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236 Cards in this Set
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Vertical plane that runs side to side and slices the body into anterior and posterior
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Frontal
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Vertical plane that runs from front to back and slices the body into left and right portions
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Sagital
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Horizontal plane and slices body into upper and lower portions
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Transverse
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Pertaining to the front side of the body
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Anterior
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Pertaining to the back side of the body
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Posterior
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Pertaining to the tail
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Caudal
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Pertaining to the head
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Cephalic
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Pertaining to the farthest away from the beginning
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Distal
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Pertaining to the nearest to the beginning of structure
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Proximal
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Pertaining to the back side of the body
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Dorsal
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Pertaining to the front side of the body
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Ventral
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Pertaining to below
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Inferior
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Pertaining to above
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Superior
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Pertaining to side
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Lateral
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Pertaining to the middle
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Medial
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To lie face down
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Prone
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To lie face up
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Supine
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Meaning nearer the surface
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Superficial
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Inside the skull (brain)
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Cranial
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Inside the vertebral column (spine)
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Vertebral
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Body cavity that contains the heart and lungs
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Thoracic
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Body cavity that contains liver, intestines, stomach, kidneys, gallbladder, spleen, and pancreas
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Abdominal
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Body cavity that contains some reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and parts of the intestine
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Pelvic
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For equal quadrants (RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ)
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Clinincal divisions
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Nine sections like a tic tac toe boards (R. hypochondriac, epigastric, L. hypochondraiac, R. Lumbar, umbilical, L lumbar, R. iliac, hypogastric, L. iliac
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Anatomical divisions
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Condition
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-ia
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a disease of lungs characterized by inflammation
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pneumonia
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condition where blood is deficient in RBC’s
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anemia
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pertaining to a speciality
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-iatric
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medical care of human foot
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podiatric
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medical care of elderly
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geriatric
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medical care of young
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pediatric
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medical care of mentally ill
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psychiatric
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away, from, away from midline
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ab-
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toward
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ad-
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movement away from the midline
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abduction
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movment toward the midline
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adduciton
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movment toward a habit
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addiction
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adhering to another part
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adhesion
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front, before
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ante
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turning forward
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anteversion
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bending backward
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anteflexion
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bending or shortening of a body part
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flexion
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encircling, around
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circum
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around the eyes
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circumocular
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cuttining into
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incision
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cutting out of
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excisions
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with
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con-
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born with congenital effect
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congenital
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born with an abonormality
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congenital anomaly
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born with syphilis
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congenital syphilis
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congenital glaucoma
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congenital hydrophthalmos
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against
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contra-
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against contraception; prevents pregnancy
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contraceptive
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against idication; not recommended uner exisiting conditions
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contraindicated
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against the side
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contralateral
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through
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dia-
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flowing through intestinal evacuations
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diarrhea
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heating through current generation
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diathermy
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knowing through signs and symptoms
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diagnosis
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profuse sweating through the skin
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diaphoresis
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to free of, separate, undo
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dis-
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to cut a tissue or to undo it into parts
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dissect
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free of ease
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disease
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upon, on top of, over
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epi-
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upon the dural mater
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epidural hematoma
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anesthesia delivered during childbirth
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epidural anesthetic
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the outer layer of skin
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epidermis
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inflammation of the tissue over the spleen
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episplenitis
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inflammation of area over bladder
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epicystitis
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outside of, beyond, in addition to
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extra-
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outside or beyond the dura matter
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extradural
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outside of or beyond the jont
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extra-articular
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half
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hemi-
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paralysis of half the body
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hemiplegia
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removal or helf of the stomach
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hemigastrectomy
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presence of only half a heart
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hemicardia
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different
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hetero-
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pertaining to different tissues throughout
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heterogeneous
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attracted to the opposite sex
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heterosexual
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different color of eyes
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heterophthalmia
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different vision in each eye
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heteropsia
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twins from separate eggs
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heterozygous
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same
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homo-
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attracted to the same sex
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homosexual
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pertaiing to the same side
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homolateral
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pertaining to the same tissues throughout
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homogeneous
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pertaining to the same gland
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homoglandular
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habing same temperature
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homothermal
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twins from the same egg
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homozygous
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above
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hyper-
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unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense to stimulation
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hyperesthesia
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muscles increasing in size
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hypertrophy
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overgrowth or too much development
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hyperplasia
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excessive vomiting
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hyperemesis
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below
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hypo-
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upper right abdominal region below ribs
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hypochndriac
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abdominal region below the stomach
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hypogastric
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undergrowth or too little development
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hypoplasia
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under the tongue
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hypoglossal
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into, not
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in-
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inability to control waste excretion
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incontinence
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not sane
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insane
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inability to sleep
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insomnia
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introduce a substance into the body
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inject
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administering drops of medication (eye/ear)
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instillation
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cannot tolerate
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intolerance
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injection fluids (into vein)
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infusion
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below, under
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infra-
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below the mammary (breast)
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inframammary
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below or under the knee cap
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infrapatellar
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within
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intra-
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within the abdomen
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intra-abdominal
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within the muscle
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intramuscular
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large
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macro-
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excessive size of the nose
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macrorhinia
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large fingers or toes
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macrodactylia
