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the branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats conditions involving the immune system
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immunology
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specialists who treat allergies, immunodeficiency disorders, autoimmune diseases, and cancers of teh immune system
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immunologist
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an immunologist who has specialized training in treating allergies
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allergist
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the specialty that studies disease, disease processes and causes of death
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pathology
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the subspeciality of internal medicine
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endocrinology
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specialists who diagnose and treat diseases and conditions that develop as a result of hormone imbalance
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endocrinologist
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made up of the thyroid, thymus, adrenal gland, pancreas, testis, pituitary, parathyroid
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endocirne system
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secrete
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-crine
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secretion released outside of its source
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exocrine
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theory, condiiton
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-ism
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underactive thyroid
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hyperthyroidism
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specialist
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-ist
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specialist research, prepare and dispense medicaitons
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pharmacist
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person who studies disease, disease process and cause of death
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pathologist
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inflammation
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-itis
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inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
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mycodermatitis
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ability, quality
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-ity
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one of body's protections from disease
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immunity
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study of
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-logy
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study of nervous system diseases
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neurology
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study of skin
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dermatology
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destruction
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-lysis
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separation of substance in a solution
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dialysis
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removes waste from teh blood by using an artificial kidney
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hemodialysis
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destruction/breakdown of glycogen
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glycolysis
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enlarged
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-megaly
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enlarged thyroid
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thyroidomegaly
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resembling
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-oid
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resembling a fungus
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mycoid
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condition
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-osis
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fungus disease/condition of the lungs
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pneumonomycosis
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any condition cuased by a fungus
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mycosis
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disease
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-pathy
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any disease condition of teh adrenal gland
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adrenopathy
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flow, discharge
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-rrhea
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discharge of pus
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pyorrhea
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sexual disease caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae
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gonorrhea
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flow through
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diarrhea
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flow discharge of sugar from the body
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glycorrhea
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treatment
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-therapy
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process of gibing injections so that a person may develop an immune response to certain diseases
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immunotherapy
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treatment of people with malaria
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malariotherapy
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without, lack of
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a-, an-
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sate without sepsis
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asepsis
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without oxygen
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anaerobic
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against
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anti-
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opposing sepsis
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antiseptic
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immune protein
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antibody
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works against a bacteria infection
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antibiotic
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agent that works agianst a fever
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antipyretic
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agent tht works against a toxin
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antitoxin
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works against rheumatic disease
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antirheumatic
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works against muscle spasms
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antispasmotic
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works against convulsive states
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anticonvulsive
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works against arthritic diseases
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antiarthritic
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works against narcotics
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antinarcotic
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stops vomiting
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antiemetic
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through
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dia-
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knowledge of a disease, knowing through symptoms
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diagnosis
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generating heat through tissues
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diathermy
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two, double
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diplo-
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cocci growing in pairs
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diplococci
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rod shaped bacteria growing in pairs
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diplobacillus
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inside
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endo-
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to secrete inside, hormones are secreted from glands
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endocrine
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outward
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exo-
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above
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hyper-
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abnormally high blood glucose level
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hyperglycemia
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below
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hypo-
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abnormally low blood glucose level
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hypoglycemia
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underactive thyroid
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hypothyroidism
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bad, poor
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mal-
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poor or bad nutrition
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malnutrition
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generally feeling bad or poor
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malaise
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faulty absorption of nutrient materials
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malabsorption
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too many
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poly-
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frequent urination
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polyuria
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increase in thirst
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polydipsia
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abnormal increase in hunger
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polyphagia
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before, in front of
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pro-
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foreknowledge or predicting the outcome of a disease
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prognosis
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giving an indication concerning the outcome of a disease
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prognostic
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in front of the head
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procephalic
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joined, fused
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syn, sym
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surgical interruption of sympmathetic nerve pathways; excision of a sympathetic nerve
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sympathectomy
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act of sharing feling or interest of another
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sympathy
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joining of 2 or more digits
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syndactyism
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interaction of agents together
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synergism
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correspondence of parts on oppostie sides of a dividing line or median
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symmetry
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an immovable joint, bones are fused together
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synarthrosis
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variety of symptoms occur together
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syndrom
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lower extremities are grown together
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sympodia
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growing together of parts
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symphysis
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eyelids have grown together
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symblepharon
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used before b, m, f, ph, or p
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sym-
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adrenal gland
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adren/o
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disease of adrenal gland
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adrenopathy
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acting on or stimulating teh adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotropic
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enlarged adrenal glands
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adrenomegaly
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destruction of adrenal tissue
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adrenolysis
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a hormone secreted by teh adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticoid
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anotehr name for adrenal gland
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suprarenal gland
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air, with oxygen
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aer/o
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pertaining to with oxygen, needing air
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aerobic
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abnormal fear of air
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aerophobia
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treatment with air
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aerotherapy
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hernia of air
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aerocele
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cannot live in teh presnence of air, without air
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anaerobic
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bacillus
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bacill/o
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life
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bi/o
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study of living things
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biology
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formation of living things
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biogenesis
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study of living things
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biopsy
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study of chemicla changes in living things
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biochemistry
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one who studies living things or life
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biologist
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roudn shaped bacteria
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cocci
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cocci growing in twisted chains or stips
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streptococci
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cocci growing in clusters like grapes
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staphylococci
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bacteria responsible for causing pneumonia
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pneumococcus
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bacterium responsible for causing menigitis
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meningococcus
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cortex
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cortic/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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fungus disease of teh skin
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dermatomycosis
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inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
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mycodermatitis
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running, in a series
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drom/o
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impulse to roam or wander
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dromomania
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endocrine
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endocrin/o
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work
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erg/o
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working together, muscles, drugs, etc
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synergistic
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forming, gerneration
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gen/o
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formation of pus
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pyogenic
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organism capable of cauing disease
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pathogenic
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glucose
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gluc/o
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simple sugar used by muscles to relase energy
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glucose
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glycogen, sweet
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glyc/o
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a lipid that contains a carbohydrate radical
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glycolipid
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glycemia
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sugar in blood
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when glucose binds to hemoglobin in blood
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glycohemoglobin
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to know, knowledge of
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gnos/o
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immune
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immun/o
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inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies
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immunodeficiency
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destruction
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lys/o
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malaria
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malari/o
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bad air
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malaria
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scientific study of malaria
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malariology
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fungus
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myc/o
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stdy of fungus
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mycology
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condition of fungus infecting the nail
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onychomycosis
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fungus conditoin of the pharynx
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pharyngomycosis
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drugs
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pharmac/o
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study of drugs
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pharmacology
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pus
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py/o
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hernia containing pus
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pyocele
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accumulation of pus in teh toracic cavity
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pyothorax
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heat or fire
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pyr/o
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high body temp or fever
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hyperpyrexia
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agent causing a rise in body temp
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pyrogen
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pertaining to causing heat
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pyrogenic
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poisoned, toxic
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sept/o, seps/o
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infectin oin blood streem
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septicemia
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infection in blood stream with pus
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septopyemia
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gwoing in bunches
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staphyl/o
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twisted chains or stip
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strept/o
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antibiotic against strep bacteria
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streptomycin
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testis
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test/o, orchid/o, orchi/o
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pertaining to the testis
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testicular
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thyroid hormone
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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surgical removal of the thyroid
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thyroidectomy
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old age specialist
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geriatrics
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test that measures glycohemoglobin
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A1c
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diagnosis
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dX
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prognosis
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pX
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prescription
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Rx
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treatment
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Tx
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symptoms
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Sx
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history
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