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Chapter 1 - Introduction to Medical Language Flashcards

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Arthr/o

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Joint ex. Arthroscope, arthritis

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Three syllable rule

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Put emphasis on the third to last syllable

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Cardi/o

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Heart ex. Cardiology, pericardium

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Enter/o

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Small intestine ex. Enteropathy, dysentery

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Gastr/o

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Stomach ex. Gastrointestinal, gastritis

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Hepat/o

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Liver ex. Hepatology, hepatitis

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Neur/o

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Nerve ex. Neurology, neuralgia

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Hem/o

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Blood ex. Hemorrhage

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Hemat/o

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Blood ex. Hematoma

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My/o

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Muscle ex. Myocardial, myalgia

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Muscul/o

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Muscle ex. Musculoskeletal, muscular

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Angi/o

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Vessel ex. Angioplasty, angiectomy

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Vas/o

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Vessel ex. Vasospasm, vasectomy

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Vascul/o

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Vessel ex. Vasculopathy, vasculitis

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Derm/o

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Skin ex. Dermoscopy, dermis

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Dermat/o

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Skin ex. Dermatology, dermatitis

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Cutane/o

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Skin ex. Subcutaneous

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Pneum/o

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Lung ex. Pneumotomy

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Pneumon/o

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Lung ex. Pneumonia, pneumonitis

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Pulmon/o

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Pulmonologist, cardiopulmonary

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Gen/o

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Creation ex. Pathogenic

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Hydr/o

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Water ex. Hydrophobia, dehydration

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Morph/o

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Change ex. Morphology

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Myc/o

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Fungus ex. Dermatomycosis

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Necr/o

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Death ex. Necrosis

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Orth/o

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Straight ex. Orthodontist

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Path/o

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Suffering, disease ex. Pathology

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Phag/o

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Eat ex. Aphagia

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Plas/o

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Formation ex. Hyperplasia

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Py/o

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Pus ex. Pyorrhea, pyemia

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Scler/o

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Hard ex. Scleroderma

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Sten/o

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Narrowing ex. Stenosis

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Troph/o

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Nourishment, development ex. Trophology, hypertrophy

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Xen/o

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Foreign ex. Xenograft

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Xer/o

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Dry ex. Xerosis, xerasia

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-ac

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Pertaining to ex. Cardiac

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-al

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Pertaining to ex. Skeletal

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-ar

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Pertaining to ex. Muscular

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-ary

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Pertaining to ex. Pulmonary

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-Eal

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Pertaining to ex. Esophageal

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-ic

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Pertaining to ex. Medic

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-tic

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Pertaining to ex. Neurotic

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-ous

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Pertaining to ex. Subcutaneous

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-ia

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Condition ex. Pneumonia

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-ism

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Condition ex. Autism

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-ium

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Tissue, structure ex. Pericardium

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-y

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Condition, procedure ex. Hypertrophy

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-icle

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Small ex. Ventricle

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-ole

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Small ex. Arteriolar

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-ule

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Small ex. Pustule

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-ula

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Small ex. Uvula

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-iatrics

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Medical science ex. Pediatrics

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-iatry

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Medical science ex. Psychiatry

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-iatrist

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Specialist in medicine of ex. Psychiatry

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-ist

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Specialist ex. Dentist

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of ex. Psychologist

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-logy

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Study of ex. Psychology

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-algia

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Pain ex. Myalgia

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-dynia

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Pain ex. Gastrodynia

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-cele

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Hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) ex. Hydrocele

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-emia

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Blood condition ex. Leukemia

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-iasis

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Presence of ex. Lithiasis

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-itis

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Inflammation ex. Arthritis

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-lysis

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Loosen, break down ex. Hemolysis

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening ex. Osteomalacia

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-megaly

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Enlargement ex. Hepatomegaly

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-oid

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Resembling ex. Keloid

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-oma

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Tumor ex. Melanoma

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-osis

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Condition ex. Thrombosis

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-pathy

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Disease ex. Myopathy

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-penia

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Deficiency ex. Leukopenia

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-ptosis

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Drooping ex. Nephoptosis

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-rrhage

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Excessive flow ex. Hemorrhage

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-rrhagia

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Excessive flow ex. Menorrhagia

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-rrhea

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Flow ex. Diarrhea

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-rrhexis

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Rupture ex. Metrorrhexis

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction ex. Myospasm

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-centesis

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Puncture ex. Amniocentesis

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-gram

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Written record ex. Cardiogram

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-graph

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Instrument used to produce a record ex. Cardiograph

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-graphy

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Process of recording ex. Cardiography

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure ex. Cephalometer

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-metry

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Process of measuring ex. Cephalometry

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-scope

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Instrument used to look ex. Arthroscope

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-scopy

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Process of looking ex. Arthroscopy

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-desis

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Binding, fixation ex. Arthrodesis

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-ectomy

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Removal ex. Vasectomy

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation ex. Retinopexy

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-plasty

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Reconstruction ex. Rhinoplasty

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-rraphy

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Suture ex. Herniorrhaphy

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-stomy

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Creation of an opening ex. Colostomy

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-tomy

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Incision ex. Dermotomy

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a-

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Not ex. Aphasia

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an-

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Not ex. Anemia

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Anti-

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Against ex. Antibiotics

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Contra-

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Against ex. Contraceptive

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De-

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Down, away from ex. Dehydration

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Ante-

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Before ex. Antepartum

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Pre-

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Before ex. precondition

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Pro-

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Before, on behalf of ex. Probiotic

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Brady-

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Slow ex. Bradycardia

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Tachy-

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Fast ex. Tachycardia

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Post-

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After ex. Postpartum

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Re-

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Again ex. Rehabilitation

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Ab-

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Away ex. Abduct

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Ad-

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Toward ex. Adrenaline

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Circum-

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Around ex. Circumcision

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Peri-

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Around ex. Pericardium

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Dia-

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Through ex. Diagnostic

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Trans-

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Through ex. Translate

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E-

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Out ex. Evoke

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Ec-

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Out ex. Ectopic

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Ex-

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Out ex. Exhale

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Ecto-

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Outside ex. Ectoderm

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Exo-

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Outside ex. Exoskeleton

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Extra-

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En-

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In, inside ex. Enema

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Endo-

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In, inside ex. Endocrine

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Intra-

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In, inside ex. Intravenous

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Epi-

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Upon ex. Epididymis

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Sub-

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Beneath ex. Subcutaneous

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Inter-

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Between ex. Intercostal

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Bi-

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Two ex. Bilateral

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Hemi-

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Half ex. Hemiplegia

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Semi-

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Half ex. Semilunar

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Hyper-

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Over ex. Hyperthermia

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Hypo-

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Under ex. Hypothermia

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Macro-

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Large ex. Macrotia

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Micro-

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Small ex. Microdontia

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Mono-

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One ex. Monocyte

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Uni-

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One ex. Unisex

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Oligo-

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Few ex. Oligomenorrhea

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Pan-

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All ex. Pancytopenia

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Poly-

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Many ex. Polygraph

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Multi-

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Many ex. Multicellular

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Con-

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With, together ex. Congestion

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Syn-

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With, together ex. Syndrome

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Sym-

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With, together ex. Symmetry

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Dys-

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Bad ex. Dysentery

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Eu-

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Good ex. Euphoria

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