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nonpathogenic
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not disease producing
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diplococcus
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grown in pairs
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coccus
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sphereically shaped bacteria singular
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diplo
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cocci growing in pairs
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dystrophy
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literally means poor development
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neisseria gonorrhea
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(N.gonococcus) causes veneral disease gonorrhea
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pneumococcus
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causes pneumonia
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meningiococcus
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causes one form of meningitits
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otodynia/otalgia
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pain in either ear
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strepto
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twisted chains or strips
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cocci
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plural sphereically shaped bacteria
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streptococcus
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grow in twisted chains
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dipmenorrhea
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painful/difficult menstruation
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STD Viruses
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Hepatitis, AIDS, Genital Herpes/warts
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amenorrhea
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absence of menstruation
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staphylo
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bunch of grapes, grows in clusters
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dipsomania
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old term for alcoholism
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STD Fungi
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Candidiasis
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polydipsia
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excessive thirst (high salt)
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ad
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auris dextra -right ear
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microcyst
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small cyst
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typanum
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ear drum
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dysphagia
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difficult swallowing
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SIDS
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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ot/o combining form
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ear
aur=ear |
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FAS
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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STD Bacteria
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infections, gonorrhea/syphilis
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syndrome
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complete picture of disease-a variety of symptoms occurring together
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Audiologist
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hearing specialist not MD. speech and hearing
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microcardia
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small heart
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-rrhea suffix
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discharge
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pro/drome
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running before (a disease)
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B. anthracis (anthrax)
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bacillus anthracis, spore forming bacterial rod
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macrocytes
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large cells
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otic solution
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solution Tx for ear-ear drops
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microcytes
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small cells
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STD Parasites
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"CRabs/scabies" trichomoniasis
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macrodactylia
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having abnormally large fingers/toes
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MTD
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membrana tympani dextra-right eardrum
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dips
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root word for thirst
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bacillus
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rod-shaped bacterium (plural bacilli)
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poly- prefix
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too much/many
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otorrhea
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discharge from ear-flowing from
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dipsia
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thirst
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MTS
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membrana tympani sinistra
left eardrum |
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SIADH
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Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
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otitis media (OM)
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Infection in middle ear, most infections occur there. blood,pus,fever all symptoms and pain
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prodromal symptoms
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symptoms indicating an approaching disease
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pyorrhea
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flow or discharge of pus
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synergism
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drugs that work together to increase ea. other's effects
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pyogenic
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forms pus-pyogenic bacterium
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tachy prefix
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fast or rapid
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typanic
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pertaining to eardrum
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rhinorrhea
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drainage from the nose due to headcold (symptom)
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as
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auris sinistra-left ear
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peps/o combinging form
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digestion
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cholecystogram
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xray of gallbladder
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myringotomy
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same as typanotomy
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dactyl word root
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fingers or toes
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-metry suffix
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process of measuring
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bradycardia
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abnormally slow heart action
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hyperthermia
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high body temp.(fever) low body temp. hypothermia
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anorexia
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loss of appetite
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syndactylism
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joining together of 2+ digits
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macrocephalus
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abnormally large head
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microencephaly
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abnormally small brain
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tympanotomy
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incision into the eardrum-insert tubes, let drain, relieve pressure. Tx w/antibiotics first.
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macroglossia
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enlarged tongue
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dactylogram
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fingerprint
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micro prefix
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small
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phagia
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eating/swallowing
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rhinitis
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inflammation of the nose
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-pnea
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breathing -suffix
when used as prefix p is silent |
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dyspepsia
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poor digestion-eating to rapidly, eating under tension
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audiogram
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record made by the instrument used to test hearing
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dactyl/o combining form
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fingers or toes
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typanic membrane
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eardrum
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anodynia
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absence of pain
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apnea
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w/o breathing;cessation of breathing
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therm/o combinging form
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heat 37c/98.6f
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dys- prefix
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painful,faulty,diseased,bad or difficult
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diathermy
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heating through tissue (Tx)
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a/an prefixes
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a/procedes constanant
an/procedes vowel meaning: without or lack of |
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bradyphagia
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slow eating-abnormally slow swallowing
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chol/e combinging form
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gall or bile gallbladder
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audiometry
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process of measuring hearing. audiometer-measures hearing
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apepsia
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cessation fo digestion (w/o digestion)
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cholelithiasis
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presence of gallstone in gallbladder (GB)
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brady- prefix
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slow
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tachypnea
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rapid breathing
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pepsia
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digestion
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aperistalsis
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absence of perstalsis
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tachycardia
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rapid heart action abnormally fast
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cholelith
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gallstone
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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audi/o combinging form
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hearing
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rhinoplasty
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surgical repair of nose. mostly asesthetic reasons "nose job" insurance purposes, deviated septum
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rhinosalpingitis
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inflammation fo the muscosa of the nose and eustachian tube.
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thermometer
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instrument used to measure heat
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anaerobic
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able to live w/o oxygen
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salping/o combinging form
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eustachian tubes and fallopian tubes depends on usage.
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cholecystectomy
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excision of gallbladder due to gallstones/removal of gallbladder
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rhin/o combinging form
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nose
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microcephalus
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abnormally small head-retarded limits brain size
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peptic adj
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digestion
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peptic ulcers
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stomach ulcers
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tachyphagia
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fast eating
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cardia
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heart
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lith/o combining form
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stone or calculus
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analgesia
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absence of a normal sense of pain
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microgram
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one millionith of a milligram
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macro prefix
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large
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polydactylism
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having too many fingers/toes
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syn- prefix
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w/ or together
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synergistic
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muscles that work together (like 3 muscles in forearm)
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synarthrosis
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indicates immovable joint-fused together
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