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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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anti-
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against
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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eu-
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well, easy, good
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epi-
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upon/on
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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endo-
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within
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ecto-
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out or outside
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pre-
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before
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post-
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after
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meta-
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beyond
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peri-
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around
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supra-
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above or excessive
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super-
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above or excessive
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sub-
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below, under, less than
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trans-
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across
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ultra-
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beyond or excess
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hypo-
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under, decreased, deficient
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hyper-
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over, above, increased
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poly-
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many
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oligo-
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scanty
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infra-
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beneath, below
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per-
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excessive or through
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extra-
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outside or beyond
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pan-
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all, entire, or every
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arteri/o
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artery
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combining form
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oste/o
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bone
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combining form
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gastr/o
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stomach
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combining form
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enter/o
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small intestines
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combining form
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leuk/o
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white
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combining form
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my/o
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muscle
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combining form
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cyst/o
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bladder
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combining form
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hepat/o
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liver
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combining form
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arthr/o
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joint
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combining form
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cardi/o
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heart
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combining form
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ren/o
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kidney
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combining form
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nephr/o
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kidney
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combining form
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mast/o
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breast
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combining form
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ovari/o
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ovary
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combining form
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hyster/o
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uterus
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combining form
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rhin/o
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nose
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combining form
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laryng/o
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larynx
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combining form
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-an -ar -al -ic -ary -eal -ine -ous -tic
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pertaining to
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adjective endings
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-algia
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pain
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suffix
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-dynia
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pain
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suffix
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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suffix
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-gram
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picture or record
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suffix
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-graph
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recording instrument
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-graphy
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process of taking a picture
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suffix
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-itis
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inflammation
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suffix
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-lysis
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destruction or separation
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suffix
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-malacia
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softening
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suffix
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-megaly
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enlargement
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suffix
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-osis
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condition or increased number
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suffix
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-stomy
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make a new opening
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suffix
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-tomy
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cutting or incision
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-ectomy
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surgical removal or excision
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suffix
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-pathy
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disease
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suffix
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-penia
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deficiency or reduction in number
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suffix
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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suffix
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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suffix
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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suffix
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-rrhagia
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bursting forth
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suffix
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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suffix
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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suffix
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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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suffix
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-scopy
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process of examining with a scope
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suffix
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-therapy
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treatment
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suffix
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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suffix
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-um
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structure
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suffix
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meso-
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new
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ana-
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without
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path/o
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disease
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combining form
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cyt/o
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cell
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combining form
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hist/o
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tissue
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combining form
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adip/o
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fat
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combining form
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ne/o
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new
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combining form
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aden/o
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gland
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combining form
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crin/o
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to secrete
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combining form
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Oss/e
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bone
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combining form
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Oss/i
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bone
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combining form
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Chondr/o
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cartilage
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combining form
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ten/o
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tendons
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combining
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tend/o
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tendons
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tendin/o
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tendons
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ven/o
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vein
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phleb/o
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vein
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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lymph/o
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lymph nodes, vessels and fluid
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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trache/o
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trachea
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pneum/o
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lungs
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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or/o
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mouth
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stomat/o
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mouth
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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col/o
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large intestines
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colon/o
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large intestines
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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neur/o
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nerves
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neur/i
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nerves
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encephal/o
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brain
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myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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ophthalm/o
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eyes
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ocul/o
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eyes
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opt/o
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eyes
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opt/i
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eyes
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optic/o
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sight
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ot/o
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ears, hearing
