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What are word roots?
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The word root is the word part that is the core of the word. The word root contains the fundamental meaning of the word... ie arthr/itis - arthr (means joint) is the root word
Play/er - play is the word root hepat itis- hepat (means liver) is root word |
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What are Suffixes?
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The suffix is a word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning.
ie : play/er - er is the suffix hepat/ic ic means pertaining to and is the suffix hepat/itis - itis means inflammation and is the suffix |
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What are Prefixes?
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The prefix is the word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning.
ie - re/play - re is the prefix sub/ hepat/ic- sub (means under) is the prefix intra/ven/ous - intra means within is a the prefix, ven means vein is the root and ous (pertaining to) is the suffix |
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Suffixes
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frequently indicate a procedure such as scopy: meaning visual examination
Tomy- meaning surgical incision a condition such as itis- meaning inflammation oma- means tumor |
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Prefixes
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indicate a number such as
bi= two position such as sub= under direaction such as intra= within time such as brady = slow or negation such as a = without |
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Vowels
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are speech sounds represented by the letters a e i o u and sometimes y
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The combining vowel
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The combinign vowel is a word part usually an o, used to ease pronunciation
ie: men/o/ pause, arthr/o/pathy (pathy means disease) but in subhepatic the combining vowel is not used |
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The combining vowel is used to:
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Connect two word roots
used to connect a word root and a suffix not sued to connect a prefix and a word root |
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Guideline one for using combining vowels
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When connecting a word root and a suffix , a combining vowel is sued if the suffix does not begin with a vowel
ie arthr/o/pathy the suffix -pathy does not begin with a vowel; therefore a combining vowel is used |
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Guideline two for using combining vowels
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when connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is usually not used if the suffix begins with a vowel- ie, hepat/ic the suffix -ic begins with the vowel i; therefore a combining vowel is not used
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Guideline three for using combining vowels
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When connecting two word roots, a combining vowel is usually used even if vowels are present at the junction
i.e oste/o/arthritis o is the combining vowel used, even though the word root oste ( which means bone) ends with the vowel e, and the word root arthr begins with the vowel a |
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Guideline four for using combining vowels
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When connecting a prefix and a word root, a combining vowel is not used
ex: sub/hepat/ic the combining vowel is not used between the prefix sub- and the word root hepat. |
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Combining form
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A combining form is a word root with the combining vowel attached, separated by a vertical slash.
arthr/o oste/o vern/o The combining form is not a word part per se, rather it is the word root and the combining vowel. |
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arthr
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joint
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hepat
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liver
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ven
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vein
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osteo
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bone
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intra-
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within
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sub-
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under
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-itis
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inflammation
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ic
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pertaining to
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ous
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pertaining to
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pathy
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pertaining to disease
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combining vowel
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o
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Soap notes
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S= subjective - what patient reports
o= objective a= application or treatment p= progress/prognosis |
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HPI
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Present illness
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HPX
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past history
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C/C
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chief complaint
ex: HPI/C/C is L shoulder pain |
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Questions to ask patient: subjective
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When did it start?
What were you doing when it started what have they done for it? have they been seen? how bad is the pain from 1-10 does anything make it better or worse? etc... |
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Objective
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Is what you find, pulse tongue, smell, sound, color, hair, temp, skin
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melano =
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black skin
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carcin =
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cancer
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oma =
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tumor
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hydrophylic
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love water
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hydrophobic
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does not like water
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Organ
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two or more kinds of tissues that together perform special body functions
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8 Body cavities
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cranial, thoracic, spinal, dorsal, pelvic, abdominal, abdominopelvic, ventral
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cranial cavity
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space inside the skull containing brain
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spinal cavity
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space inside the spinal column containing spinal cord
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thoracic, or chest cavity
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space containing the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchii
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abdominal cavity
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space containng the stomach intestines kidneys, liver gallbladder pacnrease spleen and uterus
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pelvic cavity
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space containing the urinary bladder certain reproductive organs parts of the large intestine and the rectum
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abdominopelvic cavity
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both pelvic and abdominal cavities
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aden/o
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gland
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cyt/o
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cell
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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fibr/o
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fiber
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hist/o
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tissue
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kary/o
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nucleus
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lip/o
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fat
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my/o
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muscle
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neur/o
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nerve
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organ/o
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organ
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sarc/o
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flesh, connective tissue
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system/o
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system
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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eti/o
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cause of disease
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped, striated
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chlor/o
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green
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chrom/o
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color
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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xanth/o
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yellow
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-oma
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tumor/swelling
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-osis
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abnormal condition- means increase when used with blood cell word roots
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-sis
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state of
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-stasis
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control,stop, standing
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adenocarcinoma
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cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue
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Ca
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carcinoma
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chemo
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chemotherapy
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dx
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diagnosis
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mets
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metastasis
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Px
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prognosis
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RBC
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red blood cell
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RXT
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radiation therapy
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WBC
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white blood cell
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tx
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treatment
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RX
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prescription
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Pt
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patient
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PROM
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passive range of motion
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AROM
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active range of motion
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how do you spell hematopoiesis
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hema-to-poi-esis
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cell
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basic unit of all living things, the human body is composed of trillions of cells varying in size and shape according to function
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cell membrane
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forms the boundary of the cell
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cytoplasm
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gellike fluid inside the cell
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nucleus
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largest structure within the cell, usually spherical and centrally located. It contains chromosomes for cellular reproduction and is the control center of the cell
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nucleus
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largest structure with the cell usually spherical and centrally located. It contains chromosomes for cellular reproduction and is control center of the cell
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chormosomes
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located in the nucleus of the cell. there are 46 chromosomes in all normal human cells with the exception of mature se cells, which have 23
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genes
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regions within the chromosome. each chromosome has several thousand genes that determine hereditary characteristics
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dna
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comrpsies each gene is a chemical that regulates the activities of the cell
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tissue
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a group of similar cells that performs a specific task
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muscle tissue
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composed of cells that have a special ability to contract, usually producing movement
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nervous tissue
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found in the nerves spinal cord, and brain. it is responsible for coordinating and controling body activities
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connective tissue
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connects supports penetrates and encases various body structures. adipose fat and osseous bone tissues and blood are types of connective tissue
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epithelial tissue
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the major covering of the external surface of the body; forms membranes that line body cavities and organs and is the major tissue in glands
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POP
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pain on palpitation
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