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325 Cards in this Set
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ac, -iac
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pretaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-al
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pretaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pretaining to
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-arche
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beginning
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-ary
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pretaining to
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical removal of fluid
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-coccus
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berry-shaped bacterium
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-cyte
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cell
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-dynia
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pain
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-eal
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pretaining to
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-ectasis, -ectasia
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streching, dialation, dilatation
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-emisis
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vomiting
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-er
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one who
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-genic
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pertaining to producing, produced by or in
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-genisis
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condition of producing, forming
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-gravida
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pregnancy
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-ia
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condition
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-iac
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pretaining to
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-ic, ical
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pertaining to
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-ion
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process
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-ior
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pretaining to
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-ism
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process
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-ist
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specialist
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-it is
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction, seperation
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargment
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-oid
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resembling
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-ole
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little, small
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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-ose
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pretaining to, full of
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-ous
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pretaining to
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-parous
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to bear, bring forth
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-penia
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deficency
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-poietin
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substance that forms
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-ptosis
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drooping, sagging
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhage, rrhagia
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bursting forth
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-rrhphy
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suture
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-salpinx
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uterine tube
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-sclerosis
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hardining
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-sis
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state of
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-spasm
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sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
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tightining,stricture, narrowing
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tic
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pretaining to
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-tocia
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labor, birth
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-tom o
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to cut
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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-tresia
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opening
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-tripsy
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to crush
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-ule
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little, small
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-um, -ium
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structure, tissue, thing
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-uria
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urinatin, urine condition
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-version
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act of turning
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-y
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process, condition
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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abdomin o
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abdomen
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acu o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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aden o
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gland
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adenexa uteri
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fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligament
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone; vasopressin
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adip o
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fat
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agor a
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marketplace
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albumin o
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albumin (a protien in the blood)
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amni o
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amnion (sac around embryo)
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amnion
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innermost membrane around the developing embryo
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ana-
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up
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angi o
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vessel
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anter o
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front
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anterior
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front
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arc o
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extremities, top, extreme point
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areola
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dark-pigmented area around the breast nipple
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ARF
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acute renal failure
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arteri o
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artery
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arteriole
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small artery
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arthr o
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joint
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auto-
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self
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axill o
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armpit
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bacteri o
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bacteria
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bar o
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weight
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bartholin glands
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small exocrine clands at the vaginal orifice
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bi/o
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life
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BILI
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bilirubin
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blephar o
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eyelid
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bol o
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to cast (throw)
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bowmans capsule
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cup-shaped capsule surrounding each glomerulus
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bronch o
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bronchial tubes
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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cali o, calic o
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calyx
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calyx, calix
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cup-like collection reagion of the renal pelvis
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CAPD
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contunuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
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carcin o
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cancerous, cancer
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cardi o
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heart
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cata-
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down
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Cath
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catheter, catherterization
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CCPD
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contunuous cycling perioneal dialysis
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr o
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cerebrum
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cervic o
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neck (of body or uterus)
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cervix
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lower, neck like protion of the utereus
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chem o
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drug, cemical
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chondr o
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cartilage
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chori o
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chorion
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chorion
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outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo, is part of the placenta
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chrom o
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color
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chron o
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time
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cis o
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to cut
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CKD
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cronic kidney disease
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CL(-)
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cloride
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clitoris
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organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the urinary meatus
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coccyg o
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coccyx
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coitus
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sex
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col o
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colon
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colp o
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vagina
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cortex
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outer region
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crani o
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skull
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CRF
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cronic kidney failure
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crin o
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secrete (to form and five off)
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culd o
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cul-de-sac
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cyst o
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urinary badder; a sac or a cyst
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cyt o
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cell
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deep
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away from the surface
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derm o; dermat o
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skin
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dia-
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thorough, complete
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dips o
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thirst
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dist o
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far, distant
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distal
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point of trunk of a structure farthest from where it attaches to body
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dors o
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back
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dys-
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painful
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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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endo-
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within
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endometrium
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inner mucous membrane lining the uterus
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enter o
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intestines (usually small)
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epi-
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above, upon
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epigastric
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upper middle reagon above the stomach
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episi o
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vulva
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erythr o
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red
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ESRD
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end-stage renal disease
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ESWL
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extraocoporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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ex-
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out
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exo-
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out
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galact o
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milk
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gastr o
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stomach
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globin
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protien
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glomerul o
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glomerulus (collection of capilaries)
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gnos
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knowledge
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gon o
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seed
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gonads
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organs in male/females that make gametes
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granulocytes
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eosinophils (eosin o = rosey); basophils (bas o = basic); neutrophils (phagocytes)