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aur/o
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ears, hearing
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aur/i
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ears, hearing
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audit/o
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ears, hearing
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aud/i
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ears, hearing
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acoust/o
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sound
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acous/o
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sound
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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cutane/o
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skin
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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gonad/o
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gonads
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pituit/o
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pituitary gland
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland
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orch/o
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testes
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orchi/o
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testes
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orchid/o
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testes
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testicul/o
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testes
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oophor/o
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ovary
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metr/o
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uterus
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metr/i
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uterus
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metri/o
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uterus
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Uter/o
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uterus
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-logy
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study of
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-plasia
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formation, development grow of tissue and cell numbers
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-trophy
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formation, development in size of tissues and cells
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-oma
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tumor
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-crine
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to secrete or seperate
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ventral
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pertaining to the belly or underside of a body or body part
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dorsal
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pertaining to the back
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cranial
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pertaining to towards the head
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caudal
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pertaining to towards the tail
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anterior
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front of the body
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posterior
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rear of the body
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rostral
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pertaining to the nose end of the head
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cephalic
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pertaining to the head, towards the head
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medial
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pertaining to the midline
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lateral
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pertaining to a side or away from the midline, position farther from the median plane
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superior
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above or towards the head
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inferior
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below or towards the tail
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proximal
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pertaining to nearest the midline or nearest the beginning of a structure
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distal
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pertaining to farthest from the midline or farthest from the beginning of a structure
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superficial/external
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pertaining to near the surface
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deep/internal
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away from the surface
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palmar
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pertaining to the caudal surface of the front paw
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plantar
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pertaining to the caudal surface of the rear paw
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midsagittal/median plane
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divides the body into equal right and left halves
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sagittal plane
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divides the body into unequal right and left halves
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dorsal/frontal/coronal plane
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divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
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transverse/horizontal/cross-sectional plane
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divides the body into cranial or caudal parts or cross the long axis of an appendage/extremity/limb
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anatomy
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study of the body form and structure
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physiology
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study of body function
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pathology
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study of nature, causes and development of abnormal conditions
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pathophysiology
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study of changes in functions caused by disease
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etiology
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study of disease
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arcade
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arrangement of teeth in the oral cavity, series of arches
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lingual
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mandibular tooth surface facing the tongue
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palatal
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maxillary tooth surface facing the tongue
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buccal/vestibular
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tooth surface facing the cheek
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occlusal
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pertaining to closure, surface of teeth touching each other when chewing
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labial
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tooth surface facing the lips
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contact
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tooth surfaces that touch each other
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mesial
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contact surface located closest to midline of dental arcade
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distal
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contanct surface located farthest from midline of dental arcade
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cranial cavity
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space containing brain within skull
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spinal cavity
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space containing the spinal cord within the spinal column
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thoracic/chest cavity
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space containing the heart and lungs within the rib cage
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abdominal/peritoneal cavity
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space containing the digestive organs
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pelvic cavity
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space containing reproductive and some excretory organs surrounded by pelvis
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abdomen
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region that contains the abdominal cavity located between the thorax and pelvis
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thorax
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region located between the neck and diaphragm/abdomen and contains the thoracic cavity
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groin/inguinal
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lower region of abdomen next to the thigh
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peritoneum
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thin membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities
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umbilicus/navel
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site of umbilical cord attachment in a fetus
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mesentery
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layer of peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestines within the abdominal cavity
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recumbent
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lying down
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adduction
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movement toward midline
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abduction
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movement away from midline
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flexion
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act of bending, reducing size of an angle at a joint
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extension
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act of straightening, increasing the size of an angel at a joint
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supination
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rotating a body part so the palmar surface is turned upward
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pronation
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rotating a body part so palmar surface is turned downward
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rotation
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circular movement around an axis
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genetic
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pertaining to genes or heredity
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congenital
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pertaining to present at birth
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anomaly
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deviation from normal
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tissue
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group of specialized cells with similar structure and function
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tumor
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mass of tissue formed by neoplasia
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benign
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not recurrent
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malignant
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tendency to spread and re occur
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gland
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group of specialized cells that secrete material for use elsewhere in the body
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organ
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part of the body that performs a special function
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dia-
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through, between, apart
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di-
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twice
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ex-
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out of , outside or away from
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bi-
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two
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tri-
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three
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quad-
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four
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brachy-
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short
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cartilag/o
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cartilage
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articul/o
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joint
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menisc/o
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crescent
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ligament/o
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ligament connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
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Crani/o
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skull bones of the head
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caud/o
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towards the tail
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cephal/o
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head
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae/spine
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
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cost/o
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rib
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onych/o
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claw or nail
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fibros/o
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fiber
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Synovi/o
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synovial membrane or fluid = fluid within synovial joints significant range of motion.
