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agglutin/o

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clumping

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bas/o

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base

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chrom/o

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color

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coagul/o

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clotting

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eosin/o

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rosy red

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fus/o

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pouring

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granul/o

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granules

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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morph/o

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shape

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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neutr/o

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neutral

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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sanguin/o

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blood

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septic/o

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infection

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-apheresis

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removal, carry away

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-crit

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separation of

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-cytic

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pertaining to cells

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-cytosis

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more than the normal number of cells

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-emia

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blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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-oid

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resembling

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-penia

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abnormal decrease, too few

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-phil

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attracted to

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-philia

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condition of being attracted to

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-philic

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pertaining to being attracted to

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-plastin

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formation

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-poiesis

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formation

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-rrhagic

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pertaining to abnormal flow

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-stasis

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standing still

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cyt/o

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cell

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erythr/o

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red

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fibrin/o

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fibers

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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lymph/o

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lymph

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phleb/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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clot

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-cyte

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cell

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-ia

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condition

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-ion

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action

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-logy

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study of

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-lytic

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destruction

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-oma

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mass

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-rrhage

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abnormal flow

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a-

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without

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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contra-

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against

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dys-

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abnormal

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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insufficient

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mono-

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one

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many

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trans-

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across

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ac

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before meals

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ALL

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acute lymphocytic leukemia

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AML

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acute myeloid leukemia

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ante

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before

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basos

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basophils

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BMT

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bone marrow transplant

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CBC

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complete blood count

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CLL

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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CML

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chronic myeloid leukemia

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diff

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differential

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eosins, eos

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eosinophils

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ESR, sed rate

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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et

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and

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HCT, Hct, crit

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hematocrit

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Hgb, Hb

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hemoglobin

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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monos

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monocytes

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noc

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night

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PA

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pernicious anemia

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pc

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after meals

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PCV

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packed cell volume

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PMN, polys

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polymorphonuclear neutrophil

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PT, pro-time

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prothrombin time

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RBC

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red blood cell

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Rh+

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rh-positive

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Rh-

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Rh-negative

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segs

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segmented neutrophils

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WBC

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white blood cell

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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axill/o

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axilla (underarm)

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immun/o

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protection

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inguin/o

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groin region

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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-edema

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swelling

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-globulin

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protein

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-phage

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to eat

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-toxic

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pertaining to poison

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conjuctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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dermat/o

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skin

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nas/o

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nose

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path/o

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disease

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pneumon/o

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lung

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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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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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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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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-therapy

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treatment

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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ANA

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antinuclear antibody

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ARC

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AIDS related complex

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C. diff

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Clostridium difficile

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CRE

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carbapenem- resistant Enterobacteriaceae

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GVHD

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graft versus host disease

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HAI

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healthcare-associated infection

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HD

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Hodgkin’s disease

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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Ig

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immunoglobulins (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM)

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KS

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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mono

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mononucleosis

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MRSA

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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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NHL

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non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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NK

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natural killer cells

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PCP

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pneumocystis pneumonia

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SCIDS

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severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome

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