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202 Cards in this Set
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abate
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lessen, decrease, cease
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abnormal
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ab = away from
norm = rule -al = pertaining to |
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abscess
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localized collection of pus, which may occur in any part of the body
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acute
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sudden, sharp, severe, a disease that has a sudden onset, sever symptoms, and a short course
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adhesion
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adhes = stuck to
-ion = process |
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afferent
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carrying impulses toward a center
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ambulatory
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the condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed
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antidote
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a substance given to counteract poisons and their effects
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antipyretic
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anti = against
pyret = fever -ic = pertaining to |
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antiseptic
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anti = against
sept = putrefaction -ic = pertaining to |
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antitussive
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anti = against
tuss = cough -ive = nature of, quality of |
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apathy
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condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent
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asepsis
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a = without
-sepsis = decay |
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autoclave
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auto = self
-clave = key apparatus used to sterilize articles by steam under pressure |
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autonomy
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auto = self
nom = law -y = condition |
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axillary
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axill = armpit
-ary = pertaining to |
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biopsy
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bi(o) = life
-opsy = to view surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination |
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cachexia
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cac = bad
-hexia = condition |
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centigrade
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centi = a hundred
-grade = a step |
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centrifuge
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centr/i = center
-fuge = to flee |
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chemotherapy
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chem/o = chemical
-therapy = treatment |
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chronic
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a disease that continues over a long time, showing little change in symptoms or course
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diagnosis
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dia = through
-gnosis = knowledge |
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diaphoresis
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dia = through
-phoresis = to carry carry through sweat glands |
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disease
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lack of ease
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disinfectant
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dis = apart
infect = infection -ant = forming |
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efferent
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carrying impulses away from a center
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empathy
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understanding feelings, emotions, and behavior of another person
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epidemic
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epi = upon
dem = people -ic = pertaining to |
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etiology
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eti/o = cause
-logy = study of |
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excision
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ex = out
cis = to cut -ion = process |
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febrile
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pertaining to fever
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heterogeneous
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hetero = different
gene = formation, produce -ous = pertaining to |
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incision
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in = in, into
cis = to cut -ion = process |
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macroscopic
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macro = large
scop = to examine -ic = pertaining to |
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malaise
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bad feeling, condition of discomfort
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malformation
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mal = bad
format = shaping -ion = process |
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malignant
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malign = bad kind
-ant = forming |
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maximal
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maxim = greatest
-al = pertaining to |
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microscope
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micro = small
-scope = instrument |
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minimal
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minim = least
-al = pertaining to |
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multiform
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multi = many, much
-form = shape |
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necrosis
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necr = death
-osis = condition of |
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neopathy
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neo = new
-pathy = disease |
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oncology
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onc/o = tumor
-logy = study of |
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pallor
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paleness, lack of color
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paracentesis
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para = beside
-centesis = surgical puncture |
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prophylactic
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prophylact = guarding
-ic = pertaining to |
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pyrogenic
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pyr/o = heat, fire
-genic = formation, produce |
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rapport
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relationship of understanding between two individuals
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topography
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top/o = place
-graphy = recording |
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triage
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tri = three
-age = related to |
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adipose
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adip = fat
pose = like fatty tissue |
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ambilateral
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ambi = both
later = side -al = pertaining to |
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anatomy
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ana = up
tomy = incision literally to cut up, study of structure such as humans |
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android
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andr = man
-oid = resemble |
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anterior
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anter/i = toward the front
-or = a doer |
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apex
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the pointed end of a cone-shaped structure
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base
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the lower part of a structure
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bilateral
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bi = two
later = side -al = pertaining to |
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biology
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bio = life
logy = study of |
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caudal
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caud = tail
-al = pertaining to |
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cephalad
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cephal = head
-ad = pertaining to |
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chromosome
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chromo = color
-some = body microscopic bodies carry genes that determine hereditary characteristics |
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cilia
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hair-like processes help propel mucus...
