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The modern term for the Latin ligamentum is _____

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Ligament

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The historical derivation of the modern cardi/o is _____

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Kardia

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The historical derivation of the modern tendon is _____

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Tendo

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The modern term for the Greek genos is _____

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Gene

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The modern term for the Latin Nervus is _____

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nerve

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The historical derivation of the modern artery is ______

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Arteria

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the modern term for the latin vena is _____

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vein

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the historical derivation of the modern cell is _____

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cella

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the historical derivation of the modern sinus is ____

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sinus

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the modern term for hernia is ____

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hernia

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_____ colic is around the colon. (prefix)

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Peri-

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dent ______ is the term for tooth pain. (suffix)

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-algia

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______ menorrhea is painful menses. (prefix)

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dys-

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hepato ______ means enlarged liver. (suffix)

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-megaly

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_____ tension means abnormally low blood pressure. (prefix)

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hypo-

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_____ gastric is the area above the stomach. (prefix)

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epi-

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Phleb _____ is incision (or going into) the vein. (suffix)

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-otomy

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aer/o (body parts or elements)

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air, gas

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ather/o (body parts or elements)

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plaque, fatty substance (inside of a blood vessel)

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blast/o (body parts or elements)

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immature cells

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clac/o, calci/o calcium (body parts or elements)

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calcium

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chondria, chondro (body parts or elements)

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cartilage, grainy, gritty

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chyl/o (body parts or elements)

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chyle, a digestive juice

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chym/o (body parts or elements)

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chyme, semifluid production of chyme in the stomach

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cyst/o, cysti (body parts or elements)

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bladder, cyst, cystic duct

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cyt/o (body parts or elements)

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cell

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ethm/o (body parts or elements)

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ethmoid bone

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gluc/o (body parts or elements)

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glucose

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glyc/o (body parts or elements)

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sugars

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hydr/o (body parts or elements)

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hydrogen, water

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ket/o, keton/o (body parts or elements)

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ketone, acetone

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lip/o (body parts or elements)

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fat (outside of a blood vessel)

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nule/o (body parts or elements)

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nucleus

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plasma, plasmo (body parts or elements)

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formative, plasma

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salping/o (body parts or elements)

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tube

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sider/o (body parts or elements)

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iron

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somat/o (body parts or elements)

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body

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squam/o (body parts or elements)

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scale, squamous (meaning scaly)

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syring/o (body parts or elements)

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tube

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40
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a condition characterized by excessive fluid accumulation in the brain is _____cephaly.

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hydro-

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41
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A _____cyte is a cartilage cell.

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chondro-

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42
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Inflammation of the eustachian tube is _____itis.

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syring-

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43
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_____ectomy is removal of the fallopian tube.

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salping-

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44
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_____toxin is a poison that acts upon a cell nucleus.

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nucleo-

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45
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Relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones is _____nasal.

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ethmo-

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46
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An _____gen is gas-producing microorganism.

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aero-

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47
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Originating in the body is _____genic.

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somato-

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48
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Producing glucose is _____genic.

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gluco-

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49
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_____penia is a sugar deficiency.

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glyco-

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50
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______penia is a calcium deficiency.

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calci-

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51
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An embryonic fat cell (outside a vessel) is a _____blast.

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lipo-

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52
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a growth consisting of immature neural cells is a _____blastoma.

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glio-

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53
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_____pheresis is the separation of blood into parts.

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plasma-

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54
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The arrangement of cells in tissue is _____architecture.

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cyto-

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55
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An abnormally low level of iron in the blood is _____penia.

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sidero-

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_____oid is bladder-shaped

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cyst-

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57
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The metabolic production of ketones is _____genesis.

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Keto-

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_____poiesis is the production of chyle in the intestine.

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chylo-

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______poiesis means the production of chyme

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chymo-

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relating to the squamous part of the frontal bone is _____frontal

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squamo-

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61
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algesi/o. algi/o, alg/o (sensations or feelings)

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pain

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cry/o (sensations or feelings)

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cold

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dips/o (sensations or feelings)

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thirst

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esthesi/o (sensations or feelings)

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sensation, perception

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kin/o, kine (sensations or feelings)

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movement, motion

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kinesi/o, kines/o (sensations or feelings)

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motion

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phon/o (sensations or feelings)

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sound, voice, speech

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phot/o (sensations or feelings)

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light

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son/o (sensations or feelings)

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sound

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therm/o (sensations or feelings)

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heat

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acanth/o (factor or quality)

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spiny, thorny

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andr/o (factor or quality)

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masculine

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chlor/o (factor or quality)

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chlorine, green

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chrom/o. chromat/o (factor or quality)

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color

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crypt/o (factor or quality)

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hidden, obscure

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cyan/o (factor or quality)

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blue

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eosin/o (factor or quality)

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red

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erythr/o (factor or quality)

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red/redness

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granul/o (factor or quality)

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granular

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gyn/o,gyne, gynec/o (factor or quality)

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women

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home/o, hom/o (factor or quality)

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same, constant

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ichthy/o (factor or quality)

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dry,scaly, fishy

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idi/o (factor or quality)

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distinct, unknown

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immuno/o (factor or quality)

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safe, immune

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leuk/o (factor or quality)

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white

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macr/o (factor or quality)

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large, long

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meg/a, megal/o (factor or quality)

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large, million

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melan/o (factor or quality)

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black, dark

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micr/o (factor or quality)

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small, tiny

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mio (factor or quality)