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gynec o
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woman, female
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HCO (3-)
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bicarbonate
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HD
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hemodialysis
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hem o
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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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hilum
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depression or pit in organ where blood and nerves enter and leave
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hydro o
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water, fluid
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hyper-
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excessive, about, more than normal
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
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hypochondraic
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upper rught and left regions beneath the ribs
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hypogastric
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lower middle region below the umbilical region
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hyster o
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uterus
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iatr o
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treatment
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IC
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interstitial cyctisitis
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ili o
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illum
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in-
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into, in
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inferior; caudal
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below an other structure
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inguin o
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groin
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inguinal; iliac regions
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lower right and left regions near the groin
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inter-
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between
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intra
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within
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isch o
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to hold back
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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K+
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Potassium
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kary o
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nucleus
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ket o; keton o
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ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
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KUB
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Kidney, ureter, and bladder
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lact o
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milk
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lapar o
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng o
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larynx
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later o
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side
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lateral
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away from the middle
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lei o
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smooth
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leuk o
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white
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list o
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tissue
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lith o
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stone
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lumb o
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lower back
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lumbar
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middle right and left regions near the waist
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lymph o
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lymph
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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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meat o
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meatus
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meatus
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opening or canal
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medi o
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middle
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medial
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middle or nearer the center plane
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medulla
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inner region
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men o
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menses, menstruration
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meta-
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change
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metr o; metri o
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uterus
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micturition
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urination; the act of voiding
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mon o
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one who
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mononuclear leukocyte
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Lymphocyte; monocyte
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morph o
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shape, form
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muc o
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mucus
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multi-
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many
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my o
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muscle
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myel o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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myom o
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muscle tumor
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Na+
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sodium,
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nat i
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birth
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necr o
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death
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nephr o
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kidney
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nephron
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area in kidney where filtration takes place
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neur o
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nerve
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neutr o
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neutrophil ( a white blood cell)
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noct i
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night
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nucle o
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nucleus
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nulli-
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no, not, none
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o o
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egg
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obster o
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midwife
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olgi o
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scanty
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omphal o
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umbilicus
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onc o
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tumor
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oophor o
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ovary
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ophthalm o
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eye
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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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ovari o
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ovary
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ovul o
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egg
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path o
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disease
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PD
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perioneal dialysis
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ped o
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child
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pelv o
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hip, pelvic cavity
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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perine o
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perineum
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peritone o
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peritoneum
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pH
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per-Hydrogen (acidity/basicity)
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phag o
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to eat
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phleb o
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vein
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phor o
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to bear
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PKU
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phenyketouria
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plas o
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formation, development
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pleur o
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pleura
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pneumon o
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lungs
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poly
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many
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posteri o
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back, behind
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posterior
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back
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pro-
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before, forward
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prone
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laying on belly
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proxim o
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nearest
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proximal
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point of trunk of a structure closest to where it attaches to body
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psych o
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mind
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pulmon o
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lungs
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py o
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pus
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pyel o
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renal pelvis
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radi o
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x-rays
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re-
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back, backward, again
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rect o
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rectum
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ren o
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kidney
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retro-
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behind
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rhin o
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nose
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sacr o
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sacrum
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salping o
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fallopian tubes
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sarc o
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flesh
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sect o
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to cut
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sp gr
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specifig gravity
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spin o
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spine,
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splen o
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spleen
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staphyl o
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clusters
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strept o
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twisted chain
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sub-
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below, under
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superficial
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on surface
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superior
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above another structure
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supine
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laying on back
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terat o
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monster
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thel o
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nipple
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thorac o
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chest
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thromb o
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clot, clotting
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thrombocyte
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plateletes
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tonsill o
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tonsils
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trache o
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trachea, windpipe
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trans-
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through, across
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trigon o
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trigone (region of the bladder)
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UA
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urinalysis
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umbilibal
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central region near the navel
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umbilic o
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navel, umbilicus
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ur o
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urinary tract, urine
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ureter o
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ureter
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urethr o
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urethera
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urin o
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urine
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uter o
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uterus
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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vagin o
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vagina
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VCUG
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voiding cystourethrogram
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ven o
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vein
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ventr o
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belly side of the body
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vertebr o
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vertebrae
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vesic o
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uniary bladder
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viscer o
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internal organs
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vulv o
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vulva
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