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Chondr/o
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cartilage
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cyt/o
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cell
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hist/o
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tissue
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anter/o
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toward the front
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caud/o
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toward the tail
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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dors/o
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back (of body)
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infero
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lower, below
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latero
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side
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medi-
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middle
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poster/o
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back(of body)
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ventr/o
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toward front (of body)
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-ad
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towrd
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-logist
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specialist
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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separation, destruction
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-toxic
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poison
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abdomino
lapro |
abdomen
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cephalo
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head
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cervico
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neck, cervix uteri
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cranio
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cranium
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gastro
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stomach
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ilio
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ilium
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inguinp
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groin
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lumbo
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loin(lower back)
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pelvo
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pelvis
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spino
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spinal
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thoraco
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chest
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umbilico
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umbilicus, navel
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adb
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abdomen
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AP
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anteroposterior
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Lat
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lateral
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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LUQ
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Left upper quadrant
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PA
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Posterioanterior
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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CT
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computed tomography
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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PET
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positron emission tomography
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US
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ultrasonography
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SPECT
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single-photon emission computed tomography
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flouroscopy
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directs x-rays through the body to a fluorescent screen to view the motion of organs
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adhesion
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a band of scar tissue that binds anatomical surfaces that normally are separate from each other
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anatomosis
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surgically joins two ducts, blood vessels, of bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other
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sepsis
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body's inflammatory response to infection (fever, elevated heart rate, low blood pressure and increased respirations
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blepharo
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eyelid
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choroido
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choroid-thin highly vascular layer of the eye btw the retina and sclera
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corneo
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cornea
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coro
coreo |
pupil
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dacryo
lacrimo |
tear (gland, sac)
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diplo
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double
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irido
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iris
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kerato
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horny tissue, hard, cornea
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oculo
ophthalmo |
eye
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opto
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eye, vision
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retino
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retina
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sclero
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hardening, sclera(wht of eye)
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-opia
-opsia |
vision
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ARMD
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age related macular degeneration
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astigm
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astigmatism
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D
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diopter
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EOM
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extraoccular movement
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IOL
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intraocular lens
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IOP
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intraocular pressure
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mix astig
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mix astigmatism
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Myop
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myopia
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AD
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right ear
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AS
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left ear
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ECG
EKG |
electrocardiogram
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mm
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millimeter
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OD
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right eye
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OS
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left eye
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OU
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each eye, both eyes together
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REM
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rapid eye movement
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ST
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esotropia
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VA
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visual acuity
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VF
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visual field
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XT
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exotropia
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AU
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both ears
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ENT
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ear, nose, throat
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MVR
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massive vitreous retractor (blade
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achromatopsia
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condition of color blindness that is more common in men
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astigmatism
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defective curvature of the cornea and lens, which causes light rays to focus unevenly over the retina rather than being forced on a single pt. resulting in a distorted image.
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cataract
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opacity of the lens as a result of protein deposits on its surface that slowly builds up until vision is lost.
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conjunctivitis
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inflammation of the conjunctiva that can be caused by bacteria, allergies, irritation, or foreign body.
AKA: pink eye |
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esotropia
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strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye toward that of the other eye resulting in diplopia.
AKA: cross-eye |
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exotropia
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strabismus in which there is deviation of hte visual axis of one eye away from the other resulting in diplopia.
AKA: wall-eye |
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glaucoma
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increased intraocular pressure caused by the failure of the aqueous humor to drain, resulting in atrophy of the optic nerve and may lead to blindness.
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hordeolum
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small purulent inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid
AKA: sty |
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macular degeneration
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breakdown of the tissues in the macula resulting in loss of central vision.
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photophobia
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unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light, occurs in diseases such as meningitis, inflammation of the eyes, measles, and rubella.
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retina detachment
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separation of the retina from the choroid, which disrupts vision and results in blindness if not repaired.
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strabismus
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muscular eye disorder in which the eyes turn from the normal position so they deviate in different directions.
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acoustic neuroma
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benign tumor that developes from the eight cranial nerve and grows within the auditory canal
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anacusis
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total deafness, complete hearing loss
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Meniere Disease
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rare disorder of unknown etiology within the labyrinth of the inner ear that can lead to a progressive loss of hearing.
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otitis media
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middle ear infection, usually a result of bacterial infection
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otosclerosis
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progressive deafness due to ossification in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear
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presbycusis
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impairment of hearing resulting from the aging process
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tinnitus
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ringing in the ear
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vertigo
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sensation of moving around in space, spinning, dizziness
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tonometry
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measuring of intraocular pressure by determining the resistance of the eyeball to indentation by applied force: used to detect glaucoma
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audiometry
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test that measures hearing acuity of various sound frequencies
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otoscopy
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visual examination of the ear, especially the eardrum, using an otoscope.