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thocac/o
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chest
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lumb/o
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lower back
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lord/o
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bent backward
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sacr/o
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sacrum part of spine in region of pelvis
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cervic/o
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neck
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coccyg/o
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tailbone
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kinesi/o
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movement
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-oid
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like or resembling
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-blasts
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embryonic
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-clast
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break
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-cytes
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cells
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-poietic
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pertaining to formation
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-genesis
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producing
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-thorax
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pleural cavity or chest
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-desis
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surgical fixation of a bone or joint
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-kinesis
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motion
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anorexia
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lack or loss of appetite
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sclerosis
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condition of abnormal hardening
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ungluates
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animals with hooves
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kyphosis
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dorsal curvature of spine/hunchback
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lordosis
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abnormal ventral curvature of spine/swayback
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para-
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near or before
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poly-
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many
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pro-
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before or on behalf
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PO
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per os, by mouth
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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GI tract
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gastrointestinal tract
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-ase
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enzyme
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-emesis
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vomit
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-crine
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secretion
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-phagia
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eating or swallowing
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-lithiasis
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having stones
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-dipsia
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thirst
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cheil/o
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lips
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labi/o
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lips
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gnath/o
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jaw
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gloss/o
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tongue
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lingu/o
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tongue
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dent/o
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teeth
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dent/i
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teeth
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odont/o
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teeth
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decidu/o
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shedding
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gingiv/o
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gums
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chol/e
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bile or gall
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palat/o
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palate roof of mouth
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sialaden/o
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saliva
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sial/o
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saliva
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abdomen/o
