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Pharyng/eal

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pertaining to the pharynx

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endotrach/eal

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within the trachea

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my/opia

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nearsightedness

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hyper/opia

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farsightedness

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dipl/opia

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double vision

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presby/opia

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loss of accommodation

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ambi/opia

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both eyes form separate images

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cor/ectopia

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misplaced pupil

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brady/pnea

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slow breathing

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tachy/pnea

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fast breathing

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a/pnea

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not breathing, no breathing, without breathing

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dys/pnea

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difficult breathing

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ortho/pnea

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difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down and is relieved upon changing to an upright position

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blephar/o/spasm

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spasm of the eyelid

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exo/tropia

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eyes pointing outward

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eso/tropia

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eyes pointing inward, cross-eyed

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hyper/tropia

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eyes pointing upward

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hypo/tropia

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eyes pointing downward

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amb/i/later/al

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pertaining to both sides

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ambi/dextrous

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use of both hands

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eu/phoria

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a feeling of well-being or elation

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eu/pnea

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easy breathing, normal

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audi/o/logy

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study of hearing

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audi/o/gram

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picture or record of hearing

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audi/o/metry

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process of measuring hearing

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audi/o/meter

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instrument for measuring hearing

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alveol/ar

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relating to, resembling, or having alveoli

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blephar/algia

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pain in the eyelid

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blephar/edema

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swelling of the eyelid

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blephar/itis; palpebr/itis

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inflammation of the eyelid

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blephar/o/tomy

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incision into the eyelid

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blephar/o/ptosis

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prolapse of the eyelid

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palpebrate

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to wink

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bronch/itis

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inflammation of the bronchi

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bronch/o/lith

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stone in the bronchi (calculus)

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bronch/o/scopy

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examination of the bronchus with an instrument

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bronch/o/rrhagia

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bronchial hemorrhage

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bronch/o/scope

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instrument used to examine the bronchi

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bronch/o/stomy

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formation of a new opening into a bronchus

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bronch/o/rrhaphy

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suturing of the bronchus

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bronchioles

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small branches of bronchi

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cochle/ar

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pertaining to the cochlea

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cor/ectasia

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dilation or stretching of pupil

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cor/ectopia

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misplaced pupil

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cor/e/lysis

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destruction of pupil

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anis/o/coria

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unequal pupil size

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core/o/meter

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instrument used to measure pupil

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core/o/metry

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measurement of pupil

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core/o/plasty

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surgical repair of pupil

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corne/o/plasty

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surgical repair of cornea

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kerat/o/plasty

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surgical repair of cornea

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kerat/o/cele

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herniation of cornea

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kerat/o/tomy

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incision of the cornea

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kerat/o/scler/itis

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inflammation of cornea and sclera

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corneitis

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inflammation of cornea

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corne/o/ir/itis

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inflammation of cornea and iris

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corne/o/scler/al

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pertaining to the cornea and sclera

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esophag/o/gastr/ectomy

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excision of esophagus and stomach

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irid/o/plegia

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paralysis of the iris

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irid/o/cele

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herniation of the iris

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irid/ectomy

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surgical removal of part of the iris

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ir/itis

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inflammation of the iris

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irid/algia

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pain in the iris

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lacrimation

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secretion of tears

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lacrim/al

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pertaining to tears

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nas/o/lacrim/al

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pertaining to the nose and lacrimal duct; draining of fluid through nose and tear duct

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laryng/itis

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inflammation of the larynx

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laryng/o/tomy

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incision into the larynx

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laryng/o/stomy

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making an permanent surgical opening

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laryng/o/scope

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instrument used to examine the voice box

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laryng/o/spasm

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spasm of the voice box

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laryng/algia

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pain in the voice box

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laryng/o/pathy

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disease of the voice box

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laryng/o/scopy

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process of examining the voice box

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melan/o/cyte

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black cell

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pneumon/o/melan/osis

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lung disease in which lung tissue becomes black

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myring/o/tomy

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incision into the ear drum

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nas/al

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pertaining to nasal passage

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nas/o/pharyng/eal

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pertaining to nose and pharynx

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nas/itis

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inflammation of the nose

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nas/o/scope

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instrument used to examine the nose

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nas/o/front/al

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pertaining to the nasal and frontal bones

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nas/o/pharyng/itis

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inflammation of nose and pharynx

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nyct/al/opia

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not able to see at night; night blindness

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ophthalm/ic

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pertaining to the eye

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ophthalm/itis

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inflammation of the eye

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ophthalm/algia

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eye pain

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ophthalm/o/cele

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herniation of eye

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ophthalm/o/meter

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instrument for measuring eye

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ophthalm/o/pathy

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any eye disease

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ophthalm/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the eye

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ophthalm/o/logy

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medical specialty dealing with eye disease

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ophthalm/o/scope

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instrument used for examination of eye

