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245 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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amni/o
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amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo) |
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angi/o
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vessel |
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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ather/o
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plaque (a yellow, fatty material) |
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axill/o
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armpit
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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bronchi/o
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bronchial tube
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carcin/o
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cancer, cancerous
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cardi/o
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heart
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chem/o
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drugs, chemical
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon
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crani/o
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skull
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cry/o
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cole
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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electr/o
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electricity
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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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esophago/o
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esophagus
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hem
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hyster/o
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uterus
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inguin/o
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groin
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laryng/o
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voice box (larynx)
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leuk/o
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white
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses(menstruation);month
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mening/o
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meninges (membranes around organs in abdomen) |
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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necr/o
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death of cells
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nephr/o
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kidney
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oophor/o
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ovary
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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pelv/o
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hip area
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peritnone/o
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peritoneum (membrane surrounding organs in abdomen) |
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phleb/o
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vien
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pneumon/o
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lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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radi/o
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xrays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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salping/o
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fallopian tube
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sarc/o
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flesh
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septic/o
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pertaining to infection
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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windpipe;trachea
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ur/o
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urine or urea(waste material) urinary tract
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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arthralgia
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pain in joint
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otalgia
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pain in ear
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myalgia
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pain in muscle
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neuralgia
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pain in nerve
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leukemia
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increase in cancerous WBC in blood and bone marrow.
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septicemia
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infection is blood
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood flow to part of body
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uremia
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abnormal condition of excessive amounts of urea in blood stream
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pneumonia
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abnormal condition of lungs
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bronchitis
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inflammation of bronchial tubes
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esophagitis
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inflammation of esophagus
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laryngitis
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inflammation of larynx
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meningitis
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inflammation of meninges
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cystitis
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inflammation of urinary bladder
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phlebitis
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inflammation of vein
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colitis
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inflammation of colon
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor,mass
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cardiomegaly
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enlargement of heart
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hepatomegaly
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enlargement of liver
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adenoma
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benign tumor of glandular cells
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adenocarcinoma
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cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells
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myoma
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tumor of muscle
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myosarcoma
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tumor of muscle of connective tissue
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myeloma
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malignant tumor originating in bone marrow
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myelo-
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bone marrow
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nephrosis
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abnormal condition of kidney
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necrosis
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abnormal condition of death cells
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encephalopathy
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disease of brain
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cardiomyopathy
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disease of heart muscle
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nephropathy
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disease of kidney
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rrhea
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flow,discharge
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rhinorrhea
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discharge of nose
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menorrhea
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normal discharge of blood and tissues from urine lining.
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rrhage or rrhagia
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excessive discharge of blood
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hemorrhage
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bursting forth of blood.
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-sclerious
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hardening
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arteriosclerious
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hardening of artery
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-uria
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condition of urine
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hematuria
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abnormal condition of blood urine
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peritoneal
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pertaining to peritoneum
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inguinal
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pertaining to groin
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renal
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pertaining to kidney
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esophageal
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pertaining to esophagus
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myocardial
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pertaining to heart muscle
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-ar -ary -ic |
pertaining to
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vascular
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pertaining to blood vessel
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axillary
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pertaining to armpit
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mammary
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pertaining to breast
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pulmonary
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pertaining to lung
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chronic
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pertaining to time
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pelvic
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hip area
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acute
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sharp ,sudden and brief
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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thoracentesis
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surgical puncture to chest to remove fluid.
