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
alchohol
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NKDA
no known drug allergies
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RTC
Return to Clinic
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RTO
Return to Office
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Iatry
Medical Treatment
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Iatr/o
Physician/Medicine
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Therap/o
treatment
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Medic/o
medicine, medical treatment
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Therapeut/o
treatment
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therapy
treatment
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pharmaceutic/o
drugs, medicine
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pharmac/o
drugs, medicine
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diet/o
food
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chirurgic/o
surgery
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log/o
word/speech
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logy
study of
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nom/o
law/custom
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nomy
knowledge/laws of
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physi/o
nature, growth, function
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physic/o
physical, natural
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techn/o
art/skill
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erg/o
work, function
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ergasia
work/function
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san
health
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sanit
health
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hygien
health
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hygiei
health
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anthrop
human
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hom
human
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homin
human
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idi
individual
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dem
people
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ethn
race, culture
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gen
race, kind, hereditary, gene
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andr
masculine, male
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virgil
male, masculine
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gyn
female, feminine
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gynec
female, feminine
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ped
child
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pueril
child
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ger
elderly, old age
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geront
elderly, old age
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presby
elderly, old age
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sen
elderly, old age
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senil
elderly, old age
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gnoso
knowing, knowledge
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gnosia
knowledge, knowing
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gnosis
knowledge, knowing
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eti/o
cause
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aeti
cause
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esthesio
sensation
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esthesia
sensation
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morb/o
disease
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nos/o
disease
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path/o
disease, feeling
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path
one affected by a disease
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mort/o
death
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thanat
death
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thanasia
death
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pyro
fever
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necro
dead body, dead
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febro
fever
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pyret
fever
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hem
blood
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hemat
blood
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hemia
condition of blood
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poly
many
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emia
condition of blood
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multi
many
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tum/o
tumor, swelling, abnormal mass
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rubr/o
redness
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cal/o
heat
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erythr
red, redness
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onc
tumor, swelling
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oncus
swelling, tumor
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edema
swelling
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edemato
swelling
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trophy
nourishment, growth
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troph
nourishment, growth
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tabet/o
wasting
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cel
blood condition/ hernia, protrusion
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kel
hernia
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cele
hernia, protrusion
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cyto
cell
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cell
cell
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cellul
cell
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carcin
cancer
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cancer
cancer
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cancer
spreading ulcer
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malign
cancerous, becoming worse
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mal
bad, faulty
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cac
bad, faulty
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kak
bad, faulty
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phlog
inflammation
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dolor
pain
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algia
painful condition
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noc
pain
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noxi
pain
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algo
pain
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algesia
sense of pain
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odyn
pain
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acut
sharp, pointed
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oxy
sharp, quick, acid, oxygen
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oxia
oxygen condition
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acu
needle, needlelike
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odynia
painful condition
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chron
time
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pur
pus
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purul
pus
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py
pus
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rhe
flow
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rrhea
discharge
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rhexis
a rupture
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rhagad/o
tear, fissure
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penia
decrease, deficiency
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mega
enlargement, large
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megal/o
enlargement
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megaly
enlargement
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micro
small
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macro
big
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lys
breakdown
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lysis
breakdown, dissolving
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malac
soft, abnormal
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malacia
softening
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plosis
downward, displacement
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ectasis
dilation, expansion
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ectasia
dilation, expansion
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schiz
splitting, cleft
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schisis
splitting
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stas
a standing, stoppage
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stat
a standing, stoppage
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stasis
device for stopping
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stat
device for stopping
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poiet
to make, provide
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poiesis
to make, produce
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plast
forming cell
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plast
formed, molded
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plasia
condition of formation, growth
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fac
to make
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fic
to make
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fact
to make
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fect
to make
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gen
to become, be produced
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graphy
process of recording something
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graph
writing
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gram
record, image of something
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metr
measure
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meter
measuring instrument
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metry
process of measuring something
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tomy
incision
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ectomy
excision
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tome
device for making incisions
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stomy
surgical creation of an opening
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plasty
surgical reconstruction
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rraphy
surgical suturting
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suturing
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pexy
surgical fixation
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tripsy
crushing
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scopy
examination
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scope
device for looking into body part
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desis
surgical binding, fusion
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centesis
surgical puncture for aspiration
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section
a cutting
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clasty
surgical breaking
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trypesis
surgical boring
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tom/o
cut, a section
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stom/o
mouth/opening
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stomat
mouth/opening
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pex
fixation, binding
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pexis
fixation, binding
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rhapho
seam, suture
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rhaphido
needle, needle-like
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clast
broken, breaking
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clast
breaker of things
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clasis
breaking of something
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clasia
breaking of something
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scop
to view
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sect
cut, a section
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cide
kill, cut
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sec
cut, a section
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cis
kill, cut
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tript
crushing, grinding
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trepan
borer, drilling
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trypan
borer