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ophthalm/o/scopy

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examination of eye through a scope

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ophthalm/o/logist

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physician specializing in treating diseases of the eye

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opt/o/metry

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measurement of vision

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opt/o/metrist

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measures visual acuity, prescribes corrective lenses, examines eye for disease

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opt/ic

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pertaining to vision

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ot/o/rrhea

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discharge from the ear

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ot/algia

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ear pain

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ot/itis

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inflammation of the ear

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ot/ic

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adjective form for ear

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ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logist

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physician who treats infections of ear, nose, and throat

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phac/o/cele

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herniation of lens

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phac/o/emulsification

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emulsifying of cataracts

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pharyng/itis

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inflammation of the pharynx

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pharyng/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the pharynx

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pharyng/o/scope

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instrument to examine the throat

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pharyng/o/myc/osis

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fungus disease of the pharynx

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pharyng/o/tomy

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incision of the pharynx

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pharyng/o/pathy

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disease of the throat

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phas/ia

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condition of speech

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brady/phasia

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slow speech

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a/phasia

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unable to speak; without speech

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phas/o/logy

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study of speech

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dys/phagia

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difficult speech

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tachy/phasia

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fast speech

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phon/ia

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condition of sound or voice

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a/phon/ia

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absence of voice

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phon/o/logy

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study of sound

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phon/o/my/o/gram

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picture of muscular sounds

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phon/ic

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pertaining to the voice

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phon/o/meter

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instrument for measuring intensity of voice

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phren/ic

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pertaining to the diaphragm

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phren/algia

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pain in the diaphragm

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phren/o/gastr/ic

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pertaining to the diaphragm and the stomach

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phren/ectomy

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surgical removal (excision) of diaphragm

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pleur/itis; pleurisy

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inflammation of the pleura

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pleur/algia

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pain in the pleura

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pleur/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of the pleura

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pleur/al

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pertaining to the pleura

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pneum/o/thorax

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air in the chest cavity

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pneum/o/derm/a

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air under the skin

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pneum/o/py/o/thorax

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collection of air and pus in chest cavity

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pneum/o/ser/o/thorax

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collection of air and serum in chest cavity

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pneum/o/hem/o/thorax

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collection of air and blood in chest cavity

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pneum/o/meter

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instrument that measures air volume in respiration

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pneumon/o/tomy

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incision of the lung

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pneumon/o/pathy

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any disease of the lung

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pneumon/o/rrhagia

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hemorrhage of the lung

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pneumon/o/pexy

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surgical fixation of lung

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pneumon/ectomy

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excision of the lung

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pneumon/ia; pneumon/itis

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inflammation of the lung

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pneumon/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of lung to remove fluid

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pneumon/o/melan/osis

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condition of black lung from breathing black dust

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pulmon/ary; pulmonic

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pertaining to the lungs

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py/o/genic

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pertaining to formation of pus

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py/osis

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condition of pus formation

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trache/o/py/osis

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condition of trachea with pus formation

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retin/o/ptosis

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prolapse of the retina

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retin/al

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pertaining to the retina

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retin/itis

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inflammation of the retina

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retin/o/plasty

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surgical repair of retina

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retin/o/scope

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instrument used to examine the retina

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retin/o/scopy

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process of examining retina with scope

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retin/o/pexy

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fixation of the retina

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rhin/itis

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inflammation of the nose

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rhin/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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rhin/o/rrhea

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flow or discharge from nose

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rhin/o/tomy

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incision of the nose

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rhin/o/scope

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instrument to examine the nose

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rhin/o/lith

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concretion formed within the cavities of the nose

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scler/ectomy

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surgical removal of part of sclera

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scler/ostomy

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formation of an opening into the sclera

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scler/o/ir/itis

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inflammation of the sclera and iris

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scler/al

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pertaining to the sclera

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thorac/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of thorax

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trache/algia

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pain in the windpipe

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trache/o/tomy

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incision into the windpipe

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trache/o/scopy

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examination of trachea through a scope

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trache/o/laryng/otomy

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incision of trachea and larynx

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trache/o/rragia

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hemorrhage from the windpipe

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trache/al

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pertaining to the trachea

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trache/o/stomy

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form a new opening in the trachea

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tympan/ic

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pertaining to the eardrum

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tympan/o/tomy

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incision into the ear drum

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tympan/o/metry

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process of measuring the function of the ear drum

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tympan/um

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ear drum (noun form)

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strabismus

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abnormal condition that affects position of eye’s axis and focus

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astigmatism

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unequal curvature of surface of eye diffusing the focal point on the retina

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croup

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barking cough caused by infection, allergy, or foreign body

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asthma

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spasms of the bronchi causing a wheezing cough

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emphysema

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overdistension of air sacs caused by smoking tobacco leading to loss of elasticity

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pertussis

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whooping cough; cough with a shrill whooping inspiration

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