Medical Terms

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Extra crani al

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Pertaining to outside of skull

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What is computed tomography. (CT)?

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CT scan

3dimensionam image of the body

Radiology

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Infusion therapy

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Procedure delivers fluids directly into vein to treat various disorders

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-poiesis

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Formation

Or

Production

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Curettage

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Spoon shaped instrument used to scrap body cavity

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Tachy

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Rapid

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heartbeat

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-ology

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Study of________

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Hema

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Blood

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Hematology

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Study of blood

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Sigmoidoscopy

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Visual exam of the sigma colon

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-meguly

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Enlargement

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-trophy

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Development

Nourishment

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Phlebostenosis

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Narrowing of vein

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Steps defining medical words

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Last part of word. Suffix

First part of word. Prefix/word root/combining form

Middle of word

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Root word

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Main part of word

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Combining form links multiple roots to each other

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True

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Combining form links a suffix that begins with a consonant

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True

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Splen. O

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Spleen

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Hyster O

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Uterus

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Enter

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Intestine

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Neur

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Nerves

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Ot

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Ear

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Gastr ectomy

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Excision of stomach

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Cholangi

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Bile vessel

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Cholemia

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Condition caused by presence of excess bile in the blood

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Pn at beginning of word

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Prounce N only

Pneumonia

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(Pn ) middle of word

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P is pronounced

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( I) at end of word

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Pronounced like. (Eye)

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Inter

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Between

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Hypo

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Under

Below

Different

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Epi

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Above

Upon

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Retro

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Behind

Backwards

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Intra

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In

Within

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Dia

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Through

Go across

Dia rrhea

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Heter

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Different

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Retro version

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Tipping of organ

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Hypo dermic

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Pertaining to under the skin

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Pre natal

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Before birth

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Sub nasal

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Pertaining to under the nose

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Post operative

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After surgery

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Inter cost al

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Pertaining to between the ribs

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Cost

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Ribs

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Cyesis

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Pregnancy

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Pseudo cyesis

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False pregnancy

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Period don't al

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Pertaining to around the teeth

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Ectogenous

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Pertaining to an origin outside of the body

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Supra ten al

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Pertaining to above the kidney

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Hemi-

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One half

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Hemi plegia

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Paralysis of one half

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Quadr plegia

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Paralysis of four limbs

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Macro cyte

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Large cell

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Pepsia

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Digestion

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Days pepsia

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Difficult digestion

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Heater. O. Graft

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Tissue transplant from different person

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Pan arthr itis

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Inflammation of all joints

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Anti

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Agsinst

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Anti bacterial

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Against bacteria

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Mal

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Bad

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Mal nutrition

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Poor. Bad

Nutrition

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A mast. Ia

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Without breast

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Amastia

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Without breast

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Contra ception

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Against conception

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Syn dactyl ism

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Condition of fused fingers and toes

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Hom o graft

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Tissue transplant from same species (person)

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Dust. Ocia

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Difficult childbirth

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Scope

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Instrument for examining

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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+graphy

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Process of recordinfy

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Act of measuring

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-gram

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Record of

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-algia.

-dynia

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Pain

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-gen

-genesis

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Forming

Origin

Producing

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-edema

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Swelling

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-lith

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Stone

Calculus

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-osis

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Abnormal conditions

Used mainly with blood cells

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction

Twitching

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-pathy

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Disease

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-stenosis

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Narrowing stricture

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-rrhea

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Discharge flow

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-,ectasis

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Dilation

Expansion

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Noun suffixes

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-ician

-ist

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Noun suffix

Conditions

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-esis

-is

-ism. Conditions

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-ac

Al

Ary

-ic

ArAry-ic-ile-ous

ArAry-ic-ile-ous

Ary-ic-ile-ous

-ile

-ic-ile-ous

-ous

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Pertaining to

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-iatry

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Medicine treatment

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Malacia

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Softening

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-edema

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Swelling

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-epi

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Above

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Epi gastr ic

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Above the stomach

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Inter cost al

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Between the ribs

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Pre Nat al

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Before birth

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Sub has al

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Below under the nose

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Adhesion

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Abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated

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Morbid

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Diseased unhealthy

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Electrocardiography

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Recording of electrical impulses generated in the heart

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Spirometry

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Pulmonary function test

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Anastomosis

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Surgical joining of two ducts vessels or bowel segments

Flow one to another

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Biopsy

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Removal of sample for evaluation

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PET

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Position emission tomography

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Bronchi. O scope

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Instrument for examining the bronchi

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Ultra son o graphy

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Process of recording images beyond sound

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Trans abdominal al

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Pertaining to through the abdomen

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Hemat. O logy

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Study of blood

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Therm o meter

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Instrument for measuring heat

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Caud o

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Tail

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Proxim o

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Near nearest

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Cephal o

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Head

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Eti

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Cause

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-pathy

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Disease

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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Hetero-

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Different

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Eti ology

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Study of cause of a disease

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Prognosis

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Prediction of

Course of disease

Probable outcome

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Diagnosis

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Establishing

Cause and nature of disease

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Gangrene

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Death and decay

Of soft. Tissue

Caused by circulatory trauma

Or infection

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Hernia

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Protrusion of any organ

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Myc-

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Fungus

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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Mycosis

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Fungal infection

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Peritonotis

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Inflammation of the peritoneum

Membrane that surrounds abdominal cavity

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Cauterize

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Destruction of tissue by electricity freezing heat or corrosive chemicals

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Anatomical position

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Body position

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Planes of the body

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Imaginary flat surface divides body into two sections

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Midsagittal

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Median body plane

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Coronal

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Frontal body plane

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Transverse

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Horizontal body plane

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Body cavities

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Dorsal. Posterior

Ventral anterior

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Anatomical division

Of midsagittal median

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Right and left halves

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Anatomical division

Of coronal. Frontal

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Anterior. Ventral

And posterior. Dorsal aspects

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Anatomical division

Transverse

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Superior upper and

Inferior lower aspects

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Body cavities

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Dorsal

Ventral

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Body cavities

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Dorsal

Ventral