Language Of Medicine Chapter 1

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

gland

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arthr/o

Back 2

joint

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bi/o

Back 3

life

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carcin/o

Back 4

cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

Back 5

heart

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cephal/o

Back 6

head

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cerebr/o

Back 7

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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cis/o

Back 8

to cut

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crin/o

Back 9

to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyst/o

Back 10

urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

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cyt/o

Back 11

cell

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derm/o

Back 12

skin

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dermat/o

Back 13

skin

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electr/o

Back 14

electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

Back 18

stomach

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glyc/o

Back 19

sugar

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gnos/o

Back 20

knowledge

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gynec/o

Back 21

woman, female

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hemat/o

Back 22

blood

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hem/o

Back 23

blood

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hepat/o

Back 24

liver

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iatr/o

Back 25

treatment, physician

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leuk/o

Back 26

white

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log/o

Back 27

study of

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nephr/o

Back 28

kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

Back 30

tumor

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ophthalm/o

Back 31

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

Back 35

mind

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radi/o

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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

Back 42

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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-globin

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protein

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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

Back 55

inflammation

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-logy

Back 56

process of study

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-oma

Back 57

tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

Back 58

process of viewing

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-osis

Back 59

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used w/ blood cells)

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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 with an endoscope

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-sis

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state of; condition

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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-

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no, not, without

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an-

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no, not, without

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aut-

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self, own

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auto-

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self, own

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dia-

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through, complete

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end-

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within

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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, outside of, outward

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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, under, 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, forward

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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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sign

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evidence of disease that can be observed by the patient and by others; objective because it can be evaluated or measured by others

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symptom

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can only be observed by the patient; subjective because it can be evaluated or measured only by the patient

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syndrome

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set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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diagnosis

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the identification of the disease

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differential diagnosis

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attempts to determine which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms

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prognosis

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forecast, or prediction, of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

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acute disease or symptom

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rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

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chronic disease or symptom

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long duration; although they may be controlled, such diseases are rarely cured

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remission

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partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure; usually temporary

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eponym

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disease, structure, operation, or procedure, named for the person who discovered or described it first

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acronym

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word formed from the initial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term

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infectious disease

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illness caused by a pathogenic organism

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idiopathic disease

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illness without known cause

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organic disorder

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There are pathologic physical changes that explain the symptoms being experienced by the patient

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functional disorder

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There are no detectable physical changes to explain the symptoms being experienced by the patient

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iatrogenic illness

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unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder

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nosocomial infection

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hospital-acquired infection that was not present on admission but appears 72 hours or more after hospitalization

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benign

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mild; noncancerous

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degeneration or degenerative disease

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gradual, progressive deterioration of body structure or function over time

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etiology

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cause of a disease

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exacerbation

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increase in severity

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febrile

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having an elevated temperature

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gross

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visible to the naked eye

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idiopathic

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lacking a clearly defined cause

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localized

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confined to a specific area

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malignant

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harmful, cancerous, or invasive

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marked

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meaningful; noteworthy; important

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morbidity

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state or presence of disease

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mortality

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death

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progressive

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continuing increase in the severity of signs and symptoms of a disease

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prophylaxis

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measure that prevents

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recurrent

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happening repeatedly after a period of inactivity

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systemic

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throughout the body

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unremarkable

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unimportant; not meaningful; not abnormal or unexpected

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hystero

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uterus

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-centesis

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puncture

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thoraco

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chest

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mast

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breast

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therm

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heat

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muscul

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muscle

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gloss

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tounge

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scler

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hardening