Medical Terminology Chapter 4

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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an/o

Back 2

anus

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bi/o

Back 3

life

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cardi/o

Back 4

heart

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carp/o

Back 5

carpals (wrist bones)

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cis/o

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to cut

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cost/o

Back 7

ribs

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crani/o

Back 8

skull

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cutane/o

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skin

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dur/o

Back 10

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

Back 12

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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menstruation

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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 (membrane surrounding the organs of 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 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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-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-, 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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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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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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apnea

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breathing suddenly stops during sleep

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aphasia

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no speech

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atrophy

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muscles shrink as cells decrease in size

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anemia

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condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells or a decrease of hemoglobin within the cells. there are different types of anemia

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amenorrhea

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no menstruation

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analysis

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separating a substance into its component parts

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antepartum

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before birth

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antibody

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protein made by white blood cells- literally a "body" working "against" foreign substances.

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antigen

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foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. when antigens enter the body, the stimulate white blood cells to produce antibodies that act against the antigens.

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bilateral

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two sides

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bradycardia

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slow heartbeat

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congenital

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a condition present at birth

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diarrhea

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runny stool

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dyspnea

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painful or difficult breathing

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dysphagia

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difficulty or painful swallowing

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dysmenorrhea

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painful menstruation

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dysuria

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painful or difficult urination

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endoscopy

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visual examination of the inside of the body

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endocrine glands

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glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream

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epidermis

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outermost layer of the skin

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excision

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to cut out

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extrahepatic

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pertaining to outside the liver

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hemigastrectomy

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removal of half of the stomach

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half of the body

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hyperplasia

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cells increase in number

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hypertrophy

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cells increase in size, not number

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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incision

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cutting into

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intervertebral

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in between vertebrae

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intrauterine

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pertaining to within the uterus

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intravenous

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within the vein

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malignant

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cancerous, tending to spread rapidly

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metastasis

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change of place

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neoplasm

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new formation of tissue

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neoplastic

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pertaining to new growth

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neonatal

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pertaining to new birth. first four weeks after birth

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periosteum

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membrane that surrounds the bone

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perianal

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pertaining to the area surrounding the anus

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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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postpartum

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after birth

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postmortem

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after death

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prenatal

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pertaining to before birth

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retroperitoneal

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behind the peritoneum or abdominal organs

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subcostal

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pertaining to under the ribs

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syndrome

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a group of symptoms and signs of illness occurring together

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prosthesis

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artificial limb