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1
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Cis/o

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To cut

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Comat/o

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Deep sleep

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Digest/o

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Digestion

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Duct/o

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To draw

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Later/o

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Side; lateral

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Nat/o

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Birth

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Sept/o

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Infection

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Son/o

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Sound

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-aise

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Ease

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-cuspid

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Projection; cusps

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-drome

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To run

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-form

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Shape; form

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-genous

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Produced by

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-mortem

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Death

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-plasm

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Development; formation

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-version

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Turning; tilting

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Ab-

Direction

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Away from

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Ad-

Direction

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Toward

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Ante-

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Before

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Circum-

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Around

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Dia-

Direction

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Through; complete

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Ecto-

Direction

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Outside

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Endo-

Direction

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Within

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Epi-

Direction

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Upon; on; above

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E-; ex-; Exo- ; extra-

Direction

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Out; outward; outside

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Hyper-

Direction

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Excessive; above

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Hypo-

Direction

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Below; under; deficient

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In-

Direction

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In; into

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Infra-

Direction

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Below; beneath

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Inter-

Direction

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Between

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Intra-

Direction

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Within

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Meta-

Direction

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Beyond

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Para-

Direction

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Beside; near

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Per-

Direction

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Through

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Peri-

Direction

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Around

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Post

Direction

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After

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Pre-

Direction

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Before

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Pro-

Direction

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Before

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Retro-

Direction

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Back; behind

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Sub-

Direction

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Under; below

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Supra-

Direction

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Above

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Trans-

Direction

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Across

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Ultra-

Direction

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Beyond

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Anti-

Negative

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Against

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A-; an-

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No; not; lack of

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Contra-

Negative

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Against; opposite

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Bi; di-

#

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Two

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Hemi-; semi-

#

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Half

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Mono-; uni-

#

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One

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Multi-; poly-

#

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Many

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Quadri-

#

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Four

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Cellul/o

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Cell

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Tri-

#

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Three

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Ana-

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Apart; up

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Auto/

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Self

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dys-

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Bad; abnormal; difficult; painful

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Macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Micro-

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Small

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Neo-

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New

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Pan-

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All

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Syn- sym-

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Together; with; joined

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Tachy-

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Fast; rapid

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Tetra-

A

Four

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Above

Prefix w/same meaning

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Epi-; hyper-; supra-

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Against

Prefix w/same meaning

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Anti-; contra-

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Around

Prefix w/same meaning

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Circum-; peri-

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Bad

Prefix w/same meaning

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Dys-; mal-

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Before

Prefix w/same meaning

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Ante-; pre-; pro-

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Below

Prefix w/same meaning

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Hypo-; infra-; sub-

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Half

Prefix w/same meaning

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Hemi-; semi-

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Many

Prefix w/same meaning

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Multi-; poly

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One

Prefix w/same meaning

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Mono-; uni

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Outside

Prefix w/same meaning

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E-; ex-; extra-; ecto-; Exo

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Within

Prefix w/same meaning

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Endo-; intra

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Away from/toward

Opposite meaning

A

Ab-

Ad

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Before

After

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Ante-
Pre-
Pro-
Post

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Above

Below

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Epi-
Hyper-
Supra-
Hypo-
Infra
Sub
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Fast

Slow

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Tachy-

Brady-

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Excessive

Deficient

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Hyper-

Hypo-

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Large

Small

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Macro-

Micro-

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Apart

Together; with; joined

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Ana-

Syn-

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Abduction

A

Process of drawing away from

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Adduction

A

Process of drawing toward

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Antenatal

A

Pertaining to before birth; referring to the fetus; prenatal

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Circumduction

A

Process of drawing a part in a circular motion.

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Diameter

A

Measurement from the edge of a circle

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Diagnosis

A

One disease is differentiated from another disease after complete knowledge of the disease after complete knowledge of the disease is obtained through a study of the signs and symptoms, and through lab, X-ray, and other diagnostic procedures

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Ectogenous

A

Produced from the outside; infection that originates from the outside

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Endoscope

A

Instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ.

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Epigastric

A

Pertaining to upon the stomach

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Eversion

A

Process of turning out, as in the turning out of the sole of the foot outward

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Excision

A

Process of cutting out

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Extraocular

A

Pertaining to the outside of the eye

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Hyperplasia

A

Excessive formation; increase in the number of normal cells

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Hypogastric

A

Pertaining to below the stomach

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Incision

A

Process of cutting into

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Inversion

A

Process of turning in.

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Infracostal

A

Pertaining to below the ribs

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Intercellular

A

Pertaining to between the cells

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Intracranial

A

Pertaining to within the skull

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Metaplasia

A

Change in formation

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Metastasis

A

The uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another.

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Paranasal

A

Pertaining to around the nose

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Perinueritis

A

Inflammation around a nerve

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Postmortem

A

After death

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Prenatal

A

Pertaining to before birth

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Prodrome

A

Symptoms occurring before the onset of disease. For example chest pain, tiredness, and shortness of breath are prodromal symptoms of a heart attack.

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Prognosis

A

Prediction or forecast of the outcome of a disease

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Retroversion

A

Backward turning or tripping of an organ

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Subcutaneous

A

Pertaining to under the skin

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Sublingual

A

Pertaining to under the tongue

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Suprarenal

A

Pertaining to above the kidney

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Transection

A

Process of cutting across

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Ultrasonography

A

Process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves; ultrasound.

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Antibiotic

A

Drug used to kill harmful bacteria

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Aseptic

A

Free from infectious material

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Anemia

A

Lack of red blood cells

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Contralateral

A

Pertaining to the opposite side

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Indigestible

A

Not capable of being digested

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Bilateral

A

Pertaining to two sides

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Dissection

A

To cut into two pieces

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Hemigastrectomy

A

Excision of half of the stomach

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Semi comatose

A

State of unconsciousness from which the patient may be aroused

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Monocyte

A

Blood cell with a single nucleus

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Unilateral

A

Pertaining to one side

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Multi form

A

Having many shapes

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Polyadenoma

A

Tumor of many glands

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Quadrilateral

A

Pertaining to four sides

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Tricuspid

A

Three cusps or projections

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Autopsy

A

Internal and external examination of the body after death to determine cause of death. Also called necropsy or postmortem exam

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Bradycardia

A

Pertaining to a slow heart beat

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Dysplasia

A

Abnormal development

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Macrocephalia

A

Excessively large head

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Malaise

A

Feeling of uneasiness or discomfort

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Neoplasm

A

New formation of tissue such as an abnormal growth or tumor.

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Panhysterectomy

A

Excision of all the uterus

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Synarthrotic

A

A type of joint in which the bones are joined

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Symmetry

A

Like parts on opposite sides of the body are similar in form, size, and position

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Tachycardia

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Pertaining to a fast heartbeat of over 100 beats per minute

144
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Tetraplegia

A

Paralysis of all four limbs; quadriplegia

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Percutaneous

A

Pertaining to through the skin

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-Version

A

Process of turning

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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Anatomy

A

The study of the structure of the body. This term is derived from the fact that to study structure one must cut up or dissect the body

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-gnosis

A

Knowledge

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-ion

A

Process

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Pnea

A

Breathing

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-ible

A

Able to be; tending to

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