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abdomen
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lapar/o
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abdomen or flank
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lith/o
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stone
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duoden/o
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duodenum 1st part of small intestine
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jejun/o
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jejunum middle part of small intestine
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ile/o
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ileum distal part of small intestine
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cec/o
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cecum blind gut part of large intestine
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rect/o
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rectum part of large intestine
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an/o
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anus
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proct/o
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refers to anus and rectum collectively
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glyc/o
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sweet
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glycer/o
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sweet
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copr/o
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feces
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trich/o
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hair
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lip/o
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fat
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necr/o
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death
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pyr/o
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fever or fire
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pyrexia
|
fever
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volvulus
|
twisting on itself
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stenosis
|
narrowing of an opening
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pica
|
eating/licking abnormal substances
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deglutition
|
swallowing
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melena
|
black stool containing digested blood
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triadan system
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numbering system for teeth
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regurgitation
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to flow backward, the return of gas or small amounts of food from the stomach
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mastication
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chewing
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preprandial
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before eating
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postprandial
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after eating
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occult
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hidden
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borborygmus
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gas movement in GI tract, rumbling
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cachexia
|
generally ill health and malnutrition
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retained deciduous teeth
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baby teeth that did not come out
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fistula
|
abnormal passage from internal organ to body surface or from organ to organ
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intussusception
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telescoping of one part of intestinal tract into an adjacent part
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catabolism
|
the breaking down in the body of complex chemical compounds into simpler ones usually releasing energy
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anabolism
|
the building up of complex chemical compounds from simpler compounds usually using energy
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pyel/o
|
renal pelvis
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ur/o
|
urine or urinary tract
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noct/i
|
night
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home/o
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unchanging
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hydr/o
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water
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glomerul/o
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grapelike clusters
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medull/o
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inner section or middle
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cortic/o
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outer region or cortex
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keton/o
|
ketones fat byproduct
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py/o
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pus
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balan/o
|
penis
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crypt/o
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hidden
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spermat/o
