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76 Cards in this Set
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Anesthesiologist
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drugs that produce loss of feeling
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Dermatologist
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skin
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endocrinologist
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hormones and the glands that secrete them
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Geriatrician
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Older person
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Gynecologist
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Females
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Neurologist
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nervous system
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Oncologist
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tumors
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Ophthalmologist
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eyes
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Otolaryngologist
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ears,nose and throat
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Pediatrician
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children
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Psychiatrist
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Mental,emotional and behavioral disorders
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Rhinologist
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Nose
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Aden-
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Gland
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-logy
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The study of
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-ose
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sugar
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Mammo-
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Breast
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Neur-
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Nerve
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Lithiasis
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Condition in which a stone or a calculus is present.
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Calcipenia
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Deficiency of Calcium in the body tissues and fluid.
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Phlebostasis
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Controlling of blood flow in a vein by means of compression
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Ophthalmopathy
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any disease of the eye
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Dermatosis
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A skin condition
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Dermatitis
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Inflammation of the skin
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Carcinoma
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cancerous growth or tumor
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Mucoid
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Resembling Mucus
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Cardiomegaly
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Enlargement of the Heart
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Pyrophobia
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Fear of Fire
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Pyromania
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excessive preoccupation with fire
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Osteomalacia
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Increased softening of the bone.
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Angiectasis
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Dilation of a blood or lymph vessel
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Ophthalmitis
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inflammation of the eye
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Appendicitis
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Inflammation of the appendix
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-ptosis
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Prolapse
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-rrhagia
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excessive bleeding
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Ophthalmorrhexis
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Rupture of the eyeball
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-malacia
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softening
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-algia
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pain
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-itis
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inflammation
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-cele
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hernia
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-mania
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excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-ectasis
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dilatation
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-stasis
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controlling
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-iasis
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condition
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chir/o
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hands
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-rrhea
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discharge
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Chirospasm
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Cramping of the hand
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Edema
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues that result in swelling.
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Lithiasis
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Condition in which a calculus is present.
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Pathology
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Study of nature and cause of disease.
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Otic
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pertaining to the ear
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Amylase
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An enzyme that breaks down starches.
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Mastopexy
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Surgical fixation of the breast.
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Biopsy
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Excision of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination.
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Cutaneous
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pertaining to the skin
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Neuralgia
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pain along the course of a nerve
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Dilatation
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stretching of a structure
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Specialist to see for a heart condition?
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Cardiologist
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Specialist in Pregnancy,Labor & Delivery?
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Obstetrician
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Specialist trained in administering drugs that cause loss of feeling?
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Anesthetist
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Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of newborns through age of 28 days?
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Neonatologist
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Specialist in disorders of the stomach and intestine?
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Gastroenterologist
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Specialist in interpreting X-ray images?
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Radiologist
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A bone specialist?
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Orthopedist
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Specializes in diagnosis of disease using clinical laboratory results?
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Clinical Pathologist
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Mastectomy
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Surgical Removal of a breast?
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Lithotripsy
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Surgical crushing of a stone
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Tonsillectomy
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Surgical removal of the tonsils
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Neural
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pertaining to a nerve
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Otitis
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Inflammation of the ear
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Appendicitis
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Inflammation of the appendix
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Tracheotomy
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Incision of the trachea
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Ophthalmoscopy
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Examination of the eye
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