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extracapsular surgery
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excision of most of the lens, followed by insertion of an intraocular lens transplant
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iridectomy
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excision of the portion of the iris
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phacoemulsification
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excision of the lens by ultrasonic vibrations that break the lens into tiny particles, which are suctioned out of eye
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myringoplasty
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surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft
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myringotomy
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incision of the eardrum to relieve pressure and release pus or serous fluid from the middle ear or to insert tympanostomy tubes surgically in the eardrum
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Rinne test
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hearing acuity test that is performed with a vibrating tuning fork placed on the mastoid process, then in front of the external auditory canal to test bone and air conduction
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anacusis
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total deafness
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myringo
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tympanic membrane
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ankylosis
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immobility of a joint
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contracture
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fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscles or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint
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AE
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above the elbow
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HD
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hip disarticulation, hemodialysis, hearing distance
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AK
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above the knee
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IM
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intramuscular
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BE
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below the elbow
barium enema |
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BK
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below the knee
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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CTS
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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TKR
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total knee replacement
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Fx
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fracture
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crepitation
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grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction
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Ewing sarcoma
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malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow, usually in long bones or the pelvis
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gout
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hereditary metabolic disease that is form of acute arthritis characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints
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osteoporosis
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decreased bone density with an increase in porosity, causing bones to become brittle and increasing the risk of fractures
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Pagets disease
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skeletal disease affecting elderly people that causes chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and softening of bones and bowing of long bones
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rheumatoid arthritis
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chronic, systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in the joints and related structures that result in crippling deformities
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sequestrum
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fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
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kyphosis
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increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture
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lordosis
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forward curvature of the lumbar region of the vertebral column, leading to a swaying posture
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scoliosis
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abnormal sideward curvature of the spine, either to the left or the right
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muscular dystrophy
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group of hereditary diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of the muscle
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myasthenia gravis
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autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscle weakness and progressive fatigue
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sprain
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trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament
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strain
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trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch
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talipes
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congenital deformity of the foot
AKA: clubfoot |
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tendonitis
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inflammation of the tendon usually caused by injury or overuse
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torticollis
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spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles causing stiffness and twisting of the neck that may be congenital or acquired
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arthrocentesis
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puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove fluid
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arthroplasty
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surgical reconstruction or replacement of a painful, dengenerative jointto restore mobility in rheumatoid or osteoarthritis or to correct a congenital deformity
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sequestrectomy
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excision of a necrosed piece of bone
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atlas
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the first cervical bone, which supports the skull
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cysto
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bladder
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entero
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small intestine
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hepato
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liver
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proximo
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near
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radio
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radiation, x-ray, radius(bone)
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roentgen
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x-rays
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-algia,
dynia |
pain
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-cyte
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cell
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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specialist
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-malacia
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softening
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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en-
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in, within
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hemi-
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one half
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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inter-
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between
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peri-
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around
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quadri
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four
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costo
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rib
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encephalo
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brain
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femoro
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femur(thigh bone)
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fibulo
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fibula
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metacarpo
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metacapus(hand bone)
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myelo
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myo
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muscle
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osteo
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bone
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patello
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patella(kneecap)
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sacro
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sacrum
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spondylo
vertebro |
vertebrae (backbone)
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sterno
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sternum
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tendo
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tendon
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tibio
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tibia (large inner bone of lower leg)
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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synarthroses
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immovable joints
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diarthoses
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freely movable joints
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amphiarthroses
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Slightly movable joints
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-desis
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binding, fixation(of a bone or joint)
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-physis
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growth
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-porosis
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porous
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calcaneo
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calcaneum, heel bone
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-phasia
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speech
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-rrhagia
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bursting forth
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-uria
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urine
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a-
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without, not
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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endo-
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within
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para-
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near, beside, beyond
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-gen
-genesis |
forming, producing, origin
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-glia
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glue, neuroglial
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-iasis
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abnormal condition produced by something specified
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-lith
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stone, calculi
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-ptosis
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prolapse, downward position
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hidro-
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sweating
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hydro
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water
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thrombo
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blood clot
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toxico
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poison
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orchido
orchio orcho |
testes
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nephro
reno |
kidney
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adeno
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gland
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adreno
adrenalo |
adrenal gland
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glia-
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glue, neuroglial cells
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gluco
glyco |
sugar, sweetness
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acro
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extremities
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone
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BS
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blood sugar
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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GH
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growth hormone
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ICSH
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interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
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IDDM
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insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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LH
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luteinizing hormone
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NIDDM
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non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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PGH
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pituitary growth hormone
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PTH
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parathyroid hormone
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RAIU
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radioactive iodine uptake
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TSH
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thyroid stimulating hormone
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CSF
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cerebral spinal fluid
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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CVD
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cerebrovascular disease
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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EMG
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electromyogram
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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po
