMITING
HEMATEMESIS-VOMITING OF BLOOD

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-EMIA

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BLOOD
UREMIA-EXCESS UREA IN THE BLOOD

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-ESTHESIA

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SENSATION
PARESTHESIA-ABNORMAL SENSATION, SUCH AS TINGLING

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-GLOBIN

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PROTEIN
IMMUNOGLOBULIN-ONE OF CERTAIN STRUCTURALLY RELATED PROTIENS

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-GRAM

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A RECORDING
ENCEPHALOGRAM-BRAIN SCAN

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-IC

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PERTAING TO
GASTRIC-RELATING TO THE STOMACH

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-IC

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PERTAINING TO
GASTRIC-RELATING TO THE STOMACH

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-ISM

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CONDITION, DISEASE, DOCTRINE
DWARFISM-CONDITION INCLUDING ABNORMALLY SMALL SIZE

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-ITIS

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INNFLAMMATION
NEPHRITIS-KIDNEY INFLAMMATION;

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-KINESIA

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MOVEMENT
BRADYKINESIA-DECREASE IN MOVEMENT

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-LOGIST

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ONE WHO PRACTICES
DERMATOLOGIST-ONE WHO PRACTICES DERMATOLOGY

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-LYSIS

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DESTRUCTION OF
ELECTROLYSIS-PERMANENT REMOVAL OF UNWANTED HAIR

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-MALACIA

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SOFTENING
OSTEOMALACIA-GRADUAL SOFTENING OF BONE

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-MANIA

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OBSESSION
MONOMANIA-OBSESSION WITH ONE IDEA

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-MEGALY

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ENLARGEMENT
CEPHALOMEGALY-ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEAD

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-OID

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LIKE, RESEMBLING
CARDIOID-RESEMBLING A HEART

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-OPIA

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VISION
DIPLOPIA-DOUBLE VISION

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-OSTOMY

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OPENING
COLOSTOMY-SURGICAL OPENING IN THE COLON

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-PARA

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BEARING
PRIMIPARA-WOMAN WHO HAS GIVEN BIRTH ONCE

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-PATHY

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DISEASE
OSTEOPATHY-BONE DISEASE

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-PENIA

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DEFICIENCY
LEUKOPENIA-CONDITION WITH FEWER THAN NORMAL WHITE BLOOD CELLS

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PEPSIA

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DIGESTION
DYSPEPSIA-DYSPEPSIA-IMPAIRED DIGESTION

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-PEXY

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FIXATION, USUALLY DONE SURGICALLY
NEPHROPEXY-SURGICAL FIXATION OF A FLOATING KIDNEY

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-PHAGE

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EATING, DEVOURING
POLYPHAGIA-EXCESSIVE EATING

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-PHOPIA

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FEAR
ACROPHOBIA-FEAR OF HEIGHTS

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-PHONIAS

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SOUND
NEURAPHONIA-LOSS OF SOUNDS

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-PHRENIA

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OF THE MIND
SCHIZOPHRENIA-TERM FOR A COMMON PSYCHOSIS

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-PHYLAXIS

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PROTECTION
PROPHYLAXIS-PREVENTION OF DISEASE

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-PLASTY

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SURGICAL REPAIR
RHINOPLASTY-PLASTIC SURGERY OF THE NOSE

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-PLEGIA

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PARALYSIS
QUADRIPLEGIA-PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS

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-PNEA

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BREATH
EUPNEA-EASY, NORMAL RESPIRATION

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-PTOSIS

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FALLING DOWN; DROOPING
BLEPHAROPTOSIS-DROOPING EYELID

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-RRHAGIA

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HEAVY DISCHARGE
TRACHEORRHAGIA-HEMORRHAGE FROM THE TRACHEA

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-RRHAPHY

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SURGICAL SUTURING
HERNIORRHAPHY-SURGICL SUTURING OF A HERNIA

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-RRHEXIS

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RUPTURE
CARDIORRHEXIS-RUPTURE OF THE HEART WALL

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-SPASM

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CONTRACTION
ESOPHAGOSPASM-SPASM OF THE WALLS OF THE ESOPHAGUS

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-STASIS

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STOPPING;CONSTANT
HOMEOSTASIS-STATE OF EQUILIBRIUM IN THE BODY

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-STENOSIS

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NARROWING
STENOSTENOSIS-NARROWING OF THE PAROTID DUCT

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-TOMY

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CUTTING OPERATION
LAPAROTOMY-INCISION IN THE ABDOMEN

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-TROPHY

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NUTRITION
DYSTROPHY-CHANGES THAT RESULT FORM INADEQUATE NUTRITION

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-TROPIA

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TURNING
ESOTROPIA-CROSSED EYES