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118 Cards in this Set
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STD
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Sexually transmitted disease
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SVT
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Supraventricular tachycardia
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S/Sx
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Signs and Symptoms
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SW
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Sterile water
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Sx
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Symptoms
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T or Temp
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Temperature
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TAH
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Total abdominal hysterectomy
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TB
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Tuberculosis
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TEE
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Transesophageal Echocardiogram
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TIA
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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t.i.d.
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Three times a day
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t.i.w.
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Three times a week
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TM
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Tympanic membrane
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TNF
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Tumor necrosis factor
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TPA
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Tissue plasminogen activator
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TPN
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Total parenteral nutrition
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TSH
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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TTP
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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TURP
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Transurethral resection of prostate
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Tx
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Treatment or therapy
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TXA
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Thromboxane
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U or u
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Unit(s) Use “unit(s)”
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UA
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Urinalysis
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u.d. (ut dict)
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As directed
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UE
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Upper extremity
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UGI
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Upper Gastrointestinal
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UR
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Utilization Review
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URI
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Upper Respiratory Infection
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USP
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United States Pharmacopeia
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UTI
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Urinary Tract Infection
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vag.
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Vaginal
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VF or V.fib.
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Ventricular fibrillation
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V/Q
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Ventilation perfusion scan
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VS
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Vital Signs
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VSS
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Vital Signs Stable
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VT or V.tach.
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Ventricular tachycardia
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WA
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While awake
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WBC
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White blood cell (count)
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WF
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White female
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WM
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White male
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WNL
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Within normal limits
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Wt.
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Weight
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x
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times (ex: x 3 = times three)
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XRT
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X-ray therapy
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y/o or y.o.
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Years old
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*μg
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Microgram
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Δ
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change or therefore
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c
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with
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s
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without
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a-,an-
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without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, toward, near
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ante-, pre-, pro-
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before
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anti-, contra-
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against, opposed to
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bi-
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two, both
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brady-
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slow
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circum-, peri-
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around
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con-, syn-, sym-
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together, with
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de-
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from, down, not
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dia-, trans-
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through, complete
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dys-
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difficult, labored, painful, abnormal
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e-, ec-, ex-
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out, away
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
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outside
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en-, endo-, intra-
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within
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epi-
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upon
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eu-
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good, normal
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hemi-, semi-
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half
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hyper-
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above, excessive
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hypo-
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below, incomplete, deficient
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inter-
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between
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macro-
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large, long
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meso-
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middle
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meta-
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after, beyond, change
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micro-
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small
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mono-, uni-
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one
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neo-
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new
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oligo-
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few, deficient
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pan-
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all
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para-
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alongside of, abnormal
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poly-, multi-
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many
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post-
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after, behind
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quadri-
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four
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re-
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again, back
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retro-
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backward, behind
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sub-, infra-
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below, under
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super-, supra-
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above, excessive
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tachy-
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fast
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tri-
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three
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ultra-
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beyond, excessive
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ous, -ic, - tic
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pertaining to
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-algia, -dynia
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pain
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-cele
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pouching, hernia
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectasis
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expansion, dilation
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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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-genesis
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blood condition
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-iasis
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formation or presence of
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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
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small
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-itis
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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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breaking down
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-malacia
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softening
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-magaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-oma
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tumor, swelling
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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abnormal reduction
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-phil, -philia
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attraction for
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-plasia
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formation, development, a growth
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-poiesis
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formation
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-sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction
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-stasis
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control, stop
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-stomy
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creation of an opening
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-tomy
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incision
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