|
sperm
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sperm/o
|
sperm cell
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-ptosis
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dropping or sagging
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-uria
|
urination or urine
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-stenosis
|
narrowing or stricture
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-stasis
|
controlling or stopping
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-chrome
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color
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-emia
|
blood or blood condition
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-ectasis
|
dilation or enlargement
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-tripsy
|
crushing of a stone
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in-
|
in, into without
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en-
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in, into within
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retro-
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behind
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pneu-
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relating to air or lungs
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pseudo-
|
false
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hydro-
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water
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prostat/o
|
prostate
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genit/o
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realted to reproductive organs or birth
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gen/o
|
producing or birth
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epididym/o
|
epididymus
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semin/i
|
sperm or semen
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pen/i
|
penis
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priap/o
|
penis
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oo/o
|
egg
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ov/i
|
egg
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ov/o
|
egg
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salping/o
|
tube
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colp/o
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vagina
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vagin/o
|
vagina
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vulv/o
|
covering or vulva
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episi/o
|
covering or vulva
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lact/i
|
milk
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lact/o
|
milk
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gest/o
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to bear or carry offspring
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gestat/o
|
to bear or carry offspring
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gravid/o
|
pregnancy
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part/o
|
birth or labor
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-cele
|
hernia, cyst, cavity
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-poiesis
|
formation
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-para
|
to bear or bring forth
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|
UA
|
urinalysis
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|
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UTI
|
urinary tract infection
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IVP
|
intravenous pyelogram
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CRF
|
chronic renal failure
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|
|
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ARF
|
acute renal failure
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|
|
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FLUTD
|
feline lower urinary tract disease
|
|
|
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FUS
|
feline urologic syndrome
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|
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OHE
|
ovariohysterectomy
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OVH
|
ovariohysterectomy
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acute
|
sudden
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chronic
|
long term
|
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orifice
|
any aperture or opening
|
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|
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tie
|
term used in canine reproduction, when male and female can't be pulled apart
|
|
|
|
implantation
|
attachment and imbedding of the zygote in the uterus
|
|
|
|
parturition
|
giving birth
|
|
|
|
lactation
|
production of milk
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|
|
|
dystocia
|
difficult birth
|
|
|
|
pseudocyesis
|
false pregnancy
|
|
|
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incontinence
|
unable to control bladder
|
|
|
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lethargy
|
lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness and apathy
|
|
|
|
dialysis
|
procedure to remove waste products from the blood
|
|
|
|
contusion
|
any injury resulting in bruising usually from a blow
|
|
|
|
diuretic
|
agent that increases amount of urine excreted
|
|
|
|
convoluted
|
coiling, rolling, twisted turning
|
|
|
|
micturition
|
urination
|
|
|
|
stricture
|
circumscribed narrowing of a tube, duct or hollow structure
|
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|
|
spay
|
surgical removal of ovaries
|
|
|
|
intact
|
reproductive organs are in place/ not removed
|
|
|
|
neuter
|
to make neutral a gender can be for male or female
|
|
|
|
