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Terminology

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ROOT - GASTR

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Stomach

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PREFIX - EPI

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ABOVE

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PREFIX - HYPO

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BELOW

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SUFFIX - IC

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PERTAINING TO

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ALL MEDICAL TERMS HAVE ONE OR MORE______

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ROOTS

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THE ROOT PROVIDES ______

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THE MEANING OF THE WORD

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ROOT - PNEUM

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LUNG OR AIR

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ROOT PLUS COMBINING VOWEL CREATE ______

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A COMBINING FORM

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ROOT - PULMON

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LUNG

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WHAT IS A SUFFIX

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A suffix is an element added to the end of a root or combining form to give it a new meaning.
If the suffix begins with a consonant, it must follow a combining vowel.
If the suffix begins with a vowel, no combining vowel is needed

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SUFFIX - ARY

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - LOGY

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THE STUDY OF

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SUFFIX - ia

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A CONDITION

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SUFFIX - ATION

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A PROCESS

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RESPIRATION

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A PROCESS OF BREATHING

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PNEUMONIA

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a condition (infection) of the lung

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PULMONARY

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PERTAINING TO THE LUNG

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PULMONOLOGY

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THE STUDY OF THE LUNG

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Always begin deconstructing a medical term by identifying its

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SUFFIX

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WHAT IS A PREFIX

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A prefix is an element added to the beginning of a root or combining form. Prefixes continue to expand the meaning of medical terms.
Prefixes never require a combining vowel.
Not every term has a prefix

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SUFFIX - AC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - AL

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ALE

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ALIS

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - AR

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ARIS

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ATIC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ATIVE

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - EAL

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ENT

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ETIC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - IAL

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - IC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ICA

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ICAL

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - INE

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX- IOR

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - IOSUM

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - IOUS

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - ISTIC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - IUS

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - NIC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - OUS

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - TIC

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - TIZ

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - TOUS

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PERTAINING TO

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SUFFIX - US

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PERTAINING TO

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ROOT - RESPIR

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TO BREATH

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ROOT - BRONCH

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BRONCHUS

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ROOT - HEM

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BLOOD

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ROOT - THORAX

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CHEST

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SUFFIX - ITIS

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INFLAMMATION

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BRONCHITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF THE BRONCHI

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SUFFIX - SCOPY

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TO EXAMINE

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SUFFIX - SCOPE

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INTSRUMENT FOR VIEWING

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BRONCHOSCOPY

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EXAMINATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE WITH AN ENDOSCOPE

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BRON

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BRONCHOSCOPE

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ENDOSCOPE USED FOR THE BRONCHOSCOPY

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HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX

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BLOOD AND AIR THE THE PLEURAL CAVITY

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PARENCHYMA

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THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL CELL OF A GLAND OR ORGAN

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PNEUMONITIS

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SAME AS PNEUMONIA

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PNEUMOTHORAX

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AIR IN THE PLEURAL CAVITY

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PULMONOLOGIST

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SPECIALIST IN TREATING DISORDERS OF THE LUNG

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RESPIRATORY

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PERTAINING TO RESPIRATION

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ROOT - MATURE

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FULLY DEVELOPED

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ROOT - NAT

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BIRTH

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PREFIX - PERI

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AROUND

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PREMATURE

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BORN BEFORE FULL DEVELOPMENT

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POSTMATURE

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BORN AFTER FULL DEVELOPMENT

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PRENATAL

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BEFORE BIRTH

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POSTNATAL

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AFTER BIRTH

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PERINATAL

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AROUND THE TIME OF BIRTH

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ROOT - LATER

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SIDE

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LATERAL

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PERTAINING TO THE SIDE OF THE BODY

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PREFIX - UNI

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ONE

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PREFIX - BI

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TWO

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UNILATERAL

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PERTAINING TO ONE SIDE OF THE BODY

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BILATERAL

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PERTAINING TO BOTH SIDES OF THE BODY

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EPIGASTRIC

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PERTAINING TO ABOVE THE STOMACH

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HYPOGASTRIC

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PERTAINING TO BELOW THE STOMACH

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ROOT - CYTE

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CELL

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MACROCYTE

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LARGE CELL

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MICROCYTE

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SMALL CELL

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ROOT - TENS

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PRESSURE

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HYPOTENSIVE

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PERTAINING TO OR SUFFERING FROM LOW BLOOD PRESSURE

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ROOT - MY

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MUSCLE

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ROOT - CARDI

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HEART

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MYOCARDIAL

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PERTAINING TO THE HEART MUSCLE

