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P; in, within
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intra-
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P; under, below, deficient
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hypo-
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P; first
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primi-
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P; many, much
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poly-
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P; without, not, absence
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a-
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P; good, normal
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eu-
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P; between
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inter-
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P; bad; painful; difficult
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dys-
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S; excision or removal
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-ectomy
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S; suture
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-rrhaphy
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S; blood condition
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-emia
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S; dilation, expansion
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-ectasis
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S; pain
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-algia
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S; abnormal condition of hardening
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-sclerosis
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S; process of viewing; visual examination
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-scopy
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S; paralysis
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-plegia
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S; vision
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-opia
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S; to break; surgical fracture
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-clasia
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S; abnormal softening
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-malacia
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S; incision
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-tomy
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S; enlargement
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-megaly
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S; surgical repair
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-plasty
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S; instrument to view or examine
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-scope
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S; hernia, protrusion; swelling
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-cele
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S; narrowing, stricture
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-stenosis
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S; digestion
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-pepsia
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S; downward displacement or prolapse; drooping,
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-ptosis
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S; separation, destruction; loosening
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-lysis
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S; breathing
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-pnea
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CF; gallbladder
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cholecyst/o
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CF; vein
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ven/o (phleb/o)
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CF; eye, vision
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opt/o, ophthalm/o (just eye)
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CF; form, shape, structure
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morph/o
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CF; skin
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dermat/o (derm/o)
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CF; artery
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arteri/o
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CF; sodium (an electrolyte)
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natr/o
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CF; spleen
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splen/o
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CF; nail
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onych/o
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CF; lymph gland (node)
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lymphaden/o
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CF; wrinkle
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rhytid/o
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CF; colon
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colon/o
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CF; heart
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cardi/o
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CF; bladder
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cyst/o
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CF; vessel
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angi/o
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CF; stone, calculus
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lith/o
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CF; trachea (windpipe)
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trache/o
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CF; ear
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ot/o
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CF; nose
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rhin/o
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CF; larynx (voice box)
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laryng/o
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production or developement of blood cells
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hematogenesis
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red cell production
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erythropoesis
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nose bleed
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epistaxis
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movement away from the body
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abduction
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kidney stone
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nephrolith
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double vision
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diplopia
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scanty menstrual flow
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oligomenorrhea
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turning the palm upwards
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supination
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paralysis on one side of the body
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hemiplegia
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open or unblocked
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patent
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another word for the tibia
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shin bone
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medical term for fainting |
syncope |
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loss of hearing due to aging
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presbycusis
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term meaning suture of the vulva
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episiorrhaphy
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visual exam of the vagina and cervix with an optical instrument |
colposcopy |
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type of medication to prevent blood clot formation
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anticoagulants
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the neck is in what region of the body
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cervical region
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common name for a CVA
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stroke
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temporary loss of breathing
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apnea
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abnormal muscle tone
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dystonia
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surgical procedure to remove the eye
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enucleation
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a type of treatment using cold (to burn)
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cryocautery
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term interchangeable with inferior
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caudal
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plane that divides the body (but is not necessarily equal)
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saggital
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TVH, ROM, SLE, CABG; which of these is a pathological condition and what does it stand for?
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SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus)
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CVA, ESRD, AOM, HTN; which of these is a kidney disease and what does it stand for?
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ESRD (end-stage renal disease)
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ICP, MVP, TIA, I&D; which of these is a surgical procedure and what does it stand for?
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I&D (incision and drainage)
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CABG, BNO, PCP, GERD; which of these is a surgical procedure and what does it stand for?
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CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
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OB, UTI, IUD, STI; which of these is a contraceptive device and what does it stand for?
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IUD (intrauterine device)
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PRL, IDDM, NCV, IVF; which of these is a pathological condition and what does it stand for?
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IDDM (insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus)
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MS, TIA, SOB, CVA; which of these is a pathological condition resulting in loss of the myelin sheath and what does it stand for?
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MS (multiple sclerosis)
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GYN, PRP, D&C, HDN; which of these is a surgical procedure and what does it stand for?
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D&C (dilation and curettage)
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MRI, US, PET, CT; which of these is an imaging procedure used to create cross-sectional images and what does it stand for?
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PET (positron emission tomography)
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