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carp / o
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wrist bones
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cib / o
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meals
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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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dactyl / o
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fingers / toes
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flex / o
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to bend
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gloss / o
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tongue
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glyc / o
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sugar
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immun / o
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protection
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mort / o
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death
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nat / i
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birth
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ox / o
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oxygen
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seps / o
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infection
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somn / o
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sleep
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thyr / o
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shield / thyroid gland
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tox / o
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poison
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urethr / o
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urethra
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-blast
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immature
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-drome
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to run
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-fusion
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to pour
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-gen
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forming / producing
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-lapse
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fall / sag / to slide
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-pnea
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breathing
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-partum
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birth / labor
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-physis
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to grow
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-rrhea
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flow / discharge
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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ante-
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before
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contra-
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against
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anti-
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against
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-
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out / outside
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ecto-
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out / outside
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eu-
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good / normal
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in-
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not
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intra-
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into / within
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infra-
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beneath
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad
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meta-
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change
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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near / beside
abnormal |
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per-
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through
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before
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pro-
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before
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pseudo-
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false
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sub-
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under
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supra-
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above
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syn-
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together / with
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sym-
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together / with
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tachy-
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fast
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ultra-
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beyond / excess
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carp / o
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wrist bones
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cib / o
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meals
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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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dactyl / o
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fingers, toes
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duct / o
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to lead, carry
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flex / o
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to bend
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furc / o
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forking, branching
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gloss / o
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tongue
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glyc / o
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sugar
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immun / o
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protection
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morph / o
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shape, form
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mort / o
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death
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nat / i
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birth
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nect / o
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to bind, tie, connect
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norm / o
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rule, order
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ox / o
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oxygen
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pub / o
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pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
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seps / o
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infection
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somn / o
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sleep
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son / o
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sound
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the / o
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to put, place
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thel / o
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nipple
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thyr / o
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thyroid gland; shield
(the shape of the thyroid gland resembled [-oid] a shield to those who named it) |
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top / o
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place, position, location
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tox / o
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poison
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trache / o
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windpipe, trachea
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urethr / o
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urethra
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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somn / o
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sleep
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son / o
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sound
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the / o
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to put, place
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thel / o
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nipple
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thyr / o
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thyroid gland; shield
(the shape of the thyroid gland resembled [-oid] a shield to those who named it) |
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top / o
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place, position, location
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tox / o
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poison
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trache / o
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windpipe, trachea
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urethr / o
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urethra
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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-crine
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to secrete
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-drome
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to run
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-fusion
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coming together, to pour
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-gen
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substance that produces
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-lapse
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to slide, fall, sag
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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction, separation
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-meter
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to measure
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-mission
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to send
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-or
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one who
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-partum
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birth, labor
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-phoria
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to bear, carry;
feeling (mental state) |
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-physis
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to grow
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth
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-plasm
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structure or formation
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptosis
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falling, dropping, prolapse
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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a-
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no, not, without
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an-
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no, not, without
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ab-
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away from
(notice that the b faces away from the a) |
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ad-
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toward
(notice that the d faces toward the a) |
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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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auto-
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self, own
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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con-
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with, together
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, lack of
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dia-
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through, complete
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-
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out, outside
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ecto-
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out, outside
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en-
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in, within
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endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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eu-
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good, normal
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ex-
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out, outside, away from
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, above
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hypo-
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deficient, under
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in-
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not
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in-
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into, within
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infra-
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beneath, under
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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in, within, into
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad
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meta-
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beyond, change
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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abnormal, beside, near
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per-
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through
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peri-
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surrounding
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poly-
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many, much
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before, in front of
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pro-
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before, forward
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pseudo-
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false
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re-
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back, again
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retro-
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behind, backward
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sub-
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under
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supra-
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above, upper
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syn-
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together, with
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sym-
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together, with
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tachy-
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fast
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trans-
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across, through
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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uni-
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one
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apnea
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not breathing
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ap / nea
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anoxia
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Condition of no oxygen
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an / ox / ia
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abnormal
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pertaining to away from rules and order
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ab / norm / al
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abductor
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a muscle that draws a limb away from the body
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ab / duct / or
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adductor
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a muscle that draws a limb toward the body
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ad / duct / or
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adrenal glands
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glands on the top of each kindney
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ad / renal glands
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anabolism
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process of building up complex materials, such as proteins, from simpler parts
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ana / bol / ism
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analysis
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separation of a substance into various parts
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ana / lysis
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ante cibum
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before meals
the notation a.c., is seen on prescription orders |
ante cib / um
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anteflexion
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bending forward
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ante / flex / ion
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antepartum
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before birth
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ante / partum
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antibiotic
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against life (germ life)
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anti / bio / tic
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antibody
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protein made by white blood cells to destroy antigens
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anti / body
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antigen
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substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies.
in this term anti- is short for antibody and -gen means produces. |
anti / gen
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antisepsis
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destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection.
an antiseptic (-sis changes to -tic to form an adjective) substance fights infection |
anti / sepsis
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antitoxin
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an antibody, often from an animal, that acts against a toxin.
