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Alb/o

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White

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Albin/o

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White

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Leuko

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White

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Cirrh/o

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Orange-yellow

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Eosin/o

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Red, rosey

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Erythr/o

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Red, rosey

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Rhod/o

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Red, rosey

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Rose/o

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Red, rosey

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Rubr/i/o

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Red, rosey

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Jaund/o

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Yellow

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Fusc/o

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Dark brown

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Glauc/o

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Gary, black

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Poli/o

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Black

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Tephr/o

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Black

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Purpur/I

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Purple

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Bi-

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Two, double

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Bicuspid

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Having two cusps or points

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Hemi-

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Half

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hemiplegia

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Paralysis Of one side (half) of the body

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Milli-

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One-thousandth

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Milliliter

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One-thousandth of a liter

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Mono-

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One, single

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Monocyte

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A white cell with a single nucleus

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Nulli-

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None

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Nullipara

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A women who has borne no child

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Primi-

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First

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Primigravida

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First pregnancy

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Quadri-

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Four

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all four extremities

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Semi-

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Half

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Semiconscious

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Half conscious

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Tetra-

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Four

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Tetraplegia

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Paralysis of both arms and both legs; also known as quadriplegia

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Tri-

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Three

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Triceps

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“A muscle” having three heads

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Uni-

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One

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Uninuclear

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“A cell” having one nucleus

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hyperlipemia

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An excessive or above normal level of blood fat

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Hyp-

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Under, below, beneath, less than normal

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Hypoxemia

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Less than normal blood oxygen level

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Hypo-

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Under, below, beneath, less than normal

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Hypoglycemia

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Less than normal blood sugar

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Multi-

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Many

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Multipara

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To bear many “children”

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Polyarthritis

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Inflammation of many joints

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Polyuria

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The excretion of large amounts of (much) urine

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Ab-

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From, away from

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Abduct

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To move away from the midline of the body

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Ad-

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Toward, increase

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Adduct

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Movement toward the midline of the body

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Ambi-

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Both, both sides

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Ambidextrous

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Able to use both hands well

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Ante-

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Before, in front

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Antecubital

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“The space” in front of the elbow

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Circum-

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Around

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Circumoral

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Around the mouth

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De-

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Down, from

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Descend

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To come down from

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Dia-

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Through

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Diagnosis

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Knowledge through testing

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Ectopic

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Outside of its normal location

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Endo-

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Within

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Endocervical

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Pertaining to the inner lining of the cervix

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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epigastric

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Upon the stomach

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Ex-

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Out, away from, outside

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Extract

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To remove a tooth from (away from) the oval cavity

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Exo-

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Outside, outward

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Exogenous

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Originating outside the body

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Extra-

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Outside, beyond

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Extrahepatic

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Outside the liver

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Hypo-

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Under, below, beneath, less than normal

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Hypoglossal

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Under the tongue

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in-

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In, inside, within, not

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Intubate

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To insert a tube inside (into) an organ or body cavity

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Infra-

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Beneath, below, under

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Infrapatellar

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Below the knee

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Inter-

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Between

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Intercostal

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Between the ribs

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Intra-

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Within

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Intravenous

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Within a vein

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Juxta-

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Near, beside

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Juxta-articular

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Pertaining to a location near a joint

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Meso-

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Middle

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Mesoderm

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The middle of the three layers of the skin

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Para-

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Near, beside, beyond, two like parts

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Paracervical

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Near, or beside, the cervix

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Peri-

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Around

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Perianal

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Around the anus

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Pre-

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Before, in front

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Pericordial

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The region “of the chest wall” in front of the hear

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Pro-

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In front, before

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Prognosis

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Knowledge before

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Re-

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Back, again

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Reactivate

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To make active again

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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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Retroflexion

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An abnormal position of an organ in which the organ is tilled backwards

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Sub-

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Under, below

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Sublingual

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Under the tongue

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Supra-

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Above, over

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Suprapubic

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Above, or over, the pubic area

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Transurethral

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Across, or through, the urethra

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Alb-

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While

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Albino

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Person who has a marked deficiency of pigment in the eyes, hair, and skin; has abnormally white skin

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Albin/o

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White

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Albinism

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Condition of abnormally white skin; characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chlorophyll

