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neutrophil

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granulocytic white cell (strain purple) that destroy foreign cells by engulfing and digesting them

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lymphocyte

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mononuclear white blood cells that destroy foreign cells by making antibodies

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eosinophil

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leukocyte with reddish-staining granules and numbers elevated in allergic reaction

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monocyte

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mononuclear white blood cells that engulf and digest cellular debris, only contain one molecule

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basophil

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granulocytic white blood cell that increases during the healing phase of inflammation

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme pain

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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aminon

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephr/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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carncin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (large intestines)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death (cells or whole body)

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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radi/o

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x-rays

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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ven/o

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vein

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (plural = cocci)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision, removal, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itits

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction & seperation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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condition (abnormal)

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-pathy

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disease, condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-traphy

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development, nourishment

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-er

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on who

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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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small, little

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-ule

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little, small

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-us

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structure, substance

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-y

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condition, process

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-ac & -iac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to, producing, produced by or in

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-ic & -ical

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pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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arthr/itis

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inflammation of joint

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blephar/o/ptosis

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drooping of eyelid

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isch/emia

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loss of normal blood flow

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oste/o/genic

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produced by bone tissue

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staphyl/o/cocci

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berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters

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hernia

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protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it

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cystocele hernia

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urinary bladder protruding onto vagina

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rectocele hernia

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rectum protruding onto vagina

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streptococcus & staphylococcus

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bacteria that grow in chains or clusters

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erthyrocytes

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-red blood cells
-made in bone marrow
-carry oxygen from lungs to all body cells

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leukocytes

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-white blood cells
-five different types divided into two categories: granulocytes & mononuclear leukocytes

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hemoglobin

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blood protein

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thrombocytes or platelets

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-clotting cells
-fragments of blood cells formed in bone marrow

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acromegaly

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-endocrine disorder
-occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excess amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty

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pituitary gland

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attached to the base of brain, controls growth and development and functioning of other endocrine glands

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laparoscopy

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-minimal invasive surgery
-visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope
-used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease or various procedure

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laparoscope

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lighted telescopic instrument

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adenoids

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-small masses of lymphatic tissue
-located in the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages
- called “resembling glands” because they’re neither endocrine nor exocrine glands
-adenoidectomy will be needed if they enlarged and block the airway from nose to pharynx

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