castration
|
surgical removal of testicles or ovaries generally referring to males
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|
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valv/o
|
valve
|
|
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valvul/o
|
valve
|
|
|
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rhythm/o
|
rhythm
|
|
|
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isch/o
|
holdback
|
|
|
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steth/o
|
chest
|
|
|
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systol/o
|
contraction
|
|
|
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angi/o
|
vessels
|
|
|
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vas/o
|
vessels
|
|
|
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thromb/o
|
clot
|
|
|
|
sphygm/o
|
pulse
|
|
|
|
ech/o
|
sound
|
|
|
|
ather/o
|
plaque or fatty substance
|
|
|
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cyan/o
|
turn blue
|
|
|
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sept/o
|
wall
|
|
|
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erythr/o
|
red
|
|
|
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phag/o
|
eating or swallowing
|
|
|
|
seps/o
|
infection
|
|
|
|
-ia
|
state or condition
|
|
|
|
-ole
|
small
|
|
|
|
-stenosis
|
narrowing
|
|
|
|
-phobia
|
fear of
|
|
|
|
-oma
|
tumor
|
|
|
|
-ism
|
condition
|
|
|
|
-emia
|
blood or blood condition
|
|
|
|
BP
|
blood pressure
|
|
|
|
IV
|
intravenous
|
|
|
|
CHF
|
congestive heart failure
|
|
|
|
CRT
|
capillary refill time
|
|
|
|
ECG
|
electrocardiogram
|
|
|
|
EKG
|
electrocardiogram
|
|
|
|
CBC
|
complete blood count
|
|
|
|
WBC
|
white blood cell count
|
|
|
|
RBC
|
red blood cell count
|
|
|
|
HR
|
heart rate
|
|
|
|
ischemia
|
local area of decreased blood flow
|
|
|
|
necrosis
|
death of one or more cells
|
|
|
|
sinus rhythm
|
normal heart rhythm
|
|
|
|
Palpitation
|
irregular pulsation of the heart
|
|
|
|
auscultation
|
listening to sounds made by the body
|
|
|
|
systole
|
contraction phase of the heart
|
|
|
|
diastole
|
relaxation/filling phase of the heart
|
|
|
|
heart murmur
|
an abnormal sound from the heart or vessels
|
|
|
|
lumen
|
an opening in a vessel or duct through which fluid flows
|
|
|
|
constriction
|
becoming narrowed
|
|
|
|
dilation
|
the act of stretching or enlarging an opening
|
|
|
|
perfusion
|
blood flow through tissue
|
|
|
|
iatrogenic
|
disease or problem caused from medical treatment
|
|
|
|
idiopathic
|
cause is undetermined
|
|
|
|
resuscitation
|
revival from potential or apparent death
|
|
|
|
hypoxia
|
very low oxygen
|
|
|
|
aneurysm
|
thinning of a vessel wall
|
|
|
|
embolism
|
obstruction of a vessel by some object
|
|
|
|
prophylaxis
|
prevention
|
|
|
|
edema
|
increased intercellular/interstitial fluid
|
|
|
|
bronch/o
|
branches of trachea
|
|
|
|
bronchi/o
|
branches of trachea
|
|
|
|
pleur/o
|
membrane surrounding lungs
|
|
|
|
ox/i
|
oxygen
|
|
|
|
ox/o
|
oxygen
|
|
|
|
ox/y
|
oxygen
|
|
|
|
capn/o
|
carbon dioxide
|
|
|
|
sinus/o
|
air or fluid filled space
|
|
|
|
spir/o
|
breath, breathing
|
|
|
|
phren/o
|
diaphragm
|
|
|
|
alveoli/o
|
small sac
|
|
|
|
epiglott/o
|
epiglottis
|
|
|
|
palat/o
|
roof of mouth
|
|
|
|
olfact/o
|
smell
|
|
|
|
tuss/i
|
cough
|
|
|
|
ventilat/o
|
expose to air, breath
|
|
|
|
eu-
|
true, good
|
|
|
|
para-
|
with
|
|
|
|
tachy-
|
rapid
|
|
|
|
brady-
|
slow
|
|
|
|
-plegia
|
paralysis
|
|
|
|
-spasm
|
sudden involuntary contraction/tightening
|
|
|
|
-ptysis
|
spitting or coughing up
|
|
|
|
-pnea
|
breathing
|
|
|
|
-meter
|
measuring device
|
|
|
|
-metry
|
process of measuring
|
|
|
|
TB
|
tuberculosis
|
|
|
|
RR
|
respiratory rate
|
|
|
|
URT
|
upper respiratory tract
|
|
|
|
LRT
|
lower respiratory tract
|
|
|
|
COPD
|
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
|
|
|
|
URI
|
upper respiratory infection
|
|
|
|
Inhalation
|
breathing air in
|
|
|
|
ventilator
|
a machine to help in breathing
|
|
|
|
nebulizer
|
a device used to disperse liquid medication in a fine mist
|
|
|
|
exhalation
|
breathing air out
|
|
|
|
atelectasis
|
failure of a part or whole lung to expand and fill with air collapsed area
|
|
|
|
percussion
|
diagnostic procedure tapping on areas to check density
|
|
|
|
syncope
|
loss of consciousness from lack of blood flow to the brain
|
|
|
|
epistaxis
|
nose bleed
|
|
|
|
patent
|
open
|
|
|
|
crepitation
|
crackling noises
|
|
|
|
nares
|
nostrils
|
|
|
|
sputum
|
mucous from air passages
|
|
|
|
agonal breathing
|
end of life breathing death bed
|
|
|
|
pituit/o
|
pituitary gland
|
|
|
|
lute/o
|
yellow
|
|
|
|
somat/o
|
body
|
|
|
|
press/i
|
tension
|
|
|
|
parathyroid/o
|
parathyroid gland
|
|
|
|
andr/o
|
male
|
|
|
|
calc/i
|
calcium
|
|
|
|
chrom/o
|
color
|
|
|
|
-tropic
|
affinity for
|
|
|
|
-genic
|
pertaining to producing
|
|
|
|
-trophic
|
pertaining to growth or development
|
|
|
|
ana-
|
up, apart
|
|
|
|
cata-
|
down, lower
|
|
|
|
nor-
|
parent compound
|
|
|
|
micro-
|
small
|
|
|
|
hemi-
|
half
|
|
|
|
contra-
|
against opposite
|
|
|
|
ipsi-
|
same
|
|
|
|
synaps/o
|
synapse
|
|
|
|
synapt/o
|
synapse
|
|
|
|
mening/o
|
meninges
|
|
|
|
meningi/o
|
meninges
|
|
|
|
toxic/o
|
poison
|
|
|
|
tox/o
|
poison
|
|
|
|
cerebr/o
|
cerebrum
|
|
|
|
-paresis
|
weakness
|
|
|
|
-lepsy
|
seizure
|
|
|
|
-esthesia
|
sensation or feeling
|
|
|
|
-plegia
|
paralysis
|
|
|
|
M/N
|
male/neutered
|
|
|
|
T
|
temperature
|
|
|
|
BPM
|
beats per minute
|
|
|
|
d
|
day
|
|
|
|
F/S
|
female/spayed
|
|
|
|
DSH
|
domestic short hair
|
|
|
|
BAR
|
bright alert responsive
|
|
|
|
CSF
|
cerebrospinal fluid
|
|
|
|
EEG
|
electroencephalogram
|
|
|
|
alopecia
|
a loss of hair or baldness
|
|
|
|
anesthesia
|
a loss of feeling or sensation
|
|
|
|
analgesia
|
pain relief
|
|
|
|
contusion
|
bruise
|
|
|
|
emaciated
|
severely underweight
|
|
|
|
palpatation
|
to examine with the hands or fingers
|
|
|
|
assay
|
