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Chapter 3 General Medical Terms Flashcards

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S-Subjective

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Patient’s experiences, personal views, feelings

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O-Objective

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observable signs and results of tests clinician has performed

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A-Assessment

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evaluation of patient’s signs/symptoms/progress

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P-Plan

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Determination how to proceed/alter the plan of care

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pt

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patient

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cc

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chief complaint

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y.o

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years old

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c/o

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complains of

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WDWN

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well developed well nourished

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CP

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Chest Pain

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WNL

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Within Normal Limits

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Hx

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History

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S/P

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Status Post

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Sx

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Symptoms

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R/O

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Rule Out (means that this needs to be determined)

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D/C

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Discharge/discontinue

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SOB

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Shortness of Breath

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T

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Temperature

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RRR

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Regular Rate and Rhythm

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UE

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Upper Extremity

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LE

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Lower Extremity

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R

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Respiration

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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P

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Pulse

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ETOH

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alchohol

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NKDA

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no known drug allergies

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RTC

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Return to Clinic

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RTO

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Return to Office

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Iatry

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Medical Treatment

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Iatr/o

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Physician/Medicine

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Therap/o

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treatment

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Medic/o

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medicine, medical treatment

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Therapeut/o

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treatment

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therapy

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treatment

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pharmaceutic/o

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drugs, medicine

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pharmac/o

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drugs, medicine

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diet/o

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food

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chirurgic/o

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surgery

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log/o

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word/speech

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logy

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study of

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nom/o

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law/custom

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nomy

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knowledge/laws of

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physi/o

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nature, growth, function

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physic/o

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physical, natural

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techn/o

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art/skill

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erg/o

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work, function

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ergasia

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work/function

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san

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health

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sanit

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health

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hygien

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health

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hygiei

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health

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anthrop

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human

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hom

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human

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homin

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human

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idi

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individual

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dem

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people

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ethn

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race, culture

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gen

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race, kind, hereditary, gene

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andr

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masculine, male

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virgil

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male, masculine

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gyn

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female, feminine

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gynec

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female, feminine

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ped

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child

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pueril

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child

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ger

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elderly, old age

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geront

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elderly, old age

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presby

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elderly, old age

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sen

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elderly, old age

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senil

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elderly, old age

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gnoso

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knowing, knowledge

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gnosia

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knowledge, knowing

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gnosis

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knowledge, knowing

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eti/o

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cause

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aeti

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cause

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esthesio

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sensation

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esthesia

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sensation

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morb/o

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disease

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nos/o

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disease

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path/o

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disease, feeling

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path

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one affected by a disease

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mort/o

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death

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thanat

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death

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thanasia

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death

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pyro

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fever

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necro

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dead body, dead

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febro

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fever

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pyret

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fever

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hem

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blood

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hemat

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blood

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hemia

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condition of blood

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poly

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many

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emia

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condition of blood

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multi

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many

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tum/o

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tumor, swelling, abnormal mass

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rubr/o

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redness

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cal/o

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heat

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erythr

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red, redness

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onc

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tumor, swelling

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oncus

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swelling, tumor

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edema

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swelling

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edemato

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swelling

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trophy

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nourishment, growth

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troph

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nourishment, growth

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tabet/o

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wasting

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cel

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blood condition/ hernia, protrusion

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kel

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hernia

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cele

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hernia, protrusion

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cyto

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cell

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cell

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cell

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cellul

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cell

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carcin

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cancer

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cancer

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cancer

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cancer

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spreading ulcer

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malign

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cancerous, becoming worse

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mal

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bad, faulty

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cac

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bad, faulty

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kak

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bad, faulty

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phlog

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inflammation

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dolor

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pain

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algia

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painful condition

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noc

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pain

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noxi

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pain

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algo

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pain

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algesia

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sense of pain

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odyn

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pain

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acut

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sharp, pointed

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oxy

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sharp, quick, acid, oxygen

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oxia

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oxygen condition

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acu

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needle, needlelike

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odynia

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painful condition

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chron

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time

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pur

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pus

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purul

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pus

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py

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pus

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rhe

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flow

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rrhea

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discharge

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rhexis

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a rupture

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rhagad/o

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tear, fissure

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penia

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decrease, deficiency

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mega

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enlargement, large

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megal/o

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enlargement

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megaly

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enlargement

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micro

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small

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macro

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big

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lys

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breakdown

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lysis

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breakdown, dissolving

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malac

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soft, abnormal

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malacia

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softening

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plosis

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downward, displacement

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ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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ectasia

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dilation, expansion

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schiz

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splitting, cleft

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schisis

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splitting

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stas

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a standing, stoppage

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stat

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a standing, stoppage

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stasis

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device for stopping

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stat

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device for stopping

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poiet

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to make, provide

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poiesis

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to make, produce

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plast

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forming cell

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plast

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formed, molded

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plasia

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condition of formation, growth

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fac

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to make

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fic

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to make

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fact

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to make

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fect

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to make

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gen

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to become, be produced

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graphy

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process of recording something

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graph

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writing

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gram

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record, image of something

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metr

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measure

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meter

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measuring instrument

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metry

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process of measuring something

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tomy

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incision

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ectomy

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excision

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tome

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device for making incisions

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stomy

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surgical creation of an opening

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plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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rraphy

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surgical suturting

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suturing

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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tripsy

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crushing

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scopy

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examination

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scope

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device for looking into body part

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desis

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surgical binding, fusion

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centesis

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surgical puncture for aspiration

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section

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a cutting

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clasty

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surgical breaking

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trypesis

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surgical boring

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tom/o

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cut, a section

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stom/o

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mouth/opening

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stomat

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mouth/opening

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pex

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fixation, binding

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pexis

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fixation, binding

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rhapho

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seam, suture

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rhaphido

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needle, needle-like

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clast

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broken, breaking

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clast

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breaker of things

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clasis

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breaking of something

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clasia

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breaking of something

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scop

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to view

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sect

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cut, a section

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cide

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kill, cut

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sec

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cut, a section

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cis

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kill, cut

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tript

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crushing, grinding

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trepan

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borer, drilling

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trypan

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borer

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