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anti / tox / in
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autoimmune disease
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producing antibodies against one's own norml cells
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auto / immune disease
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bifurcation
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normal splitting into two branches. the trachea bifurcates to form the bronchi
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bi / furcat / ion
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bilateral
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pertaining to both or two sides
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bi / later / al
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bradycardia
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a slow heart rate, usually a pulse of less than 60
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brady / cardi / a
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catabolism
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cellular process of breaking down of a complex substance into simple compounds. energy is released to do the work of the cell
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cata / bol / ism
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congenital anomaly
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abnormality present at birth; birth defect
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con / gen / it / al anomaly
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connective
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supports and binds other tissues and parts
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con / nective
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contraindication
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a factor that prohibts the administration of a drug or procedure in the care of a patient
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contra / indic / ation
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contralateral
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affecting the opposite side of a part of the body
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contra / later / al
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dehydration
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excessive loss of water
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de / hydr / ation
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diameter
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measurement between opposite points on the periphery of a circular body part (for example, lood vessel or intestine)
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dia / meter
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diarrhea
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complete discharge. the frequent passage of watery, loose stools
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dia / rrhea
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dialysis
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complete separation. hemodialysis nitrogenous wastes are separated from the blood via a machine when the kidneys no longer function.
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dia / lysis
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dyspnea
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difficult breathing
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dys / pnea
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dysplasia
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condition of abnormal formation
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dys / plas / ia
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ectopic pregnancy
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ectopc means pertaining to out of place and modifies the noun pregnancy
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ec / top / ic pregnancy
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endocardium
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the inner lining of the heart
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endo / cardi / um
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endoscope
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instrument to visually exmine within the body
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endo / scope
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endotracheal
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pertaining to within the trachea
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endo / trache / al
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epithelium
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layers of cells covering the external surface of the body and lining the hollow tubes within the body
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epi / thelium
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euphoria
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feeling of well being
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eu / phoria
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euthyroid
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normal thyroid function
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eu / thyr / oid
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exophthalmos
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protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland
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ex / ophthalm / os
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proptosis
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protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland
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pro / ptosis
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hemiglossectomy
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removal (resection) of half the tongue
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hemi / gloss / ectomy
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hyperglycemia
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high levels of sugar in the bloodstream.
a sign a diabetes mellitus. lack of insulin (type 1 diabetes) or ineffective insulin (type 2 diabetes) cause high levels of sugar in the blood. |
hyper / glyc / emia
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hyperplasia
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increase in cell numbers. characteristic of tumor growth
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hyper / plasia
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hypertrophy
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increase in size of individual cells.
muscle, cardiac, and renal cells exhibit hypertrophy when workload is increased |
hyper / trophy
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hypodermic injection
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pertaining to under the skin
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hypo / derm / ic injection
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hypoglycemia
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deficient levels of sugar in the blood
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hypo / glyc / emia
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insomniac
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pertaining to wihout sleep
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in / somn / iac
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incision
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process of cutting into
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in / cis / ion
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infracostal
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pertaining to below the ribs
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infra / cost / al
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intercostal
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pertaining to between the ribs
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inter / cost / al
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intravenous
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pertaining to within a vein
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intra / ven / ous
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macrocephaly
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condition of a larger than normal head.
a congenital anomaly |
macro / cephal / y
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malaise
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discomfort. it is a symptom of illiness often marking the onset of a disease.
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mal / aise
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malignant
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cancerous.
-ignis is from Latin meaning fire |
mal / ign / ant
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benign
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noncancerous.
-ignis is from Latin meaning fire. ben- is good. |
ben / ign
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metacarpal bones
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beyond wrist bones.
the five hand bones lie beyond the wrist bones but before the finger bones (phalanges) |
meta / carp / al
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metamorphosis
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condition of change of shape or form
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meta / morph / o / sis
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metastasis
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beyond controlling or stopping.
a metastasis is the spread of a malignant tumor from the original site to a new or distant location |
meta / stasis
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microscope
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instrument to view small projects
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micro / scope
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neonatal
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pertaining to a newborn infant.
the neonatal period is the interval from birth to 28 days |
neo / nat / al
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neoplasm
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new formation. can be be benign or malignant
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neo / plasm
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pancytopenia
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deficiency of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
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pan / cyt / o / penia
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paralysis
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abnormal disruption (separation) of the connection between nerve and muscle.
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para / lysis
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parathyroid glands
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four glands located behind the thyroid gland.
they secrete a hormone that regulates the calcium levels in blood and tissues |
para / thyr / oid glands
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percutneous
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pertaining to through the skin
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per / cutne / ous
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