Medical Terminology I

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Pyorrhea

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discharge of pus

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Hemorrhage

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burst of blood

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Angiorrhexis

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a rupture of a vessel

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Nephorrhaphy

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structure of the kidney

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Gangrene

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loss of blood supply

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Autograph

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graft transfer to a new position in the body of the same person

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Heterograph

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graft transfer from one person to another or one species to another

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Ecchymosis

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bruise or black and blue mark

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Puritis

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itching

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Furnucle

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boil, painful nodule

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Carbuncle

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cluster of furuncles

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Tinea

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fungal infection

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Vitiligo

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White patches on skin due to destruction of melanin

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Alopecia

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baldness

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Comedone

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blackhead

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Fissure

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linear crack in skin

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Cryosurgery

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destruction of tissue by freezing

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Verruca

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Wart

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Keloid

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large growth of scar tissue

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Excoriation

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Scratch

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Lipoma

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fat tumor

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Xanthoderma

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yellow skin

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Xeroderma

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dry skin

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Mycosis

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disease caused by fungus

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Hypodermic

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below the skin

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Rubella

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German Measles

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Rubeola

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Lung Measles

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Varicella

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Chicken Pox

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Liposis

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fatty infiltration, neutral fats present in the cell

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Petechia

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spot; reddish-brown, minute hemorrhagic spots that indicate bleeding tendency

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Keratoses

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thickened areas of epidermis

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Actinic keratoses

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sun damaged skin, precursor to skin

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Tenitis

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ringing of the ears

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Fibbrow

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with fever

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Affibrow

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without fever

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Nevus

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mole

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Cicatrix

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scar

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Lesion

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an area of pathologically altered tissue (two types: primary and secondary)

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Primary Lesion

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lesions arising form previously normal skin

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Macule

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a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across (e.g., a freckle)

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Patch

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a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm (e.g., Vitiligo)

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Papule

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a solid mass on the skin up to 0.5 cm in diameter (e.g., a nevus or mole)

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Plaque

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a solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter, limited to the surface of the skin

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Nodule

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a solid mass greater than 1 cm, extending deeper into the epidermis

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Tumor

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solid mass larger than 1-2 cm

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Wheal

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an area of localized skin edema (swelling) (e.g., a hive)

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Vesicle

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little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac (blister) within or under the epidermis up to 0.5 cm in diameter (e.g., a fever blister)

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Bulla

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a blister larger than 0.5 cm (e.g., a second-degree burn; bulla = bubble)

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Pustule

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a pus-filled sac (e.g., a pimple)

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Secondary Lesion

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lesions that result in changes in primary lesions

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Erosion

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gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis leaving an area of moisture but not bleeding (e.g., area of moisture after rupture of a vesicle)

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Ulcer

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an open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar; sometimes accompanied by infection (e.g., decubitus ulcer)

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Scale

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a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis (e.g., dandruff)

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Crust

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dried residue of serum (body liquid) , pus, or blood on the skin (e.g., in impetigo)

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Vascular Lesion

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lesions of a blood vessel

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Cherry Angioma

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a small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor on the skin, often on the trunk of the elderly

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Telangiectasia

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a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly on the face, neck, or chest (telos =end) SPIDER ANGIOMA

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Pupuric Lesions

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purpura; lesions resulting from hemorrhages into the skin

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Epidermal Tumors

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skin tumors arising from the epidermis

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Dysplastic Nevus

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a mole with a precancerous changer

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qd

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everyday

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bid

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twice a day

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tid

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three times a day

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qid

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four times a day

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QOD

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every other day

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QHS

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every night

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AC

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before meals

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PC

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after meals

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OS

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left eye

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OD

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right eye

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OU

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both eyes

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AS

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left ear

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AD

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right ear

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AU

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both ears

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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PRN

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as needed

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T

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one tablet

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TT

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two tablets

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TTT

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three tablets

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TV

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four tablets

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V

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five Tablets

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VT

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six tablets

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SIG

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directions

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WNL

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within normal limits

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RTC

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return to clinic

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adip, lip, steat

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fat

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derm, dermat, cutane

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skin

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erythr

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red

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hidr

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sweat

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hist, histi

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tissue

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kerat

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hard

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leuk

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white

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melan

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black

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myc

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fungus

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onych

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nail

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plas

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formation

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purpur

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purple

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seb

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sebum (oil)

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squam

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scale

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trich

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hair

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xer

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dry

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xanth

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yellow

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SOAP

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Subjective (i.e. What the patient tells you.), Objective (i.e. Physical Exam; Lab Results), Assessment (i.e. Diagnosis), Plan (i.e. What to do.)

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q2h

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every two hours

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qh

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every hour

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oligo

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few or deficient

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para

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along side of, or abnormal

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peri

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around

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endo

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within

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epi

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upon

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sub

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below or under

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a-, an-

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without

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de

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from, down, or not

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ab

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away from

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dia-, trans-

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across or through

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e-, ec-, ex-

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out or away

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meta

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beyond, after, change

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pan

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all

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ante

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before

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con-, syn-, sym-

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together or with

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eu

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good or normal

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al, ac, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous, tic

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pertaining to

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estasis

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expansion or dilation

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ia-, y-

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condition

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ium

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structure or tissue

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itis

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inflammation

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ectomy

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excision

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stomy

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creation of an opening

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tomy

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incision

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dynia, -algia

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pain

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rrhaply

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suture

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rrhexis

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rupture

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genesis

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origin of production

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oid

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resembling

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penia

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abnormal reduction

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rrhea

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discharge

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cele

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pouching or hernia

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emia

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blood condition

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iasis

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formation or presence of

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malacia

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softening

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osis

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condition or increase

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phil

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attraction for

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ptosis

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falling downward displacement

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rrhage

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burst forth

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desis

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binding

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pexy

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suspension or fixation

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ation

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process

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poiesis

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formation

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stasis

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stop or stand