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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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An/o

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Anus

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Bi/o

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Life

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp/o

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Carpals (wrist bones)

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Dur/o

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Dura mater

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Gen/o

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To produce/begin

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Later/o

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Side

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Men/o

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Menses

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Nat/i

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Birth

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Norm/o

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Rule, order

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Plas/o

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Formation, growth, development

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Scapul/o

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Scapula

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Son/o

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Sound

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Thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Top/o

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To put, place, position

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Troph/o

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Development, nourishment

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Uter/o

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Uterus

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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-Al

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Pertaining to

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-Ation

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Process, condition

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-Cision

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Process of cutting

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-Crine

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Secretion

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-Dipsia

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Thirst

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-Emia

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Blood condition

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-Gen

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To produce

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-Graphy

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Process of recording

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-Ia

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Condition

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-Ic, -Ine

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Pertaining to

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-Ism

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Condition, process

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-Lapse

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To fall, slide

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-Lysis

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Loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

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-Meter

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To measure

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-Mission

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To send

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-Mortem

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Death

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-Oma

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Tumor, mass

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-Ous

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Pertaining to

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-Partum

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Birth

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-Pathy

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Disease condition

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-Phagia

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Eating

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-Phasia

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Formation (condition)

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-Plasm

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Formation (tissue)

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-Plegia

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Paralysis

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-Pnea

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Breathing

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-Rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-Scopy

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Process of visual examination

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-Section

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To cut

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-Stasis

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To stand, place, stop, control

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-Tension

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Pressure

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-Thesis

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State of putting or placing

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-Tic

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Pertaining to

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-Trophy

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Nourishment, development

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-Um

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Structure

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-Uria

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Urine condition

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-Y

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Process, condition

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A-, An-

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No, not, without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward, near

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Ana-

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Up, apart

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Ante-

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Before, forward

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

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Two, both

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Brady-

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Slow

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Con-

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With, together

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Dia-

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Complete, through

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Dys-

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Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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Ec-

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Out, outside

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Ex-

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Out

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Extra-

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Outside of

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Excessive, too much, above

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Hypo-

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Deficient, too little, below

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In-

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In, into

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Mal-

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Bad

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Meta-

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Change, beyond

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Neo-

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New

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Para-

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Beside, near, along the side of

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-

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Before

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Pro-

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Before, forward

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Pros-

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Before, forward

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Quadri-

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Four

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Re-

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Back, behind

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Retro-

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Back, behind

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Sub-

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Under, less than

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Syn-

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With, together

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond

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Uni-

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One

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Abnormal

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Pertaining to being away from normal limits

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Adrenal Glands

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Glands that are located above the kidneys

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Analysis

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Separating a substance into its components

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Anemia

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Blood condition of not enough RBC’s

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Antepartum

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Before birth

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Antibiotic

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Chemical substance that destroys bacteria

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Antibody

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Substance that works against germs

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Antigen

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Proteins that stimulate WBC’s to make antibodies

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Aphasia

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Absence of speech

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Apnea

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Absence of breathing

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Atrophy

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Decrease in size of cells within an organ

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Benign

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A non-cancerous tumor

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Bilateral

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Pertaining to both sides

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Congenital Anomaly

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Irregularity present at birth

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Dialysis

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Separation of wastes from the blood

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Diarrhea

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Discharge of watery wastes from the colon

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Dysphagia

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Condition of pain when swallowing

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Dysplasia

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Abnormality of the development/formation of cells

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Dyspnea

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Condition of pain or difficulty breathing

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Dysuria

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Condition of pain or difficulty with urination

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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Pregnancy that occurs in the fallopian tubes rather than the uterus

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Endocrine Glands

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Gland that secretes hormones within the body

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Endoscopy

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Process of visually examining internal organs/cavities with a scope

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Epidural Hematoma

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Mass/collection of blood above the dura mater

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Excision

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The process of cutting something out

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Extrahepatitc

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Pertaining to outside the liver

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Hemigastrectomy

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Excision or removal of half the stomach

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Hemiplagia

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Paralysis that affects half of the body

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Hyperglycemia

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Condition of too much glucose in the blood

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Hyperplasia

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Condition of an increase in cell number

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Hyperthyroidism

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Abnormal condition of excessive thyroid production

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Hypertrophy

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Enlargement or overgrowth of a body part as a result of an increase in cell size

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Hypoglycemia

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Abnormal condition of too little glucose in the blood

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Incision

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The process of cutting into a body part

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to in between the vertebrae

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Intrauterine

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Pertaining to within the uterus

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Intravenous

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Pertaining to within a vein

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Malignant

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Cancerous tumors that spread from the point of origin

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Metacarpal

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Bones of the hand

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Metastasis

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Spread of cancerous tumors to a distant organ

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Neonatal

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Pertaining to a new birth

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Neoplastic

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Pertaining to a new growth

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Paralysis

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Loss/impairment of body movement

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Paraplegia

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Condition of paralysis in the lower portion of the body

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Parathyroid Glands

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Glands located behind the thyoid gland

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Perianal

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Pertaining to surrounding the anus

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Periosteum

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Membrane that surrounds bone

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Polydipsia

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Condition of increased thirst

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Polyneuropathy

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Disease of many nerves

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Polyuria

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Condition of increased urination

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Postmortum

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After death

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Postpartum

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After birth

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Precancerous

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Pertaining to a condition that may come before cancer cells develop

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Prolapse

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Falling down or drooping of a body part

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Prosthesis

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An artificial substitute for a missing body part

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Quadriplegia

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Condition of paralysis in all 4 extremities

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Relapse

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Return of a disease

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Remission

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Lessening/absence of signs & symptoms of a disease

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Resection

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Removal of an organ or a structure

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Retroperitoneal

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Pertaining to behind the peritoneum

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Subcostal

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Pertaining to below the ribs

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Subcutaneous

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Pertaining to below the skin

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Subdural Hematoma

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Mass of blood collected below the dura mater

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Subscapular

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Pertaining to below the scapula

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Subtotal

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Pertaining to below the total amount

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Syndrome

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Set of signs & symptoms that occur together to indicate a disease condition

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate

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Tachypnea

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Fast breathing

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Transabdominal

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Pertaining to across the abdomen

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Transurethral

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Pertaining to across the urethra

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Tricuspid Valve

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A valve with 3 cusps/point on the right side of the heart

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Ultrasonography

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Process of recording a body part with sound waves

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Unilateral

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Pertaining to 1 side

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