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cytology
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cyt/o = cell
-logy = study of |
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dehydrate
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de = down, away from
hydr = water -ate = use, action |
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diffusion
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dif = apart
fus = to pour -ion = process |
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distal
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dist = away from the point of origin
-al = pertaining to |
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ectogenous
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ecto = outside
gen = formation, produce -ous = pertaining to |
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ectomorph
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ecto = outside
morph = form, shape slender body form |
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endomorph
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endo = within
morph = form, shape round body form |
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filtration
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filtrat = to strain through
-ion = process |
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histology
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hist/o = tissue
-logy = study of |
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inferior
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infer/i = below
-or = doer |
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inguinal
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inguin = groin
-al = pertaining to |
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karyogenesis
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kary/o = cell's nucleus
genesis = formation, produce formation of a cell's nucleus |
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mesomorph
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meso = middle
morph = form, shape well-proportioned body form |
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perfusion
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per = through
fus = pour -ion = process |
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phenotype
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phen/o = to show
-type = type physical appearance or type of makeup of an individual |
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physiology
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physi/o = nature
-logy = study of study of nature of living organisms |
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posterior
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poster/i = behind, toward the back
-or = a doer |
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proximal
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proxim = near the point of origin
-al = pertaining to |
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somatotrophic
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somat/o = body
troph = turning -ic = pertaining to stimulation of body growth |
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superficial
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superfic/i = near the surface
-al = pertaining to |
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superior
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super/i = upward
-or = a doer |
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systemic
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system = a composite whole
-ic = pertaining to |
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topical
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topic = place
-al = pertaining to |
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unilateral
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uni = one
later = sode -al = pertaining to |
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ventral
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ventr = near the belly side
-al = pertaining to |
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visceral
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viscer = body organs
-al = pertaining to |
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acrochordon
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acr/o = extremity
chord = cord -on = pertaining to small outgrowth of epidermal and dermal tissue |
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actinic dermatitis
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actin = ray
-ic = pertaining to dermat = skin -itis = inflammation |
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albinism
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albin = white
-ism = condition of |
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alopecia
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a = without, lack of
lopec = fox manage -ia = pertaining to loss of hair, baldness |
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anhidrosis
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an = without, lack of
hidr = sweat -osis = condition of |
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autograft
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auto = self
-graft = pencil, grafting knife |
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avulsion
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a = away from
vuls = to pull -ion = process |
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bulla
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large blister
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candidiasis
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infection of skin or mucous with Candida species
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causalgia
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caus = heat
-algia = pain |
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cellulitis
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cellul = little cell
-itis = inflammation |
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cicatrix
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scar left after healing of wound
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comedo
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blackhead
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cutaneous
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cutane = skin
-ous = pertaining to |
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cyst
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bladder or sac
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decubitus
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de = down
cubit = to lie -us = pertaining to |
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dehiscence
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separation or bursting open of surgical wound
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dermatitis
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dermat = skin
itis = inflammation |
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dermatome
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derma = skin
-tome = instrument to cut |
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dermomycosis
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derm/o = skin
myc = fungus -osis = condition of |
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ecchymosis
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ec = out
chym = juice -osis = condition of |
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eczema
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an inflammatory skin disease of the epidermis
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erythroderma
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erythr/o = red
-derma = skin |
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eschar
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slough, scab
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excoriation
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ex = out
coriat = corium -ion = process |
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exudate
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production of pus or serum
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folliculitis
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follicul = little bag
-itis = inflammation |
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hidradenitis
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hidr = sweat
aden = gland -itis = inflammation |
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hyperhidrosis
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hyper = excessive
hidr = sweat -osis = condition of |
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hypodermic
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hypo = under
derm = skin -ic = pertaining to |
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icteric
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icter = jaundice
-ic = pertaining to |
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intradermal
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intra = within
derm = skin -al = pertaining to |
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jaundice
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jaund = yellow
-ic(e) = pertaining to |
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keloid
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kel = tumor
-oid = resemble |
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lentigo
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freckle
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leukoderma
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leuk/o = white
-derma = skin |
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leukoplakia
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leuk/o = white
plak = plate -ia = pertaining to |
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lupus
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describe destructive type of skin lesion
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melanocarcinoma
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melan/o = black
carcin = cancer -oma = tumor |
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miliaria
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miliar = millet (tiny)
-ia = pertaining to |
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onychitis
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onych = nail
-itis = inflammation |
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onychomycosis
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onych/o = nail