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smaller, less

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morph/o (factor or quality)

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structure, shape

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norm/o (factor or quality)

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normal

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physi/o (factor or quality)

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physical, natural

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pseud/o (factor or quality)

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false

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scler/o (factor or quality)

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hardness, hardening

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scoli/o (factor or quality)

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crooked, bent

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spher/o (factor or quality)

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round,spherical

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staphyl/o (factor or quality)

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grapelike clusters

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sten/o (factor or quality)

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narrowness

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strept/o (factor or quality)

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twisted chains, streptococci

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terat/o (factor or quality)

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monster (as a malformed fetus)

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xanth/o (factor or quality)

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yellow

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bacill/o (condition or condition-related)

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bacilli, bacteria

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bacteri/o (condition or condition-related)

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bacteria

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carcin/o (condition or condition-related)

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cancer

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kyph/o (condition or condition-related)

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humpback

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onch/o, onc/o (condition or condition-related)

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tumor

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path/o (condition or condition-related)

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disease

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pyr/o (condition or condition-related)

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fever,fire, heat

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schist/o (condition or condition-related)

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split

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schiz/o (condition or condition-related)

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split, division

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spasm/o (condition or condition-related)

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spasm

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anteri/o (position or location)

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front

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dextr/o (position or location)

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right, toward the right

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dors/o (position or location)

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back

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goni/o (position or location)

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angle

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later/o (position or location)

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lateral, to one side

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medi/o (position or location)

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middle, medial plane

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mes/o (position or location)

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middle, median

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orth/o (position or location)

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straight, normal

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top/o (position or location)

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place, topical

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crin/o (body processes)

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secrete

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gen/o (body processes)

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producing, being born

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hypn/o (body processes)

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sleep

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log/o (body processes)

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speech, words, thought

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narc/o (body processes)

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sleep, numbness

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phag/o (body processes)

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eating, devouring, swallowing

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somn/o, somni (body processes)

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sleep

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spir/o (body processes)

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breath; breathe

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actin/o (miscellaneous)

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light

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amyl/o miscellaneous)

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starch

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bar/o (miscellaneous)

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weight, pressure

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bas/o, basi/o (miscellaneous)

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base

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bio (miscellaneous)

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life

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chem/o (miscellaneous)

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chemical

136
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chrono (miscellaneous)

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time

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coni/o (miscellaneous)

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dust

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cycl/o (miscellaneous)

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circle, cycle

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dyna, dynam/o (miscellaneous)

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force, energy

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echo (miscellaneous)

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reflecting sound

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electr/o (miscellaneous)

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electricity

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eti/o (miscellaneous)

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cause

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fibr/o (miscellaneous)

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fiber

144
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fluor/o (miscellaneous)

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light, luminous, fluorine

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fungi (miscellaneous)

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fungus

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glact/o (miscellaneous)

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milk

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ger/o, geront/o (miscellaneous)

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old age

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lact/o, lacti (miscellaneous)

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milk

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lith/o (miscellaneous)

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stone

150
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lys/o (miscellaneous)

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dissolution, destruction

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necr/o (miscellaneous)

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death, dying

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noct/i (miscellaneous)

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night

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nyct/o (miscellaneous)

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night

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pharmaco (miscellaneous)

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drugs, medicine

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phyt/o (miscellaneous)

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plant

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py/o (miscellaneous)

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pus

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radio (miscellaneous)

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radiation, x-ray, radius

158
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stere/o (miscellaneous)

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three-demensional

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tel/o, tele/o (miscellaneous)

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distant, end, complete

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ton/o (miscellaneous)

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tension, pressure

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toxi, toxic/o, tox/o (miscellaneous)

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poison, toxin

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troph/o (miscellaneous)

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food, nutrition

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a (abbreviations)

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before

164
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ac (abbreviations)

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before meals

165
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AMI (abbreviations)

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Acute myocardial infarction

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bid (abbreviations)

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twice a day

167
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BP (abbreviations)

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blood pressure

168
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c/o (abbreviations)

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complaining of

169
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Ca (abbreviations)

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cancer/carcinoma

170
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CC (abbreviations)

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Chief complaint

171
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COPD (abbreviations)

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis)

172
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CXR (abbreviations)

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Chest X Ray

173
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DOB (abbreviations)

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date of birth

174
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Dx (abbreviations)

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diagnosis

175
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ECG, EKG (abbreviations)

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electrocardiogram

176
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Fx (abbreviations)

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fracture

177
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GI (abbreviations)

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gastrointestinal

178
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h/o (abbreviations)

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history of

179
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HEENT

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head, ears, eyes, nose and throat

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HTN (abbreviations)

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hypertension

181
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Hx (abbreviations)

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history

182
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IM (abbreviations)

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intramuscular

183
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LAC (abbreviations)

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laceration

184
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LOC (abbreviations)

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level of consciousness

185
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mcg (abbreviations)

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microgram

186
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NKDA (abbreviations)

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no known drug allergies

187
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npo (abbreviations)

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nothing by mouth

188
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po (abbreviations)

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by mouth

189
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PRN (abbreviations)

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as needed

190
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qid (abbreviations)

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four times a day

191
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SOB (abbreviations)

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shortness of breath

192
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tid (abbreviations)

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three times a day

193
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Tx (abbreviations)

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treatment

194
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w/o (abbreviations)

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without

195
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WNL (abbreviations)

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within normal limits

196
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pneum/o

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air or lung

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