Medical Terminology Chapter 4

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Abdonmin/o

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Abdomen

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an/o

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Anus - opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

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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 - Outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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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 - monthly discharge of blood from the lining of the uterus

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Nat/i

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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 - membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen

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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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Secreation

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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,Seperation/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 - loss of muscle function

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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/Development

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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-

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No/Not/Without

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An-

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No/Not/Without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward/Near

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Ana-

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Up/Apart

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Ante-

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Before/Forward

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

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Two/Both

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Brady-

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Slow

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Con-

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With/Together

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Dia-

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Complete/Through

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Dys-

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Bad/Painful/Difficult/Abnormal

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Ec-

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Out/Outside

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Endo-

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Within/In/Inner

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Epi-

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Above/Upon

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Ex-

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Out

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Extra-

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Outside of

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Hemi-

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Half

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Epi-

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Above/Upon

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Ex-

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Out

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Extra-

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Outside of

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Excessive/Too Much/Above

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Hypo-

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Deficient/Too Little/Below

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In-

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In/Into

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Mal-

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Bad

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Meta-

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Change/Beyond

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Neo-

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New

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Para-

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Beside/Near/Along the side of

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MICU

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Medical Intensive Care Unit

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MSICU

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Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit

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PICU

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Pediatric or Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

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SICU

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Surgical Intensive Care Unit

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Poly-

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Many/Much

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Post-

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After/Behind

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Pre-

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Before

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Pro-

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Before/Forward

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Pros-

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Before/Forward

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Quadri-

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Four

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Re-

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Back/Behind

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Retro-

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Back/Behind

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Sub-

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Under/Less Than

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Syn-

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With/Together

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Tachy

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across/Through

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond

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Uni-

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One

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Antigens

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foreign substances that stimulate white blood cells to make antibodies

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Antibodies

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destroy antigens

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Antibiotics

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medications produced outside the body to kill the growth of antigens such as bacteria and microorganisms

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primary malignant tumor

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originates and grows in a tissue or specific organ

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metastasis

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malignant tumor that has traveled from the primary location to a secondary site

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remission

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lessening or a sense of disease symptoms during an illness

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relapse

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return of disease symptoms

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syndrome

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group of signs and symptoms that occur together indicating a particular condition, the cause of which is not always known

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disease

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specific medical condition often marked by an identifiable cause