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amniocentesis
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surgical puncture to amnion to remove fluid
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arthocentesis
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surgical puncture to joint to remove fluid
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tonsillectomy
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excision of tonsils
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hysterectomy
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excision of uterus
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oophorectomy
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excision of ovary
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salpingectomy
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excision of fallopian tube
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cholecystectomy
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excision of gallbladder
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mastectomy
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excision of breast
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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myelogram
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xray record of spinal cord
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mammogram
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xray record of breast
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electroencephalography
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record of electricity in brain
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mammography
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process of making xray of breast
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-lysis
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separation, break down, destruction
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dialysis
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complete separation of wastes from blood when kidney fails
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-PLASTY
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surgical repair/connection
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mammoplasty
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surgical repair of breasts
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rhinolasty
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surgical repair of nose
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angioplasty
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surgical repair of vessel
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-scopy
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visual examination
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bronchoscopy
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visual examination of bronchial tube
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laparoscopy
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visual examination of abdomen
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laryngoscopy
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visual examination of larynx (voice box)
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-stomy
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opening
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colostomy
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opening of colon
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tracheostomy
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opening of trachea
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-therapy
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therapist
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radiotherapy
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treatment of xray
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chemotherapy
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treatment with drugs
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cryotherapy
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cold treatment
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craniotomy
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incision of skull
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laparotomy
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incisions of abdomen
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phlebotomy
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incision of vien
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an/o
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anus
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carp/o
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carpals(wrist bone)
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cis/o
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to cut
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dur/o |
dura mater
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gen/0
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to produce,to begin
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glyc/o
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sugar
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men/o
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menses
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nat/i
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birth
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norm/o
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rule,order
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plas/o
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formation,growth, development
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son/o
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sound
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top/o
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to put,place,position
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troph
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nourish ,development
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ven/o
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vien
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-ation
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process,condition
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-crine
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secretion
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-emia
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blood conditon
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-gen
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to produce
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-ine
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pertaining to
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-ism
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condition,process
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-lapse
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to fall,slide
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-meter
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measure
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-mission
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to send
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-mortem
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death
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-partum
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birth
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-phagia
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eating
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-phasia
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speech
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-plasia
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formation (condition)
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-plasm
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formation(tissue)
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-PNEA
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breathing
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-section
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to cut
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-stasis
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to stand,place,stop or control
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-tension
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pressure
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-y
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process,condition
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ab-
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away
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ad-
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toward
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ana-
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up, apart
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ante-
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before,forward
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anti-
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against
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brady
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slow
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con
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together,with
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dia
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complete,through
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ec-
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outside,out
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endo
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within,in,inner
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epi
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above,upon
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extra
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outside of
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hemi
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half
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inter
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between
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intra
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within
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meta-
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change, beyond
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neo-
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new
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para-
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beside,near, along side
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post-
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after, behind
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pre
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before
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pro
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before,forward
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syn |
with,together
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tachy
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fast
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ultra
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beyond
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uni
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one
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abnormal
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pertaining to being away
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adrenal glands
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two endocrine each above kidney
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analysis
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separating substance into its components
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antepartum
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before birth
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antibiotic
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chemical substance produce by various micorganisms
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antibody
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substance works against germs
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antigen
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foreign protien
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aphasia
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absence/ impairment speech
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apnea
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not breathing
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atrophy
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decrease in size of cells w/ in organ
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benign
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not cancerous ,does not spread
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congenital anomaly
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irregularity present at birth
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diarrhea
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discharge of watery wastes from colon
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dysuria
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difficulty to urinate
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ectopic pregnancy
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zygote development outside uterus
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endoscopy
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visual examination of glands
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epidural hematoma
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pathological mass of blood above dura mater
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hemiplegia
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paralyzed one side of body
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hyperplasia
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cells increase in number
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hypertrophy
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cells increase in size
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intervertebral
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pertaining in between vertebra
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intrauterine
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pertaining within uterus q
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malignant |
tending to become worst
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metacarpal
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bone of hands between wristbone
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metastasis |
spread of cancer
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neonatal |
pertaining to new birth
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neoplastic
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pertaining to new growth
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parathyroid gland
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four endocrine gland behind thyroid gland |
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postmortem
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after death
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postpartum
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after birth
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prolapse
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slide forward
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prosthesis
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place before(placement)
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syndrome
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occurring together
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tachypnea
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fast heavy breathing
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tricuspid valve
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fold of tissue between upper &lower chambers of right side of heart |
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