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SUFFIX - PATHY

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DISEASE

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CARDIOMYOPATHY

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DISEASE OF THE HEART MUSCLE

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SUFFIX - EMIA

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A BLOOD CONDITION

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ROOT - ISCH

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TO BLOCK

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ISCHEMIA

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A BLOCK OF THE BLOOD FLOW

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MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA

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A BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART MUSCLE

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ROOT - GNOSIS

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KNOWLEDGE OF AN ABNORMAL CONDITION

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PREFIX - DIA

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COMPLETE

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DIAGNOSIS

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COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF AN ABNORMAL CONDITION

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PROGNOSIS

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A FORECAST OF A PROBABLY COURSE OF OUTCOME OF A DISEASE

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THERAPY

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A TREATMENT

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THERAPUTIC

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ADJECTIVAL FORM OF THERAPY

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SUFFIX - GRAM

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RECORD

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root - ELECTRO

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ELECTRICITY

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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A RECORD OF THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS OF THE HEART

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ISCHEMIC

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PERTAINING TO A BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW

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SUFFIX - EMIC

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PERTAINING TO A CONDITION OF THE BLOOD

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DIAGNOSTIC

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PERTAINING TO OR ESTABLISHING A DIAGNOSIS

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PREFIX - IN

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IN

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ROOT - FARCT

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AREA OF DEAD TISSUE

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INFARCT

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AN AREA OF CELL DEATH RESULTING FROM BLOCKAGE OF ITS BLOOD SUPPLY

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INFARCTION

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SUDDEN BLOCKAGE OF AN ARTERY

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SUFFIX - UM

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STRUCTURE

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MYOCARDIUM

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ALL THE HEART MUSCLE

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plural of - a

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ae

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plural of - ax

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aces

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plural of - en

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ina

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plural of - ex

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ices

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plural of - is

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es or ides

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plural of - ix

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ices

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plural of -ma

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mata

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plural of - on

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a

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plural of - um

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a

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plural of - us

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“era” or “i” or “ora”

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plural of - x

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ges

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plural of - y

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ies

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plural of - yx

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ices

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ROOT - AXILL

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ARMPIT

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ROOT - CERVIC

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NECK

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CERVIX

A

LOWER PART OF THE UTERUS

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GANGLION

A

A FLUID FILLED CYST OR A COLLECTION OF NERVE CELLS OUTSIDE THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD

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GANGLIA

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PLURAL OF GANGLION

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ILEUM

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THIRD PORTION OF SMALL INTESTINE

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ILIUM

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LARGE WING SHAPED BONE AT THE UPPER AND POSTERIOR PART OF THE PELVIS

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ILIA

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PLURAL OF ILIUM

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MUCUS

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STICKY SECRETION OF CELLS IN MUCOUS MEMBRANES

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MUCOUS

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PERTAINING TO MUCUS OR THE MUCOSA

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MUCOSA

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LINING OF TUBULAR STRUCTURE THAT SECRETES MUCUS

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PROSTATE

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ORGAN SURROUNDING THE URETHRA AT THE BASE OF THE MALE URINARY BLADDER

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PROSTRATE

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TO LAY FLAT OR BE OVERCOME BY PHYSICAL WEAKNESS AND EXHAUSTION

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PROSTRATION

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THE STATE OF LAYING STRETCHED OUT OR EXTREME PHYSICAL WEAKNESSS

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REFLEX

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AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE TO STIMULUS

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REFLUX

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BACKWARD FLOW

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SEPTUM

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A THIN WALL SEPARATING TWO CAVITIES OR TISSUE MASSES

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UTERUS

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ORGAN IN WHICH AN EGG DEVELOPSINTO A FETUS

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VERTEBRA

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ONE OF THE BONES OF THE SPINAL COLUMN

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VERTEBRAE

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PLURAL OF VERTEBRA

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prefix - hyper

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above normal

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hypertension

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persistent high arterial blood pressure

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hypertensive

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pertaining to or suffering from high blood pressure

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hypotension

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persistent low arterial blood pressure

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root - neur

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nerve

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neurology

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the study of disorders of the nervous system

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neurologist

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a medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system

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ureter

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tube that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder

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urethra

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canal leading from the bladder to the outside

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urology

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study of disorders of the urinary system

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ROOT - ur

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urine

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