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ather
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fatty, porridge like
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carcin
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cancer
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meninges
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3 layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. 3 layers are pia mater, arachnoid and dura mater.
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cerebr
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largest part of the brain in which thought occurs
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emis
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vomiting
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encephal
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brain
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epitheli
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epithelial
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fibr
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fibrous
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hist
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tissue
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lei
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smooth
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lip
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fat
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lymph
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melan
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melan
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dark pigmented
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my/o
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muscle
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nat/o
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birth
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ne/o
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new
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc
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tumor
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oste/o
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bone
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papill
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small elevation of tissue
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pariet
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wall
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periton
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peritoneum
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pleur
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lung
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psych/o
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mind
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rhabd/o
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rod shaped
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spin/o
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spinal
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viscer/o
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organ
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anti
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against
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dys
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painful
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hydro
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water
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neo as prefix
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new
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algia (noun)algic (adjective)
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pain
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blast
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embryonic or immature
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cele
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hernia
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genesis
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generate, develop
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malacia
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softening
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oma
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tumor, abnormal growth
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ous (adj)
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condition
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plasis
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development
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plasm
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growth of tissue
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tomy
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incision
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trophy
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development
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tropic
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affecting
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neurology
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study of nerves
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neuritis
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inflammation of nerves
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neurlysis
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destruction of nerve tissue
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neuropathy
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nerve disease
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cephal
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head
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cephalgia
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pain in the head
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hydrocyst
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sac filled with watery fluid.
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hydrocephalus
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increased fluid in the skull
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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encephaloma
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brain tumor
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hernia
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cele
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hernia
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a projection of a part from its natural cavity
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encephomalacia
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softening of brain tissue
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electroencephalogram
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picture of the electrical activity of the brain.
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electr/o/neur/o/diagnos/tic
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study of brain wave activity
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myel
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spinal cord and bone marrow
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encephal/o/myel/o/pathy
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brain and spinal cord disease??
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myeloblast
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immatur cell in bone marrow but not blood
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myelocytic
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pertaining to myelocytes
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myelocele
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herniation of the spinal cord
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hypertrophy
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muscles increase in size
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crani/o
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cranium or skull
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craniectomy
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excision of the part of the cranium (skull)
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ectomy
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suffix to cut out
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craniotomy
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incision into the skull
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cran/ial
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adjective of crani/o
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cranial fissures
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grooves and furrows
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cerebral
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adjective form of cerebrum
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cerebr/o/vascular
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blood vessels of the brain.
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cerebrovascular
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can be a stroke or brain attack.
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cerebrospinal fluid
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fluid that bathes the cerebrum and spinal cord.
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meningocele
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herniation of the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord.
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meningomalacia
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softening of the meninges
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aden/o
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gland
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adenitis
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inflammation of the gland
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tumor/neoplasm
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abnormal growth of cells
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adenoma
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tumor of the gland
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adenectomy/thyroidectomy
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excision of a gland
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pathy
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suffix for disease
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metastasis
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transfer of disease from one organ to another.
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melan/osis
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black pigmentation
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melanocyte
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black pigmented cell
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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leiomy
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smooth muscle
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carcinoma
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cancerous tumor
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atherosclerosis
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a fatty deposit causing hardening of the blood vessels
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suffix meaning resembling or like.
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lipoid
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resembling fat
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mucus/mucous
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us is noun suffix
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mucosa
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mucous membrain
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mucoid
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resembles mucous
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myospasm
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muscle spasm
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neuralgia
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nerve pain
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neurologist
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nerve doctor
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atheroma
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tumorlike thickening and degeneration of the blood vessel walls that is caused by fatty deposits.
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