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146 Cards in this Set
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-pnea
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breathing
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anti-
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against, counter
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-graphy
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the process of recording a picutre or record
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-esthesia
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sensation, feeling
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-cyte
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cell
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super-
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above, excessive
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supra-
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above, excessive
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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-necrosis
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tissue death
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain, suffering
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-ac
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pertaining to, relating to
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-al
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-lysis
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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-gram
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a picture or record
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-graph
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a picture or record
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neo-
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new, strange
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-oma
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tumor
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-pause
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stopping
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ology
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science or study of
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-ologist
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specialist
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poly-
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many
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-scope
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instrument for visual examination
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sub-
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below
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pre-
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before
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end-
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within, inside
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endo
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within, inside
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intra-
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within, inside
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post-
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after
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inter-
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between, among
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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ante-
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before, toward
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-scopy
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to see, visual examination
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-tripsy
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to crush
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-oesis
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surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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-plegia
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paralysis
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a-
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without, away from, negative, not
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an-
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without, away from, negative, not
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per-
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excessive; through
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-rrhagia, rrhage
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-ostomy
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surgical creation of an opening
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-ptosis
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prolapse, drooping forward
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tachy-
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fast, rapid
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brady-
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slow
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-la
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state or condition
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-ectasis
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stretching; enlargement
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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-otomy
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surgical incision
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-rrhaphy
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surgical suturing
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-emia
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blood, blood circulation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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gerontologist
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specialist is issues related to aging
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neonatology
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specialist in issues related to newborns
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colostomy
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surgical creation of an opening between the colon & the surface
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craniotomy
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inscision in the skull
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colootomy
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surgical incision in colon
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communicable
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very contgious
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nosocomial
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hospital acquired
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NSAIDS
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pain relievers given to arthritis patients
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joint
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arthr-
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cartilage
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chondr-
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bone
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oste-
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arthralgia
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pain in the joint
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arthroplasty
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surgical repair of a damaged joint
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bursitis
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inflammation of the bursa
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abnormal softening of cartilage
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chondromalacia
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arthritis
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inflamation of a joint
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orthpedics
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branch of medicine focusing on issues related to locomotor structures
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podiatrist
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specialist in issues of the foot
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chiropractor
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specialist in manipulation of the spine
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rheumatologist
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specialist in issues related to inflamation of connective tissues
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spina bifida
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congenital defect in which the spinal canal fails to close
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kyphosis
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abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the spine - hump back
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lordosis
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abnormal forward curvature in the lumbar - sway back
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scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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fx
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fractures
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arthrocentesis
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surgical puncture of a joint
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cranioplasty
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surgical repair of skull
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craniectomy
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surgical removal of portion of skull
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cranioctomy
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surgical incision into skull
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osteorrhaphy
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surgical suturing or wiring of a joint
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osteotomy
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surgical incision into a bone
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tkr
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total knee reconstruction
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tka
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total knee arthroplasty
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tja
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total joint arthroplasty
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thr
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total hip replacement
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tha
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total hip arthroplasty
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sb
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spina bifida
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ra
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rheumatoid arthritis
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pkr
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partial knee replacement
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orif
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open reduction internal fixation
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op
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osteoporosis
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oa
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osteoarthritis
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NSAIDS
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non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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mri
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magnetic resonance imaging
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jra
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juvenile rheumetoid arthritis
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hv
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hallux valgus
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dxa
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dual x-ray absorptiometry
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cso
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craniocentosis
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cr
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close reduction
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bmt
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bone marrow transplant
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bmb
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bone marrow biopsy
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bdt
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bone density testing
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apap
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acetominophen
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v
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ventral
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TSD
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Tay-sachs disease
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SCA
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sickle cell anemia
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P
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physiology or posterior
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PKU
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phenylketonuria
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MD
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muscular dystrophy
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HD
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Huntington's Disease
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HEM
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hemophilia
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FAS
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fetal alcohol syndrome
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E
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etiology
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epid
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epidemic
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DS
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Down Syndrome
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D
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dorsal
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DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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cyt
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cytology
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CF
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cystic fibrosis
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CD
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communicable disease
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AD
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Alzheimer's Disease
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AP
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appendectomy
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BE
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barium enema
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CFS
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chronic fatigue syndrome
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C
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cyanosis
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DDx
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differential diagnosis
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GE
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gastrointeritis
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IM
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intramuscular
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PN
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postnatal
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Px
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prognosis
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TE
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tonsillectomy
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