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134 Cards in this Set
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Cephal/o-
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head
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Carcin/o-
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cancer, cancerous
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Cardiology
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study of the heart
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Cyt/o-
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cell
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Gnos/o-
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knowledge
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Aden/o-
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gland
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Encephal/o-
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brain
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Erythr/o-
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red
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Hepat/o-
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liver
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Nephr/o-
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kidney
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Arthritis
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inflammation of the joint
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Leukocyte
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white blood cell
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Pathology
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the science or study of the origin of the disease
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Sarcoma
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cancerous tumor of the flesh
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Thrombus
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blood clot
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Nehrology
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the study of the kidney
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Opthalmoscope
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instrument to examine a patient's eyes
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Hematoma
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a mass of blood or black and blue mark
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Gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach
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Cystoscope
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instrument to examine the urinary bladder
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-ectomy
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cutting out, removal, excision
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-emia
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blood condition
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-algia
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pain
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-ism
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condition, process
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-globin
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protein
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hyper-
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excessive, more than normal, too much
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, labored
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retro-
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behind
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dia-
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complete, through
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exo-
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outside
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What is the membrane that surrounds the lungs?
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Pleura
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Name the cavity containing the lungs, heart, trachea, esophagus, and bronchial tubes?
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Thoracic cavity
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Name the space containing the heart?
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Mediastinum
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The diaphragm is located where?
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The muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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How many planes divide the body?
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Three planes.
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Name the different body planes and how they divide the body.
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Frontal (coronal) - front and back
Sagittal (lateral) - right and left halves Transverse (axial) - upper and lower portions |
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Where is the larynx found?
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In the upper part of the trachea.
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The membrane surrounding the organs of the abdomen is called what?
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Peritoneum
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What is a CT scan?
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Computed tomography scan
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Visual examination of the abdomen is known as what?
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Laparoscopy
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True or False: Incision of the chest is a thoracotomy.
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True.
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True or False: Hepatitis is inflammation of the hepatic duct.
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False. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
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True or False: Removal of a portion of the skull is a craniotomy.
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False. Craniotomy is incision of the skull.
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True or False: Visual Examination of the abdominopelvic cavity is done via laparoscopy.
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True.
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Define hypochondriac.
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Regions of the abdominopelvic cavity under the cartilage of the ribs.
Also describes a person who experiences unusual activity about his or her health and has symptoms that cannot be explained. |
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Define bronchoscopy.
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Visual examination of bronchial tubes using an endoscope.
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Define abdominal.
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Pertaining to the abdomen.
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Define epithelial.
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Pertaining to skin (lining or surface) cells.
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Define hepatitis.
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Inflammation of the liver.
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Define esophageal.
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Pertaining to the tube from the throat to stomach.
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MRI
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cartilage
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Flexible connective tissue found between bones at joints.
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Tracheotomy
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Incision of the trachea (windpipe).
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Pharyngeal
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Pertaining to the heart.
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Arthralgia
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Pain in the joint
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Laryngitis
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inflammation of the voice box
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Hematuria
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blood in the urine
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Cardiomegaly
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enlargement of the heart
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Myeloma
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cancer of the bone
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Endocarditis
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inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
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Osteomyelitis
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inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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Phlebitis
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inflammation of the vessels
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Cholecsystectomy
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surgical removal of the gallbladder
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Meninges
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membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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Adenoma
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benign tumor
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Cellulitis
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inflammation of soft tissue under the skin
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Nephritis
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inflammation of the kidney
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Fibrosarcoma
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cancer of fibrous tissue
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Erythrocytosis
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abnormal condition (slight increase in number) of RBC
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Peritoneal
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pertaining to peritoneum (membrane that surrounds the abdomen and holds the abdominal organs in place)
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Arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries (usually from artherosclerosis)
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Hemorrhage
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bursting forth of blood
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Neuropathy
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disease of nervous tissue
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Atherosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries caused by collection of fatty, cholesterol-like deposits (plaque) in arteries
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Esophageal
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pertaining to the esophagus
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-ectomy
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removal, resection, excision
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ar, -ary, -ic
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pertaining to
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-lysis
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separation, breakdown, destruction
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True or False: Angioplasty is the surgical repair of the coronary arteries.
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True.
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True or False: Bronchioplasty is the visual examination of the esophagus.
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False. Bronchioplasty pertains to the bronchial tubes.
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True or False: Craniotomy is the process of cutting into the skull.
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True.
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True or False: -stomy is the same as -tomy.
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False.
-stomy = surgical opening -tomy = incision |
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True or False: Rhinoplasty is the surgical correction of the ear.
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False. Rhinoplasty is the surgical correction of the nose.
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Cardiomyopathy
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Disease of the heart muscle.
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Pneumonia
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Abnormal condition of lungs with inflammation and collection of material in air sacs in lungs.
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Adenocarcinoma
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Cancerous tumor derives from glandular cells.
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Hematoma
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Mass or collection of blood under the skin (commonly bruise or black and blue mark).
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Hepatomegaly
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Enlargement of the liver.
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Ischemia
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Deficiency of blood flow to part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels.
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Otalgia
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Pain in an ear.
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Myeloma
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Malignant tumor originating in the bone marrow.
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Leukocytosis
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Slight increase in number of normal WBC as a response to infection.
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Esophagitis
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Inflammation of the esophagus.
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-ectomy
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excision, resection, removal, process of cutting out
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-emia
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blood condition
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-ia
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condition
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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arterio-
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artery
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isch-
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to hold back
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myelo-
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bone marrow, spinal cord
bone marrow with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma spinal cord with -cele, -gram, -itis |
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septic-
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infection
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necro-
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death
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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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ante-
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before
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dia-
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through, complete
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ec-
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out, outside
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dys-
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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
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brady-
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slow
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epi-
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above, upon
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hyper-
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above, upon
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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peri-
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surrounding
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trans-
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across, through
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ultra-
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beyond
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retro-
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behind, back
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-al
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pertaining to
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-cision
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process of cutting
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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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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ia
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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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-pathy
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disease condition
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-tic
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pertaining to
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A patient with hearing loss in both ears has a ? condition.
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Bilaterial
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A foreign substance, such as bacteria or virus, is a ?
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Antigen
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Decrease in hemoglobin in the blood to below the normal range produces a condition known as ?
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Anemia
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A protein produced by white blood cells in response to a foreign substance, such as bacterium or virus, is a ?
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Antibody
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is an example of sleep ?
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Apnea
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