examination and determination of characteristics
|
|
|
|
foramen
|
a small opening, perforation, or orifice
|
|
|
|
melan/o
|
black
|
|
|
|
histi/o
|
tissue
|
|
|
|
hist/o
|
tissue
|
|
|
|
seb/o
|
sebum/oil
|
|
|
|
hidr/o
|
sweat
|
|
|
|
pil/o
|
hair
|
|
|
|
pil/i
|
hair
|
|
|
|
ungul/o
|
nail or hoof
|
|
|
|
bi/o
|
life
|
|
|
|
blephar/o
|
eyelid
|
|
|
|
conjunctiv/o
|
mucous membrane of eye
|
|
|
|
lacrim/o
|
tear or tear duct
|
|
|
|
dacry/o
|
tear or tear ducts
|
|
|
|
kerat/o
|
cornea
|
|
|
|
scler/o
|
sclera of eye, or hard
|
|
|
|
phac/o
|
lens
|
|
|
|
ir/i
|
iris
|
|
|
|
ir/o
|
iris
|
|
|
|
irid/o
|
iris
|
|
|
|
irit/o
|
iris
|
|
|
|
pupil/o
|
pupil
|
|
|
|
core/o
|
pupil
|
|
|
|
-derma
|
skin
|
|
|
|
-opsy
|
vision
|
|
|
|
-opia
|
vision
|
|
|
|
mono-
|
single or one
|
|
|
|
aque/o
|
water
|
|
|
|
anis/o
|
unequal
|
|
|
|
dipl/o
|
double
|
|
|
|
tympan/o
|
eardrum
|
|
|
|
myring/o
|
eardrum
|
|
|
|
myc/o
|
fungus
|
|
|
|
electr/o
|
electricity
|
|
|
|
IM
|
intramuscular
|
|
|
|
PE
|
physical exam
|
|
|
|
OS
|
left eye
|
|
|
|
OD
|
right eye
|
|
|
|
OU
|
both eyes
|
|
|
|
AS
|
left ear
|
|
|
|
AD
|
right ear
|
|
|
|
AU
|
both ears
|
|
|
|
perception
|
ability to recognize sensory stimuli
|
|
|
|
abscess
|
localized collection of pus
|
|
|
|
ablation
|
removal of a part
|
|
|
|
debridement
|
removal of tissue and foreign material
|
|
|
|
erythema
|
skin redness
|
|
|
|
mange
|
skin disease caused by mite infestation
|
|
|
|
pediculosis
|
lice infestation
|
|
|
|
purulent
|
containing or producing pus
|
|
|
|
lesion
|
pathologic change of tissue
|
|
|
|
fissure
|
crack like sore
|
|
|
|
sarcoma
|
malignant neoplasm of soft tissue arising from the connective tissue
|
|
|
|
cryosurgery
|
destruction of tissue using extreme cold
|
|
|
|
lance
|
to open or pierce with a lancet to allow drainage
|
|
|
|
cauterization
|
destruction of tissue using electric current, heat, or chemicals
|
|
|
|
quick
|
sensitive tissue of the nail/claw
|
|
|
|
opaque
|
light cannot pass through
|
|
|
|
miosis
|
constriction of the pupil
|
|
|
|
mydriasis
|
dilation of the pupil
|
|
|
|
integumentary system
|
skin and glands of skin, hair, fur, wool, feathers, scales, claws beaks, horns, hooves, and nails.
|
|
|
|
Cocc/i
|
round
|
|
|
|
cocc/o
|
round
|
|
|
|
bacteri/o
|
bacteria
|
|
|
|
bacill/o
|
rod shaped
|
|
|
|
radi/o
|
radiation
|
|
|
|
therm/o
|
heat
|
|
|
|
onc/o
|
tumor
|
|
|
|
TPR
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temperature pulse respiration
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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CT
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computer tomography
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SOAP
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subjective, objective, assessment, plan
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-logist
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one who studies
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-philia
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an increase in a particular cell type
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assessment
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used to describe the evaluation of a condition
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signalment
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description of an animal with info about the animal including species, breed sexual status and age.
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febrile
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fever
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pyrexia
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fever
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speculum
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an instrument used to enlarge an opening or canal
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lethal
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causing death
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zoonosis
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disease capable of being transmitted from animal to human
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diagnosis
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determination of a cause of a disease
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differential diagnosis
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a list of possible causes of a disease
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prognosis
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prediction of an outcome
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sign
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a characteristic of a disease that can be seen by others
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symptom
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a characteristic of a disease that can be sensed only by the patient
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mortality
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ratio of diseased animals that die as compared to diseased animals
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morbidity
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ratio of diseased animals as compared to well animals in a population
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virulence
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ability of an organism to cause disease
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syndrome
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set of signs that occur together
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acute
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having a short course with a sudden onset
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chronic
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persisting for a long time.
