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ciso

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cut

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entero

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small intestine

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oto

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ear

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patho

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disease

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rhino

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nose

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in

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not; inward – infertility

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extra

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outside of — extracorporeal: outside of body

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ex

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outwards

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eu

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normal – eubacteria : normal bacteria

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epi

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above – epigastric: above stomach

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endo

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within; inner – endoscope

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dys

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painful, abnormal — dysuria: painful urination

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an

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without – anoxia, without o2

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A

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without – aphasia, without speech

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

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neo

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new

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para

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beside– paranasal: beside the nose

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per

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through– percutaneous, through the skin

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peri

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around – pericardial: around the heart

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pro

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before — prolactin: before milk

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pseudo

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false

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trans

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across— transurethral: across the urethra

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ultra

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beyond

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hemi

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half

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nulli

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none

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pan

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all

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semi

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partial

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-algia

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pain– gastralgia: stomach pain

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-cele

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protrusion – cystocele: protrusion of the bladder

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-cyte

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cell— erythrocyte: red cell

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-dynia

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pain – cardiodynia, heart pain

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-ectasis

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dilation– bronchioecstasis: dilated bronchi

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-gen

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that which produces— pathogen: that which produces a disease

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-lasis

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state/condition– lithiasis: abnormal condition of stones

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-itis

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inflammaiton

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-lytic

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destruction

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oma

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tumor/mass

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-opsy

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view of – biopsy: view of life

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-plasm

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formation — neoplasm: new formation

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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-rrhage

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abnormal flow

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-Rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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-rrhexis

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-sclerosis

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-stenosis

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-trophy

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development

52
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puncture to withdraw a fluid

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centesis — arthrocentesis: puncture withdraw fluid from a joint

53
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surgical removal

54
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cutting into

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surgical fixation

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pexy — nephropexy: surgical fixation

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surgical repair

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plasty – rhinoplasty: repair of the nose

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to suture

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Rrhapy –myorrhaphy

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instrument to cut

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tome — dermatome: instrument to cut skin

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record or picture

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instrument for measuring

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meter — audiometer: measures hearing

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instrument for viewing

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scope – gastroscope: views stomach

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to visually examine

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scope/scopy – endoscopic

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Supports and protects tissue in body structures
Example: bone, adipose, cartilage, tendons

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connective tissue

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Found throughout the body
Examples: top layer of skin, lining of stomach

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epithelial

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Produces movement in body through contraction
Examples: cardiac, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, or muscle fibers

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Composed of cells called neurons
Examples: brain, spinal cord, and network of nerves throughout body

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cephalopods—

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caud–

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chondr–

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cyt–

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dors–

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enter–

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small intestine

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gastr—

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hemat–

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Hist—

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immune—

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protection

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inguin–

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orth–

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ot—

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pariet–

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cavity wall

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proct–

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rhin–

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vascul–

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blood vessel

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viscer–

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internal organ

85
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dependence on a drug

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addiction/habituation

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substance that will neutralize poisons/side effects

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condition in which a drug should not be used

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contraindication

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when the effect of one drug is altered, because it was taken during the same time as another

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drug interaction

89
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decrease susceptibility to a drug after continued use of the drug

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drug tolerance

90
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Ron from the drug other than desired

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adverse rxn

91
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giving a pt a second drug to boost effect of another drug

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potentiation

92
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extent to which a substance is poisonous

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aer-

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bucc-

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chem-

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cutane-

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enter-

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hal-

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to breathe

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latr-

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physician/treatment

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idi-

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distinctive

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lingu-

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mucul-

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or-

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rec-

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thec-

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topic-

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a specific area

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ven-

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para-

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pro-

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