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Final Exam Review 3 Flashcards

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Test/o

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Testis, testicle

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Endo-

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Within

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Thorac/o

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Thorax (chest)

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Vas/o

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Vessel, duct

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Uter/o

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Uterus

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Lymph/o

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Lymph, lymph gland

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Xanth/o

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Yello

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkles

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Meta-

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After, beyond, change

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Hypo-

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Below, incomplete, deficient

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive

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Hom/o

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Same

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Heter/o

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Other

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Pro-

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Before

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Sub-

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Below

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A-

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Without, absence of

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ana-

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Without

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Mal-

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Bad

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Tri-

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3

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Bi-

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2

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Sperm/o

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Sperm

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Gynec/o

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Woman

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Ather/o

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Yellowish, fatty plaque

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Orth/o

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Straight

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43
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-Ectomy

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Surgical removal, excision

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44
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-Itis

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Inflammation

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-Oma

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Tumor, swelling

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46
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-Algia

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Pain

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47
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-Ic

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Pertaining to

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-Genesis

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Origin, cause

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Aur/o

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Ear

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Mastoid/o

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Mastoid

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Py/o

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Pus

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53
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-Tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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54
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-Esis

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Condition

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55
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-Osis

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Abnormal condition

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-Pexy

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Surgical fixation, suspension

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57
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-Scopy

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Visual examination

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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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Urin/o

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Urine

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-Stenosis

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Constriction, narrowing

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-Logy

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Study of

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-Phonia

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Sound, voice

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-Plegia

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Parlysis

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Brady-

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Slow

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Azot/o

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Urea, nitrogen

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Cyst/o

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Bladder, sac

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-Megaly

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Enlargeemnt

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-Rrhaphy

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Suturing, repairing

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-Lysis

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Loosening, dissolution, separating

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-Gram

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Record, x-ray image

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-Tomy

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Cut into, incision

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-Cele

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Hernia, protrusion

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Dacry/o

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Tear (duct)

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Phot/o

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Light

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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-Stasis

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Control, stop, standing

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-Plasm

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Growth, substrance, formation

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-Plasty

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Surical fixation

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Derm/o

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Skin

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-Malacia

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Softening

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Dipl/o

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Double, 2

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-Rrhea

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Flow, excessive discharge

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Lact/o

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Milk

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Part/o

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Bear, give birth to, labor

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Fet/o

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Unborn child (fetus)

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Gravid/o

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Pregnancy

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Cytology

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Study of cells

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Hypopnea

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Insufficient breathing

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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen

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Abscess

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Confined pocket of pus that collects in tissues, organs, or spaces inside the body

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Cyanosis

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Condition of blue

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Dacryocystitis

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Inflammation of lacrimal sac

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Ophthalmalgia

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Pain in eye

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Nephroma

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Tumor of kidney

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Cystocele

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Protrusion of bladder

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Pneumonitis

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Inflammation of lung

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Myringitis

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Inflammation of tympanic membrane

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Tympanitis

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Inflammation of eardrum

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Otalgia

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Pain of ear

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Tracheostenosis

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Narrowing of trachea

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Epistaxis (rhinorrhagia)

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Nosebleed

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Pertussis

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Whooping cough

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Croup

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Barking cough

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Asthma

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Condition in which a person’s airways become inflamed, narrow and swell, and produce extra mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe

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Influenza

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Common viral infection that can be deadly affecting the lungs, nose + throat

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Emphysema

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Lung disease caused by smoking

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Laryngoplasty

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Surgical repair of larynx

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Lobectomy

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Surgical exicision of lobe(s)

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Bronchopneumonia

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Inflammation of the lungs, arising in the bronchi or bronchioles

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Otomastoiditis

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Inflammation of ear and mastoid bone

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Bronchoscope

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Instrument used for visual examination of bronchi

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Otomycosis

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Fungal ear infection

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Mastoidectomy

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Surgical excision of mastoid bone

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Oximeter

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Instrumet used to measure oxygen

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Ventilator

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Instrument for artificial respiration

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Iridoplegia

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Paralysis of iris

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Conjunctivitis

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Inflammation of conjunctiva

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Scleromalacia

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Softening of sclera

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Hyperopia

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Farsightedness

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Ophthalmologist

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Physician studying + treating disorders of eye

