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Dermat

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Skin

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Arthr-

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Joint

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Respir-

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To breathe

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-logy

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Study of

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-logist

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One who studies

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-Tory

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Related to

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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-Enter/o-

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Intestine

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Patient

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To suffer, to undergo. A person who is under medical or surgical treatment

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Medical

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To heal; Latin; pertaining to the practice of medicine

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Breath

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A single cycle of inhaling and exhaling

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Mucus

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Clear, sticky secretion

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Knee

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An angular shape, a joint between the upper and lower leg

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Quadrant

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A quarter

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Umbilicus

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Navel or belly button

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Record

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To remember, a written account of a patients medical history

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Care

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To worry. Care for your patients, look after them and take

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Specialist

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A given species. Devotes professional attention to a particular subject area

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Apex

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Tip or summit, apex of the heart is a downward pointing tip of the cone shaped heart

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Patent

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Open or exposed. A patent blood vessel is open to the circulation of freely flowing blood

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Toxin

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Poison. A poisonous substance formed by a cell such as a bacterium.

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Lymph

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Clear spring water. A clear shimmering fluid collected from body tissues

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Breech

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Buttocks. A fetus is a breech presentation when the buttocks, rather than the head are the presenting part at delivery.

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Ilium

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A bone in the pelvis

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Ileum

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A segment of the small intestine

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Ureter

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A tube from the kidney to the bladder

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Urethra

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The tube from the bladder to the outside

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Trapezius

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A muscle in the back

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Trapezium

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A bone in the wrist

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Malleus

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A small bone in the middle ear

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Malleolus

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A bony protuberance at the ankle

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Neurology

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A study of diseases of the nervous system

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Urology

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The study of diseases of the kidney and bladder

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Gynec

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Female

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

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One who studies

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-logy

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Study of

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-desis

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Fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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-uria

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Urine

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-dialysis

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To separate

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-chezia

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Pass a stool

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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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-crit

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To separate

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-gram

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Record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-lysis

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Destruction

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-philia

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Attraction

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-ptysis

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Spit

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-rrhage

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To flow profusely

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-rrhoid

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To flow

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-desis

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Fixation

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suture

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-stomy

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Surgical incision

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-algia

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PAIN

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-ectasis

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Dilation

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-edema

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Accumulation of fluid in tissues

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-genesis

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Form, produce

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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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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-penia

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Deficiency, lack of

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-phobia

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Fear of

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ale

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Pertaining to

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-alis

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Pertaining to

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-Ar

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Pertaining to

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-aris

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Pertaining to

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-atic

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Pertaining to

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-ative

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ent

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Pertaining to

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-Etic

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Pertaining to

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-ial

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ica

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Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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-iosum

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Pertaining to

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-ious

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Pertaining to

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-istic

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Pertaining to

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-ius

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Pertaining to

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-nic

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tiz

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Pertaining to

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-tous

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Pertaining to

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-us

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Pertaining to

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-iatry

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Treatment, medical specialty

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-ician

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Expert, specialist

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-icle

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Small, minute

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-ist

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Specialist, expert

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-istry

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Medical specialty

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-ole

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Small minute

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-ule

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Small, minute

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Peri-

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Around

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Endo-

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Inside

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Epi-

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Above

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Hypo-

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Below

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Endo-

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Inside

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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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Circum-

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Around

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Endo-

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Inside, inner

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Epi-

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Above, over, upon

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Hypo-

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Below

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Endo-

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Inside

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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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Circum-

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Around

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Endo-

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Inside inner

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Epi-

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Above, over, upon

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Exo-

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Outside, outward

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Inside, within

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Para-

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Adjacent, alongside

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Peri-

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Around

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Post-

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After

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Pre-

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Before

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Retro-

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Backward

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Supra-

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Above, excessive

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Ultra-

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Higher, beyond

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Bi-

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Two, twice, double

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Brady-

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Slow

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Di-

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Two

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Eu-

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Normal

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Hemi-

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Half

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Mono-

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Single, one

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Multi-

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Many

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Pan-

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All

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Poly-

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Excessive

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Primi-

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First

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Quadri-

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Four

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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Tri-

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Three

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Uni-

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Single, one

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Ante-

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Coming before, in front of

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Post-

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Coming after, behind

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Sub-

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Under

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Syn-

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Coming together

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-um

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Structure, tissue

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Plural of -a

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-ae

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Plural of -ax

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-aces

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Plural of -en

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-ina

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Plural of -ex

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-ices

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Plural of -is

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-es

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Plural of -is

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-ides

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Plural of -ix

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-ices

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Plural of -ma

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-mata

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Plural of -on

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-a

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Plural of -um

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-a

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Plural of -us

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-era

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Plural of -us

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-ora

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Plural of -x

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-ges

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Plural of -y

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-ies

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Plural of -yx

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-ices

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Col-

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Colon

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Cost/o-

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Rib

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-tens-

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Pressure

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-vertebr-

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Spine

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Radi/o-

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Radiation

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-paque

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Shady

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Body composition order

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Organ systems- organs- tissue- cells- organelles- molecules- atoms

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Abdomen

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Part of the trunk that lies between the thorax and pelvis

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Abdominal

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Pertaining to the abdomen

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Colic

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Pertaining to the colon

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Colicky

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Pain in the colon

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Costovertebral

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Pertaining to the rib and the spine

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Hypertension

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Persistent high arterial blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Persistent low arterial blood pressure

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Radiopaque

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Impenetrable by X-rays or other forms of radiation

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Dental

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Pertaining to the teeth

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Dentist

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Legally qualified specialist in dentistry

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Dentistry

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Evaluation, treatment, and diagnosis, and prevention of conditions of the oral cavity and associated structures

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Diagnosis

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The determination of the cause of a disease

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Diagnostic

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Pertaining to establishing a diagnosis

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Diagnose

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To make a diagnosis

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Endocarditis

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Inflammation of the lining of the heart

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Endocardium

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The inside lining of the heart

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Hemorrhage

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To bleed profusely

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Murmur

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Abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart or blood vessels

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Pyrexia

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An abnormally high blood temperature or fever

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Atom

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A small unit of matter

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Blastocyst

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First two weeks of the developing embryo

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Cell

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The smallest unit capable of independent existence

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Cellular

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Pertaining to a cell

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Cytology

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Study of the cell

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Fertilization

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Union of male sperm and female egg

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Holistic

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Pertaining to the care a the whole person in physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions

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Molecule

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Very small particle consisting of two or more atoms held tightly together

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Oocyte

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Female egg cell

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Organ

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Structure with specific functions in a body system

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Organelle

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Part of a cell having a specialized function

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Tissue

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Collection of similar cells

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In vitro fertilization IVF

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Process of combining a sperm and egg in. Laboratory dish and placing resulting embryos inside a uterus

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Zygote

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Cell resulting in union of sperm and egg

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