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-algia

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pain, suffering

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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-itis

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inflammation

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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colostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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abdominocentesis

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the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid (abdomin/o means abdoninal, and -centesis means surgical puncture to remove fluid)

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acronym

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

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acute

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condition has a rapid onset, severe, relatively short duration

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angiography

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a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium (angi/o means blood vessels, and -graphy means the process of recording)

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appendectomy

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surgical removal of the appendix (append means appendix, and -ectomy means surgical removal)

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arteriosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of the of the walls of an artery or arteries (arteri/o means artery, and sclerosis meand abnormal hardening)

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arthralgia

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pain in one or more joints (arthr means joint and -algia means pain)

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colostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the surface of the body

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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dermatologist

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a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin (dernat means skin, -ologist means specialist)

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diagnosis

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the identification of a disease

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diarrhea

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the abnormal frequent flow of loose or watery stools dia- means through, and -rrhea means flow or discharge)

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edema

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swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

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endarterial

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pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery ( end- means within, arteri means artery, -al means pertaining to)

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eponym (EP-oh-nim)

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

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erythrocyte (eh-RITH-roh-sight)

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a mature red blood cell (erythro/o means red, and -cyte means cell)

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fissure (FISH-ur)

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a groove or crack-like sore of the skin, also normal folds in the contours of the brain

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fistula (FIS-tyou-lah)

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an abnormal passage between two internal organs or leading from one organ to the surface of the body

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gastralgia (gas-TRAL-jee-ah)

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pain in the stomach (gastr means stomach, and -algia means pain)

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach (gastr means stomach and -itis means inflammation)

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gastroenteritis (gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis)

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inflammation of the stomach and small intestine (gastr means stomach, enter means small intestine and itis means inflammation)

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gastrosis

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any disease of the stomach (gastr means stomach, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

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hemorrhage (HEM-or-idj)

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loss of a large amount of blood in a short time (hem/o means blood, and -rrhage means abnormal excessive fluid discharge)

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hepatomegaly (hep-ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee)

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abnormal enlargement of the liver (hepat/o means liver and -megaly means enlargement)

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hypertension

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higher than normal blood pressure (hyper means excessive )

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hypotension

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means lower than normal blood pressure (hypo means decreased)

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infection

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the invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing) organism

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inflammation

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localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissue

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interstitial (in-terr-STISH-al)

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between, but not within the parts of a tissue

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intramuscular (in-trah-MUS-kyou-lar)

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means within the muscle (intra means within or inside)

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laceration

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a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut

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lesion

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a pathologic change of the tissues or injury

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malaise (mah-LAYZ)

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referring to a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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mycosis (my-KOH-sis)

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abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus (myc means fungus, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

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myelopathy (my-eh-LOP-ah-thee)

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any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord (myel/o means spinal cord or bone marrow and pathy means disease

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myopathy (my-OP-ah-thee)

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any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue (my/o means muscle and -pathy means disease

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myorrhexis (my-oh-RECK-sis)

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the rupture of a muscle (my/o means muscle and -rrhexis means rupture

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Neonatology

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the study of disorders of the newborn (neo- means new, nat means birth, and ology means study of)

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neurorrhaphy (new-ROR-ah-fee)

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suturing together the ends of a severed nerve (neur/o means nerve and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing)

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otorhinolaryngology (oh-toh-ryr-noh-lar-in-GOL-oh-jee)

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ot/o means ear, rhin/o means nose, laryng means throat, and ology means the study of

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palpation (pal-PAY-shun)

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an examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts

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palpitation

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a pounding or racing heart

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pathology

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the study of all aspects of disease (path means disease and ology means study of)

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phalanges (fah-LAN-jeez)

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the bones of the fingers and toes

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Poliomyelitis (poh-lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis)

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a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord (poli/o means gray, myel means spinal cord and -itis means inflammation)

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prognosis

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is a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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Pyoderma (pye-oh-DER-mah)

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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection (py/o means pus, and -derma means skin)

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pyrosis (pye-ROH-sis)

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(also known as heartburn) is discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus (pyr means fever or fire and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

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remission

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

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sign

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objective evidence of disese, such as fever

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supination (soo-pih-NAY-shun)

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the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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suppuration (sup-you-RAY-shun)

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the formation or discharge of pus

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supracostal (sue-prah-KOS-tal)

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above or outside the ribs (super-, supra- means excessive)

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symptom

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subjective evidence of a disease such as pain or a headache (subjective means that it can be evaluated or measured only by the patient)

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syndrome

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

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tonsillitis (ton-sih-LYE-tis)

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inflammation of the tonsils (tonsil, tonsils + -itis means inflammation)

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trauma

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means wound or injury

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triage

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the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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word root

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contains the basic meaning of the term (usually but not always will indicate the involved body part)

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combining form

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a root word with a combinig vowel added at the end, used when 2 word roots are combined or the suffix begins with a consonant

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suffix

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usually but not always indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease

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prefix

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usually, but not always indicates the location, time, number or status
in the front of a word

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cranium

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the portion of the skull that encloses the brain

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cardiac

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meaning pertaining to the heart

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natal

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means pertaining to birth

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prenatal

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means the time and events before birth (pre- means before birth nat means birth and -al means pertaining to

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postnatal

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refers to the time and events after birth (post- means after, nat means birth, and -al means pertaining to)

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lithotomy

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surgical incision for the removal of a stone (lith means stone, and -otomy means surgical incision)
However lithotomy is also the examination position in which the patient is lying on her back feet in stirrups

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Endarterial

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pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery (arteri/o means artery end- means within, and -al means pertaining to)

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Atheroma

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a fatty deposit within the wall of an artery (ather/o means plaque or fatty substance ather means fatty substance, and -oma means tumor)

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appendectomy

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the surgical removal of the appendix (append means appendix -ectomy means surgical removal)

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colotomy

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a surgical incision into the colon (col means colon, and -otomy means surgical incision)

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differential diagnosis

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also known as a rule out, an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present

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chronic

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condition is of long duration, can be controlled , rarely cured

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ileum

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last and longest portion of the small intestine

memory aid: ileum is spelled with an e as in intestine

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ilium

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part of the hip bone (memory aid: illium is spelled with an i as in hip)

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meningitis

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inflammation caused by infection( mening means the meninges and -itis means infammation)

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tendinitis

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infamation of the tendon caused by overuse not infection

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exudate

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a fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

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mucous

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describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities

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mucus

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the name of the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes

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myc/o

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means fungus

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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viral

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pertaining to a virus

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virile

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means having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

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MS

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morphine or magnesium sulfate

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QD and QOD

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daily and every other day

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U

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unit

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