myc = fungus -osis = condition of |
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pachyderma
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pachy = thick
-derma = skin |
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paronychia
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par = around
onych =nail -ia = condition |
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pediculosis
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pedicul = a louse
-osis = condition of infestation with lice |
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petechiae
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small, pinpoint, purplish hemorrhagic spots on skin
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pruritus
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prurit = itching
-us = pertaining to |
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease characterized by pink or dull--red lesions
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rhytidoplasty
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rhytid/o = wrinkle
-plasty = surgical repair |
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scleroderma
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scler/o = hard
-derma = skin |
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seborrhea
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seb/o = oil
-rrhea = flow |
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senile keratosis
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senile = old
kerat = horn -osis = condition of |
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subcutaneous
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sub = below
cutane = skin -ous = pertaining to |
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subungual
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sub = below
ungu = nail -al = pertaining to |
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telangiectasia
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tel = end, distant
ang/i = vessel -ectasia = dilatation birthmark |
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thermanesthesis
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therm = hot, heat
an = without, lack of -esthesia = sensation |
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trichomycosis
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trich/o = hair
myc = fungus -osis = condition of |
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xeanthoderma
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xeanth/o = yellow
derma = skin |
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xeroderma
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xer/o = dry
derma = skin |
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achondroplasia
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a = without
chrondr/o = cartilage -plasia = formation |
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acroarthritis
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acr/o = extremity
arthr = joint -itis = inflammation |
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acromion
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acr = extremity, point
-omion = shoulder |
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ankylosis
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ankyl = stiffening, crooked
-osis = condition of |
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arthralgia
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arthr = joint
-algia = pain |
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arthrocentesis
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arthr = joint
-centesis = surgical puncture |
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bursitis
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bura = a pouch
-itis = inflammation |
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calcaneal
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calcan/e = heel bone
-al = pertaining to |
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carpal
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carp = wrist
-al = pertaining to |
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condrocostal
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chondr/o = cartiliage
cost = rib -al = pertaining to |
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collagen
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coll/a = glue
-gen = formation, produce |
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dactylogram
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dactyl/o = finer or toe
-gram = mark, record fingerprint |
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hallux
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big toe
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ischial
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isch/i = ischium, hip
-al = pertaining to |
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kyphosis
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kyph = a hump
-osis = condition of |
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lordosis
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lord = bending
-osis = condition of |
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mandibular
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mandibul = lower jawbone
-ar = pertaining to |
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maxillary
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maxill = jawbone
-ary = pertaining to |
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meniscus
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mecisc = crescent
-cus = pertaining to |
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metacarpal
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meta = beyond
carp = wrist -al = pertaining to bones of hand |
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myelitis
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myel = marrow
-itis = inflammation |
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myleopoiesis
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myel/o = marrow
-poiesis = formation |
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olrcranal
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olecran = elbow
-al = pertaining to |
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osteochondritis
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osteo = bone
chond = cartilage ritis = inflammation |
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osteoporosis
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osteo = bone
por = passage -osis = condition of reduction of bone mass |
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patellar
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pertaining to kneecap
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pedal
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pertaining to foot
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periosteodema
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peri = around
osteo = bone edema = swelling |
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phalangeal
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phalang/e = closely knit row
-al = pertaining to bones of fingers and toes |
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rachigraph
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rach/i = spine
-graph = to write |
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scapular
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pertaining to shoulder blade
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spondylitis
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inflamation of vertebrae
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ulnar
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pertain to elbow
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anatagonist
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ant = against
agony = agony, contest -ist = agent |
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aponeurosis
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apo = separation
neur = nerve -osis = condition of |
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ataxia
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a = lack of
-taxia = order |
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atonic
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a = lack of
ton = tone, tension -ic = pertaining to |
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bradykinesis
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brady = slow
-kinesia = motion |
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clonic
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clon = turmoil
-ic = pertaining to |
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myokinesis
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my/o = muscle
-kinesis = motion |
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myoparesis
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my/o = muscle
-paresis = weakness |
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cholecystitis
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chol/e = gall
cyst = bladder -itis = inflammation |
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enteric
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pertaining to intestine
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gastric
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pertaining to the stomach
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gastroenterology
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gastro = stomach
entero = intestine logy = study of |
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hepatitis
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inflammation of liver
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lipolysis
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lipo = fat
lysis = destruction, to separate |
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mastication
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process of chewing
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peptic
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pept = to digest
ic = pertaining to |
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angioplasty
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angio = vessel
plasty = surgical repair |
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cardiopulmonary
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pertaining to heart and lung
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vasoconstrictive
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vaso = vessel
con = together strict = to draw, to bind -ive = nature of, quality of |