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orally
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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poly-
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many
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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-uria
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urine
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-arche
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beginning
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-gravida
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pregnant women
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
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tube (fallopian/eustachian)
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-tocia
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childbirth, labor
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-version
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turning
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oligo
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scanty
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colpo
vagino |
vagina
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episio
vulvo |
vulva
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galacto
lacto |
milk
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gyneco
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woman, female
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hystero
utero |
uterus
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mammo
masto |
breast
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meno
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menes, menstruation
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nato
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birth
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oophoro
ovari |
ovary
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perineo
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perineum
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salpingo
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tube (fallopian or eustachian)
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andro
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male
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balano
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glans penis
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prn
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as needed
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Bx
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biopsy
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Dx
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diagnosis
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Sx
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symptom
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Tx
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treatment
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Hx
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history
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D&C
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dilation and curettage
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PSA
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prostate specific antigen
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crypto
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hidden
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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BCC
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basal cell carcinoma
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KUB
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kidney, ureter, bladder
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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ARF
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acute renal failure
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ESWL
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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IVU
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intravenous urography
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US
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ultrasound
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RP
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retrograde pyelography
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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pyo-
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pus
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cysto
vesico |
bladder
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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meato
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opening
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-pepsia
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digestion
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aero
pnuemo |
air
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choledocho
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bile duct
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cholecysto
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gall bladder
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chole
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gall/ bile
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xantho
cirrho |
yellow
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melano
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black
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cyano
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blue
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erthryo
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red
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leuko
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white
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chloro
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green
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poli
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grey
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oro
stomato |
mouth
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ptyalo
sialo |
saliva, salivary
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glosso
linguo |
tongue
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pc
pp |
postprandial, after meals
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npo
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nothing by mouth
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ql
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every morning
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ascites
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fluid in the stomach
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IBS
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irritable bowel syndrome
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volvulus
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twisting of the bowel on itself, causing obstruction
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-phalaxis
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protection
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Ba
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barium
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BE
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barium enema
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BM
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bowel movement
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PE
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physical examination
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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GTT
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glucose tolerance test
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HCl
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hydrochloric acid
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IVC
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intravenous cholangiography
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cholangio
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bile vessel
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DVT
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deep vein thrombosis
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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HF
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heart failure
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agglutin
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clumping, gluing
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necro
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death
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tachy
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fast
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brady
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slow
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SA
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sinoatrial
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AV
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atrioventricular
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RA
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right artrium
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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-plexy
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network
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phlebo-
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vein
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-ectasis
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dilation
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-pnea
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breathing
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-osmia
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smell
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COLD
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chronic obstructive lung disease
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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ARDS
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acute respiratory distress syndrome
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atelectasis
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collapsed lung
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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CF
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cystic fibrous
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empyema
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pus in the body cavity
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epitaxis
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nose bleed
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eu-
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normal
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vitiligo
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a localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by the appearance of milk white patches
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decubitus ulcer
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ulceration caused by prolonged pressure
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eczema
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a general term for an itchy red rash that may become crusted, thickened or scaly
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ichthy-
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scaly
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alopecia
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baldness
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comedo
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blackhead
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petechia
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small, pinpoint bruise
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ecchymosis
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bruise, contusion
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debridement
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the removal of foreign matter in the wound
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I&D
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incision and drain
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macules
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flat spot on the skin that may be lighter or darker then the surrounding area
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papules
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wart, pimple
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vulgaris
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ordinary, common
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carbuncle
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2 or more furuncles that merged
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furuncles
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deep-seated pyogenic lesions
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tricho-
pilo- |
hair
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Karposi sarcoma
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type of malignant skin tumor mostly associated with AIDS
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onycho-
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nails
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hirsutism
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excessive body hair, especially in women
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stridor
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the high pitched breathing sounds caused by the obstruction of the air passage
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coryza
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cold, acute inflammation of the nasal passages characterized by rhinorrhea
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pleural effusion
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abnormal presence of fluid in the pleural cavity
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pnuemothorax
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accumulation of air in the pleural cavity
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hypoxia
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deficiency of oxygen to the tissues, indicative of respiratory impairment
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rhonchi
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abnormal chest sounds, resembling snoring, usually due to an obstruction in the airway of accumulated fluid
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Raynaud Phenomenon
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numbness in the fingers and toes due to intermittent constriction of arterioles in the skin
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ischemia
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a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to the interruption of blood flow
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Hodgkins disease
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malignant solid tumors of the lympatic system
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malaise
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a feeling of general unwell
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edema
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swelling
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angina pectoris
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severe pain and constriction about the heart caused by insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
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myco
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fungus
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fistula
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an abnormal tubelike passage from one organ to another or from organ to the surface
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