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125 Cards in this Set
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neur/o
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nerve
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nephr/o
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kidney
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nucle/o
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nucleus, nuclear
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necr/o
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death
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staphyl/o
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resemblance to a bunch of grapes, uvula
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pneum/o
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lung
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strept/o
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twisted
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lith/o
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stone calculus
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amni/o
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amnion
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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laryng/o
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voice box
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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thorac/o
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thorax
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Angi/o
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vessel
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isch/o
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hold back
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my/o
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muscle
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acro/o
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height, summit, top
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sarc/o
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flesh
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morph/o
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form, shape, structure
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cardi/o
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heart
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pathy
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disease
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pstosis
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prolapse
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trophy
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nourishment and development
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plasty
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surgical repair
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plasm
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cell or tissue substance
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scope
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instrument to visually examine
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scopy
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viewing, seeing, observation
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opsy
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to view
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stasis
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stop, control
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tomy
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incision
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cele
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hernia
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cocci
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berry shaped bacteria (spheroidal)
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gram
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drawing or a written record
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graphy
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process of recording
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graph
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instrument to record
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osis
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abnormal condition
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Eal
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pertaining to
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oid
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resembling
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ic
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pertaining to
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malacia
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softening
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megaly
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enlargement
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sclerosis
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hardening
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emia
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blood condition
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plasia
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formation
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lysis
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separation, destruction
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therapy
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treatment
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genic
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pertaining to producing
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stomy
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surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body
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ectomy
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removal of
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coccus
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berry shaped bacterium
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centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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Genesis
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condition of producing, formation
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penia
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deficiency
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phobia
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fear
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ule
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small, little
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ole
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small, little
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hernia
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the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it from within
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hiatal hernia
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protrusion of the upper part of the stomach into the thorax through a tear or weakness in the diaphragm
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rectalgia
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rectal pain
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cystocele
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hernia of the urinary bladder
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myosarcoma
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malignant flesh tumor of the muscle
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malignant myeloma
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tumor of bone marrow
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osteogenic sarcoma
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a cancer that starts in the bone
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adenosarcoma
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malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
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metastasis
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spread of cancer from one organ to another
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electroencephalogram
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record of the electricity in the brain
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osteography
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bone scan
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myogram
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diagnostic test of the health, functionality of muscles
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myelogram
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xray record of spinal cord
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electromyogram
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electrical activity of muscle
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lymphocyte
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mononuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies
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monocyte
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mononuclear leukocyte that is a phagocyte
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agranulocytes
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white blood cell
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platelet
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clotting cell / thrombocyte
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eosinophil
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a mononuclear cell
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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leukocyte
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eosinophil
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lymphocyte
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blood cell that produces antibodies
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laryngectomy
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removal of voice box
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adipose
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fat
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angioplasty
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surgical repair of a blood vessel
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angiography
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process of recording blood vessels
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chemotherapy
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cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells
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phlebotomy
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incision into a blood vessel
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antibodies
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a blood cell that produces
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platelet/thrombocyte
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clotting cell
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leukocyte
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white blood cell
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basophil
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white blood cell produced in the bone marrow
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hypoplasia
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under or incomplete development of a tissue or an organ
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dystrophy
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degeneration of tissue
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achondroplasia
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form of short-limbed dwarfism
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amniocentesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
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laparotomy
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surgical incision into the abdomen
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paracentesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
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thoracentesis/thoracocentesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchus
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laryngitis
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inflammation of the throat
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pharyngeal
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pertaining to the pharynx
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tonsillitis
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inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat
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anemia
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lower than normal number of erythrocytes
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ischmia
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blood is held back from an area
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hematoma
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bruise, localized collection of blood
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hemolysis
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breakage of red blood cells
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acromegaly
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enlargement of extremities after puberty due to a pituitary gland problem
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exocrine
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pertaining to the secretion of a substance out through a duct
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giantism/gigantism
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abnormal overgrowth of entire body
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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pleurodynia
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pain in the plural cavity
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otitis
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inflammation of the ear
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otalgia
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pain in the ear
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osteitis
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inflammation of the bone
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neuralgia
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nerve pain
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chronic
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continuing over a long period of time
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acute
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rapid onset
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relapse
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a deterioration in state of health after a temporary improvement
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remission
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temporary partial or complete disappearance of symptoms
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capillary
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smallest blood vessel in the body
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arteriole
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small artery
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venule
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very small blood vessel in the microcirculation that allows blood to return from one organ to the other
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lymph vessel
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a vessel that carries lymph
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artery
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large blood vessel
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rectocele
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a bulging of the front wall of the rectum into the back wall of the vagina
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inguinal
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pertaining to the groin
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