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134 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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root
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foundation of the word
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suffix
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word ending
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combining vowel
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links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
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prefix
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word beginning
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combining form
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combination of the root and the combining vowel
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aden/o
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gland
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cis/o
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to cut
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crin/o
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secrete
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst
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cyt/o
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cell
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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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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines (small intestines)
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment
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leuk/o
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white
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
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psych/o
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mind
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radi/p
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
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flesh
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sect/o
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to cut
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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ur/o
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urinary tract, urine
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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-gram
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record
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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-ion
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process
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-sis
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state of
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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-y
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process, condition
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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auto-
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self
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dia-
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through, complete
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-
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out
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exo-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
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deficient, below, less than normal
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in-
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into, in
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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pro-
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before
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re-
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back, backward, again
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retro-
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behind
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sub-
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below, under
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trans-
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across, through
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cerebral
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pertaining to the cerebrum
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biopsy
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the process of viewing living tissue
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adenitis
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inflammation of a gland
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cephalic
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pertaining to the head
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carcinoma
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cancerous tumor
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cystoscopy
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process of visually examining the bladder
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electrocardiogram
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record of the electricity in the heart
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cardiology
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the study of the heart
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electroencephalogram
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record of the electricity in the brain
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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arthroscopy
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process of visually examining the joints
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cytology
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the study of cells
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leukocyte
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white blood cell
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gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach
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iatrogenic
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pertaining to being produced by treatment
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nephrology
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study of kidneys
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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hematoma
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mass of blood
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neuralgia
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pain of nerves
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ophthalmoscopy
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process of visually examining the eye
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enteritis
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inflammation of the small intestine
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oncology
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the study of tumors (cancer)
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osteitis
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inflammation of the bones
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psychosis
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abnormal condition of the mind
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thrombocyte
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platelet -- aids in blood clotting
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renal
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pertaining to the kidneys
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nephrectomy
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removal of the kidney
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osteotomy
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incision into the bone
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resection
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removal
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carcinogenic
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cancer-producing
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sarcoma
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malignant skin tumor
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diagnosis
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complete knowledge
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prognosis
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knowledge before
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subhepatic
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below the liver
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pericardium
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membrane surrounding the heart
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hyperglycemia
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excessive level of sugar in the blood
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hypodermic
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under or below the skin
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epigastric
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above the stomach
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hypoglycemia
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deficiency of sugar in the blood
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anemia
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without blood
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urology
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study of urinary tract
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gynecology
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study of women and women's diseases
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hematology
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study of blood
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neurology
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study of nerves
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pediatrics
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treatment of children
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radiology
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study of x-rays
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ophthalmology
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study of the eyes
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gastroenterology
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study of the stomach and intestines
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endocrinology
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study of the glands that secrete hormones
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psychiatry
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treatment of the mind
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pathology
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study of disease
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cardiology
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study of the heart
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