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very large cell
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macrocyte
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large cyst
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macrocyst
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large coccus
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macrococcus
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abnormally large head
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macrocephalus
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large tongue
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macroglossia
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large ears
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macrotia
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large nose
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macrorhinia
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large teeth
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macrodontia
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can be seen with the naked eye
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macroscopic
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beyond, after, occurring later in a series
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meta-
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bones of hand that are beyond the carpals
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metacarpals
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disease spreads beyond point of origin
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metastasis
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pertaining to disease that spreads beyond point of origin
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metastatic
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beyond the physical
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metaphysics
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bones of foot beyond tarsals
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metatarsals
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small
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micro-
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abnormal smallness of the heart
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microcardia
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a branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life
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microbiology
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surgery preformed with small instruments
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microsurgery
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abnormal, near, beyond, beside, lower half
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para-
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inflammatin near the liver
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parahepatitis
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inflammatin of the bladder
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paracystitis
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loss of muscle function and sensation
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paralysis
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loss of muscle function/sensation in lower half of body
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paraplegia
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inflammation near the fallopian tubes
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parasalpingitis
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through
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per-
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puncture or make a hole, ulcers can eat through the stomach or duodenum
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perforate
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through the skin
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percutaneous
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striking though
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percussion
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pouring over or though
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perfusion
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around or near
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peri-
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around the tonsil
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peritonsillar
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around the colon
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pericolic
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inflammation around a gland
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periadenitis
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inflammation around the vagina
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pericolpitis
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excision of tissue (pericardium) around the heart
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pericardiectomy
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behind
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retro-
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behind the sternum
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retrosternal
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turning backward
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retroversion
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half (used with English words)
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semi-
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half conscious
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semiconscious
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marked by or affected with stupor and disorentation but not complete coma
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semicomatose
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under, below
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sub-
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below the tongue
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sublingual
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above, over (used with English words)
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super-
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an infection following a previous infection, resistant to antibodies
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superinfection
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of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
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superficial
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above, over (used with anatomical terms)
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supra-
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situated above the cranial
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supracranial
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above the lumbar
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supralumbar
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pertaining to above the pubis
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suprapubic
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above the kidneys
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suprarenal
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above the sternum
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suprasternal
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above ribs
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supracostal
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across or over
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trans-
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organ located on opposite side of body
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transposition
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blood is passed across to another
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transfusion
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born into one gender but identify with the other sex
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transsexual
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technique of sample illumination by transmission of light through the sample
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transillumination
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introducing a balloon though a catheter
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transcatheter
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beyond, in excess
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ultra-
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light rays beyond the violet frequency
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ultraviolet
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process of making an image using ultrasound
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ultrasonography
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sound waves beyond audible frequencies
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ultrasonic
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hand
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chir/o
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surgical repair of the hand
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chiroplasty
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use hands to manipulate the body for therapy
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chiropractor
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spasm of the hand
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chirospasm
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a system of therapy which holds that disease results from lack of normal nerve function and which employs manipulation and specfic adjustment of body structures
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chiropractic
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ribs
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cost/o
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between the ribs
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intercostals
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crain/o
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skull
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within the skull/cranium
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intracranial
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right
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dextr/o
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displacement of the heart to the right
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dextrocardia
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pertaining to the right
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dextral
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toward the right
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dextrad
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right handed
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dextromanual
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right footed
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dextropedal
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melting/flowing together
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fus/o
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injection of fluids into vein
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infusion
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disturbed orientation
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confusion
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escape of fluids
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effusion
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pouring over or though
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perfusion
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operates heart lung machine during surgery
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perfusionist
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side
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later/o
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of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body
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bilateral
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foot
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pod/o, ped/o
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the specialized field dealing with the study and care of the foot
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podiatry
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foot pain
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podalgia
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pertainng to podiatry
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podiatric
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someone who diagnose and treat diseaes/disorders of foot
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podiatrist
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relating to the pubic region of the abdomen
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pubic
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pertaining to a location above the pelvis
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suprapubic
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pertaining to the left half of the cerebrum
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sinistrocerebral
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sexuality, gender
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sex/o
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attracted to both males and females
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bisexual
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left
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sinister/o
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pertaining to the left
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sinistral
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displacement of the heart of the left
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sinistrocardia
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left handed
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sinistramanual
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left footed
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sinistrapdal
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toward the left
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sinistraad
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sound
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son/o
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process of using sound frequencies for examination
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sonography
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process of making an image using ultrasound
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ultrasonography
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vein
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ven/o
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within a vein
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intravenous
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turning, twisting
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vers/o
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turning toward back, backward
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retroversion
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turning toward the front, forward
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anteversion
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turning upside downv
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inversion
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turning inside out
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eversion
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turning away from
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aversion
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turning toward
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convergence
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spinning or turning sensation
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vertigo
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by mouth
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po
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S (with line above it)
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Without
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C (with line above it)
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with
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