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1
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Cyt/o or -cyte

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Cell

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Micr/o

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Can’t see with the naked eye

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Hydr/o

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Water

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-phobia, phobo

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Fear

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-cele

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Sac-like cavity

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Them/o

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Heat

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Of or pertaining to, suffixes

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  • ic
  • ac
  • al
  • ary
  • ous
  • ar
  • tic
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Radi/o

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Ray coming from a specific point

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-er

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One who does something

Ex - geographer

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-ity

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Indicates a quality

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-ible, -able

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Indicates an ability

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Ex-

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Outside

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Megal/o, -megaly

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Enlarged

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-logy

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The study of

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17
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-itis

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Inflammation

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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An-

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Without, lack of

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20
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-scope

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Instrument used to view

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-scopy

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Process of using an instrument to view

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-meter

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Device used to measure

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-graph

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Instrument used to record data

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Duoden/o

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Upper third of the small intestine, before the jejunum and illium

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Path/o

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Disease

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Tom/o

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Cut

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27
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-gastric, -gastria

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Pertaining to the stomach

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28
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-tome

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Instrument used to cut slices

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29
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-ostomy

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Cut a new surgical opening

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30
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-gram

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Picture or record

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-graph

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Tool that records data

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-graphy

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Process of making a recording of data

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33
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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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34
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Electr/o

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Electrical

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35
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Son/o

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Sound

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36
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Ech/o

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Reflected sound waves

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37
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-derma

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Condition of the skin

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38
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Cyan/o

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Blue

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39
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Leuk/o

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White

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40
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Melan/o

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Brown/black, dark

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41
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Erythr/o

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Red

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42
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Chlor/o

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Green

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43
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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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44
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-osis

A

Disease, condition, status, or process

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-blast, blast/o

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Immature cell

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46
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-emia

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Blood condition

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-metry

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The process of measuring or counting

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48
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-penia

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Deficiency

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49
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-em

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Blood

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50
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Lymph/o

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Water/liquid - pertaining to the lymph system

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51
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Thromb/o

A

Clot

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52
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Hist/o

A

Tissues

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53
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-trophy

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Changes in size of cells and organs

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54
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-plasia, -plastic, -plasm

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Changes in numbers and form of cells

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55
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-genesis

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Original growth of cells and organs

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56
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Hyper-

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Abnormally high or above

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57
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Hypo-

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Abnormally low or below

58
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Aden/o

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Glands

59
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-oma

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Tumor, swelling (non liquid)

60
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Lip/o

A

Fat

61
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Carcin/o

A

Cancerous or malignant

62
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Meta-

A

Beyond, change

63
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Epitheli/o

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Pertaining to the epithelium (skin, connective tissues)

64
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Sarc/o

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Cancer of connective tissue

65
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Onc/o

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Tumor

66
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Ather/o

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Fatty

67
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Anti-

A

Against

68
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-oid

A

Like or resembling

69
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Muc/o

A

Mucus

70
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

71
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Cephal/o

A

Head

72
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Malac/o, -malacia

A

Softening

73
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Crani/o

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Cranium, skull

74
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Morph/o

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Structure/form

75
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Neo

A

New

76
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Nat/o

A

Pertaining to birth

77
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Cerebr/o

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Part of the brain

78
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Mening/o

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Pertaining to the meninges - 3 layered membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord

79
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-logist

A

One who studies

80
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Natal

A

Birth

81
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Oste/o

A

Bone

82
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Arthr/o

A

Joints

83
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-penia

A

Low number or loss

84
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Myel/o

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Nerve tissue or bone marrow - can mean two different things

85
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Dys-

A

Abnormal or defective

86
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Poli/o

A

Gray matter of nervous system

87
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-dysplasia

A

Defective formation

88
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-trophy, -troph/o

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The first to change in a number of cells

89
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-genesis

A

Original growth and development

90
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Ten/o

A

Pain in tendon

91
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Tend/o

A

Tendon

92
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Tendin/o

A

Tendon inflammation

93
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Burs/o

A

Fluid-filled sac

94
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Chrondr/o

A

Cartilage

95
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Cost/o

A

Costals (ribs)

96
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Dent/i, dent/o

A

Teeth or tooth

97
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Orth/o

A

Straight

98
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Peri-

A

Around

99
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Lumb/o

A

Lower back - cervical, lumbar, sacral

100
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Thorac/o

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Chest/thorax

101
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Supra-

A

Higher, above

102
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Pub/o

A

Pertaining to the pubis

103
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Pelv/i, pelv/o

A

Pertaining to the pelvis

104
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Ab-

A

Away from

105
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Ad-

A

Toward

106
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Infra-

A

Below

107
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Rheum-

A

Flow, discharge

108
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Etiology

A

Origin, cause of disease

109
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Abdomin/o

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Pertaining to the abdomen

110
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

111
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Amni/o

A

Amnion, the amniotic sac, the sac surrounding the baby in the womb

112
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Cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder

113
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-cyst

A

Fluid-filled sac

114
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-therapy

A

Treatment

115
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ASHD

A

Arteriosclerosis heart disease

116
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BPH

A

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

117
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CA

A

Cancer

118
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CHF

A

Congestive heart failure

119
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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

120
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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

121
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DTs

A

Delirium tremens

122
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Dx

A

Diagnosis

123
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EOMI

A

Extraocular movement intact

124
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ESRD

A

End stage renal disease

125
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Fx

A

Fracture

126
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GERD

A

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

127
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HBV

A

Hepatitis B Virus

128
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HSV

A

Herpes simplex virus

129
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Hx

A

History

130
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Met., mets.

A

Metastasis

131
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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

132
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PERRLA

A

Pupils equal round reaction light accommodation

133
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PND

A

Post nasal drip

134
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PVC

A

Premature ventricular rxn

135
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Px

A

Prognosis

136
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RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

137
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STD

A

Sexually transmitted disease

138
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TB

A

Tuberculosis

139
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TIA

A

Transient isthemic attack

140
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URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

RCC Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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