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peracute
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excessively acute onset
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epidemic
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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease
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coagulation
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the process of clotting
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immunoglobulins
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antibodies
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anaphylaxis
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severe resposne to a foreign substance
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nosocomial infection
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disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a facility or clinic
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dehiscence
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disruption or opening of a surgical wound
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ligate/ligation
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to tie or strangulate
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resect
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to remove an organ or tissue
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poll
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top of the head
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crest
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root of the mane neck
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muzzle
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the 2 nostrils and both lips
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croup
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muscular area around and above the tail base
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gaskin
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muscular portion of the hindlimb between the stifle and hock also called the crus
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withers
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region over the dorsum where the neck joins the thorax shoulders
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stifle
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femorotibial and femoraopatellar joint in quadrupeds
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fetlock
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area of limb between pastern and cannon
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hock
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tarsal joint
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flank
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side of the body between ribs and ilium
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knee
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carpus in ungulates
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barrel
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capacity of chest or trunk
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bagging up
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development of mammary glands or udder near parturition
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hindgut
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term for cecum small and large colons
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cast
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to be caught in recumbancy postion and unable to rise
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farrier
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person who cares for equine feet
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floating
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filing off the sharp edges of equine teeth
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hand
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unit of measurement 1 hand =4 inches for determining equine height at withers
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stallion
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intact male over four years
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colt
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intact male under four years
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mare
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intact female over four years
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filly
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intact male under four years
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gelding
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fixed male
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weanling
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under one years old
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yearling
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one to two years old
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foal
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young horse
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pony
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under 14.2 hands tall
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brisket
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mass of connective tissue muscle and fact covering the cranio ventral chest between the forelimbs
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dewlap
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loose skin under the throat
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switch
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tuft of hair at end of tail
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dewclaw
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accessory claw
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hooks
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protrusions of the wings of the ilium
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pins
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protrusions of the ischium bones
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teat
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nipple of the mammary glands
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rump
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caudal to the lumbar region and cranial to base of tail
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loin
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lumbar region of the back
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barren
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not pregnant
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cull
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removal from herd to sell or kill
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offal
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waste after slaughter
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springing
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pregnant with first child
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tailing
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form of restraint by grabbing tail and holding it up.
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dry
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break inbetween pregnancies
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bovine
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cow
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bull
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intact male
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cow
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intact female
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steer
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fixed male
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heifer
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intact female before first child
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calf
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young under 1 year
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calving
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act of giving birth
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freshening
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diary cow before giving birth
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wattle
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appendages suspended from the head, under chin
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chine
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thoracic region of back
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buck
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intact male
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doe
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intact female
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wether
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neutered male
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kid
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young goat
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kidding
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act of giving birth
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loin
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lumbar region of the back between thorax and pelvis
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back
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along spine, cranial to loin area
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brisket
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mass of connective tissues muscles and fat covering the cranio ventral chest between forelimbs
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dock
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solid part of the tail
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ovine
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sheep
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mutton
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old sheep meat
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fleece
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coat
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ram
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intact male
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ewe
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intact female
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wether
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neutered male
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lamb
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young
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lambing
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giving birth
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flock
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herd
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casting
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restraint method using ropes to place animals in lateral recumbancy
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colostrum
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first milk produced at parturition
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dry
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not lactating
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dental pad
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hard surface of upper mouth in cattle and sheep instead of upper teeth
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lanolin
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fatlike substance secreted by sebaceous glands of sheep
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debudding
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removal of horn growth in kids or calves using hot iron or caustic substance
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tipping
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method of restraining sheep by placing them in a sitting position
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jowl
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external throat especially when fat or loose skin is present
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snout
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upper lip and apex of the nose
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ham
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muscle of upper thigh
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rump
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sacral to tailhead region of the back
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loin
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lumbar region of the back between thorax and pelvis
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shoulder
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region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula
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farrowing
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parturition in pigs
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porcine
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pig
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snare
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restraint device for pigs
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boar
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intact male
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sow
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intact female
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barrow
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neutered male
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gilt
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young female
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pig or piglet
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young
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pinna
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ear flap
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chest
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thorax
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polydactyl
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more than the normal amount of digits
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spraying
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urination on objects to mark territory
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docile
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tame and easygoing
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feral
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undomesticated
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gait
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way an animal moves
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canine
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dog
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feline
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cat
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stud
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intact male dog
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bitch
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intact female dog
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whelping
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giving birth
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pack
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group of dogs
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tom
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intact male cat
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queen
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intact female cat
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kitten
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young either sex
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queening
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giving birth
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cavy
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guinea pig
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lagomorph
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rabbit
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ratite
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large flightless birds
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camelid
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llama alpaca guanaco, vicuna
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cria
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young llama
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cervidae
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deer, elk moose caribou
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DLH
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domestic long hair
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DSH
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domestic short hair
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BVD
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bovine viral diarrhea
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WNV
|
west nile virus
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FeLV
|
feline leukemia virus
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FIV
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feline immunodeficiency virus
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CDV
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canine distemper virus
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