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rrhexis

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rupture

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trophy

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development, nourishment

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post-

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after, behind

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retro-

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backward, behind

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super-

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upper, above

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cachectic

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appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting

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crepitus

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cracking/crunching sound

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ili/o

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illium (lateral portion of hip bone)

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inguin/o

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groin

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thorac/o

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chest

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back(of body)

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infer/o

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lower, below

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later/o

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side, to one side

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medi/o

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middle

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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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super/o

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upper, above

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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-gen, -genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-plasia

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formation, growth

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iliac

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pertaining to the ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)

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palmar

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palm side of hand or body

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plantar

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sole side of foot

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prone

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face down

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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melan/o

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black

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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cellulitis

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skin infection

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dehiscence

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reopening of a previously closed wound

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ecchymosis

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bruising

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epidermoid

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noncancerous cysts/small bumps below the skin

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homograft

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tissue graft from a donor of the same species as the recipient

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psoriasis

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chronic skin condition marked by dry scaly patches and itchy

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scleroderma

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skin hardening (tightening)

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seborrhea

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skin condition causing scaly patches, inflamed skin and dandruff

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sudoresis

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condition of sweat (excessive sweating)

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pneum/o,
pneumon/o

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air; lung

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asphyxia

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extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body

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asthma

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chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing

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pneumonia

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infection of the lung

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rales

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crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

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rhonchi

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coarse rattling breath sound

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stridor

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wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)

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tuberculosis

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infectious disease cause by bacteria

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wheezes

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coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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vas/o

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vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)

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-cardia

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heart condition

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aneurysm

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widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall

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angiography

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process of recording a blood vessel

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bruit

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abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction

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ectopy

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extra heart beats seen on an ECG tracing

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endarterectomy

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removal of the lining of an artery

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ischemia

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to hold back blood (inadequate blood supply due to blockage of blood flow)

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murmur

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abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow though heart

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palpitations

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sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is “racing”)

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rub

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abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)

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syncope

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fainting

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rub

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abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)

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vasospasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel

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macrophage

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large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)

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mononucleosis

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abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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pylor/o

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pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum – first part of small intestine)

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stomat/o

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mouth

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ascites

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accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

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Crohn’s Disease

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a form of inflammatory bowel disease

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cirrhosis

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chronic degenerative liver disease

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guarding

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contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen

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dysentery

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inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon)

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hemorrhoid

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mass of enlarge varicose veins internal or external to the rectum

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laparoscopy

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visual examination of the abdomen

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proctologist

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specialist in the study of the anus/rectum

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ptyalism

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overproduction of saliva

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meat/o

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opening, meatus

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vesic/o

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bladder

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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balan/o

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glans penis

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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para

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to bear (offspring)

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salpinx tube

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(usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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-tocia

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childbirth, behind

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dyspareunia

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bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse

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crine

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to secrete

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-ism

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condition

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goiter

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enlargement of thyroid gland

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panhypopituitarism

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condition of all under/below/deficient pituitary gland (total impairment)

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polydipsia

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many/much thirst (increased thirst, occurs with untreated diabetes mellitus)

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clonus

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series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations

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ataxia

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without/no muscle coordination

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dysarthria

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difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth/face

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paresthesia

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altered skin sensation such as “burning”, “prickling” or “tingling”

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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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hemiparesis

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partial paralysis of one half

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ankyl/o

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stiffness, bent/crooked

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spondyl/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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-clast

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to break

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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avulsion

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injury where a structure is torn off another (avulsion fracture – ligament tears bone)

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diaphysis

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shaft of a bone

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spondylolisthesis

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slipping vertebra (backbone)

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sprain

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injury to ligament (stretched beyond its capacity)

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strain

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injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond its capacity)

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malleolus

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bony structure on either side of the ankle (commonly fractured)

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anisocoria

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condition of unequal/dissimilar pupils

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cerumen

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earwax

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esotropia

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turning inward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates towards other eye)

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exotropia

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turning outward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates away from other eye)

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strabismus

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muscular eye disorder leading to deviation of the eyes

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tonometry

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act of measuring tension (test measuring pressure in the eye)

HPHY 211: Medical Terminology (69 decks)

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