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Green pigments in plants that accomplishes photosynthesis

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow, tawny

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic degenerative disease of the liver with resultant yellowness of the liver and of the skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyanoderma

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Slightly bluish, grayish, slatelike, or dark discoloration of the skin

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Eosin/o

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Red, rosy

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Eosinophil

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Bilobed leukocyte that stains a red, rosy color with an acid dye

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Erythrocyte

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Matured red blood cells

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Glauc/o

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Gray, silver

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Glaucoma

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Disorder of the eye due to an increase in intraocular pressure; creates a dull gray gleam of the affected eye

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Jaund/o

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Yellow

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Jaundice

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Yellow discoloration of the skin

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Lute/o

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Yellow

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Corpus luteum

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A yellow glandular Mass on the surface of the ovary that forms after the ovarian follicle ruptures and releases a matured ovum

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Leuk/o

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White

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Leukoplakia

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White, hard, thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane in areas such as the mouth, vulva, or penis

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Melan/o

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Black

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Melanoma

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Darkly pigmented cancerous tumor

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Poli/o

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Gray

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Poliomyelitis

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Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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Purpur/o

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Purple

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Purpura

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Collection at blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as red purple skin discoloration

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Rube-

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Red

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Rubella

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Contagious viral disease characterized by fever; Coldlike symptoms; and a diffuse, fine, red rash

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Xanthoderma

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Yellow coloration of the skin

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A-

A

Without, not, no

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Apnea

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Without breathing

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An-

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Without, not, no

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Anesthesia

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Without feeling

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Ana-

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Not, without

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Anaplasia

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Without formation or development

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Anti-

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Against

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Antidote

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A drug or other substance that opposes (work against) the action of a poison

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Contra-

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Against

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Contraceptive

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Any device or technique that prevents (works against) conception

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Dis-

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Free of, to undo

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Discharge

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To release a substance or object to tree it from its location)

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im-

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Not

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Impotence

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An adult male’s inability (not able) to achieve penile erection

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in-

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In, inside, without, not

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Incompetent

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Not capable

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Non-

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Not

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Noninvasive

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Pertaining to a diagnostic or therapeutic technique that does not require the skin to be broken (not invaded) or a cavity or organ to be entered

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Aberrant

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Wandering away from

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Auto-

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Self

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Autograft

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A graft transferred from one part of a patient’s body to another

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Bio-

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Life

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Biology

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The study of life

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bradycardia

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Slow heartbeat

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Con-

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Together, with

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Congenital

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Born with

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Contraindication

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Against What is indicated

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Dislocation

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The displacement (undoing) of any part of the body from its normal position

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful, disorder

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Dyspnea

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Difficult breathing

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Endo-

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Within, inner

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Endoscope

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Instrument used to look inside the body

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Eu-

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Well, easily, good, normal

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Exhale

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To breath out

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Hetero-

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Different

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Heterogeneous

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Composed of different or unlike substances

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Homeo-

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Likeness, same

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Homeostasis

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A relative constancy (likeness) in the internal environment of the body

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Homo-

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Same

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homogenesis

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Having the same origins

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hydrocephalus

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An abnormal accumulation of humid (water) within the head

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Hyperemesis

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Excessive vomiting

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idio-

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Individual

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Idiosyncrasy

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An individual sensetinty to effets of drug caused by inherited or other bodily constitution factors

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Inborn

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Acquired during intrauterine life

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Infraorbital

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Beneath the bony cavity in which the eyeball is located

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Meso-

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Middle

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Mesoderm

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The middle of the three layers of the skin

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Meta-

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Beyond, after

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Metacarpals

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Pertaining to the bones after the carpal (wrist) bones

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Pan-

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All

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Pancarditis

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Inflammation of the entire heart (all)

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Per-

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Through

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Percussion

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Striking through

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Post-

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After, behind

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Postcibal

A

After meals

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Pseudo-

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False

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Pseudoanorexia

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“False anorexia”

A condition in which an individual acts secretly while claiming a lack of appetite and inability to eat

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Subcutaneous

A

Under the skin

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Syn-

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Joined, together

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Syndrome

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A group of symptoms joined by a common cause; “running together”

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heartbeat

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

Medical Terminology (21 decks)

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