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Cataract

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Clouding of the eye’s lens

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Emmetropia

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State in which the eye is relaxed and focused on an object more than 6 meters or 20 feet away

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Chalazion

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Inflammatory lump in the tear gland of the eyelid

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Optic

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Pertaining to vision

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Astigmatism

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Imperfection of eye curvature

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Urologist

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Physician who studies + treats urinary system

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Urticaria

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Skin rash triggered by a reaction to food, medicine, or other irritants

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Dermatologist

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Physician who studies + treats the skin

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Dermatoautoplasty

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Grafting the skin from one part of the body and applying it to another

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Epithelioma

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Tumor of epithelium tissue

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Onychomycosis

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Condition of fungus on nails

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Keloid

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Raised scar after injury heals

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Jaundice

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Liver condition that causes yellowing of a newborn baby’s skin and eyes

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Impetigo

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Highly contagious skin infection that causes red sores on the face

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Pediculosis

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Infestation of lice

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Xeroderma

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Dry skin

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Pallor

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Pale appearance

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Fissure

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Cut or tear in skin

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Nevus

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Birthmark or a mole on the skin

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Macule

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Flat, distinct, discolored area of skin less than 1 centimeter (cm) wide

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Eclampsia

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Seizures that occur during a woman’s pregnancy or shortly after giving birth

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Placenta

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Flattened circular organ in the uterus that nourishes + maintains the fetus through the umbilical cord

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Preeclampsia

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Potentially dangerous pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure

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Obstetrician

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Physician who deals with pregnant women and childbirth

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Ectopic pregnancy

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Pregnancy occurring outside of the uterus (in the fallopian tubes)

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Dystocia

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Difficult labor

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Amnionitis

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Inflammation of amnion

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Chorioamnionitis

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Inflammation of chorion and amnion

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Leukorrhea

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Whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina

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Metrorrhea

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Abnormal uterine discharge

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Natal

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Relating to the place or time of one’s birth

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Distal

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Distant from

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Proximal

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Close to

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Medial

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Middle

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Ventral

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Pertaining to stomach/front

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Cephalic

A

Pertaining to head

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Lateral

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Side

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Sagittal plane

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Divides the body L/R

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Transverse plane

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Divides to body U/L

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Frontal plane

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Divides boyd F/B

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Oncology

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Study of cancer

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Carcinogen

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Cancer-causing

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Cytogenic

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Producing/causing cells

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Benign

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Not harmful, non-malignant

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Malignant

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Harmful or infectious

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Xanthosis

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Yellow discoloration

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Myopathy

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Muscle disease

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Neuroma

A

Tumor of nerve

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumor of epithelial tissue

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Melanoma

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Dark skin cancer

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of joint(s)

184
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Subhepatic

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Pertaining to below the liver

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Idiopathic

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Relating to or denoting any disease or condition that arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown

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Myopathy

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Disease of muscle

187
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Hysterectomy

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Surgical removal of uterus

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Myomectomy

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Surgical removal of fibroids from the uterus

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Circumcision

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Removal of the foreskin from a human penis

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Vasectomy

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Medical sterilization procedure for men who are sure they don’t want a future pregnancy

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Hydrocele

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Fuid-filled sac around a testicle, often first noticed as swelling of the scrotum

192
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Angiography

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Examination by x-ray of blood or lymph vessels, carried out after introduction of a radiopaque substance

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Hematologist

A

Physician studying blood

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Hemostasis

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Stopping of blood flow

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Echocardiogram

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Examination by X-ray of blood or lymph vessels carried out after introduction of a radiopaque substance

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Defibrillation

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Stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm

197
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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery

198
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Cardiac catheterization

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Procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions in which a long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck or arm and threaded through your blood vessels to your heart

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Polyp

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Small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon or rectum

200
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Cirrhosis

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Chronic liver damage from a variety of causes leading to scarring and liver failure

201
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Osteoporosis

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Condition of loss of tissue in bones (weakening them)

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Craniotomy

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Surgical opening into the skull

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Scoliosis

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Sideways curvature of the spine

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Laminectomy

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Excision of lamina (part of vertebrae)

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Neuralgia

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Pain in nerve(s)

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Epilepsy

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Neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain

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Psychogenic

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Having a psychological origin or cause rather than a physical one

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Anesthesia

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Without feeling

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Syncope

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Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure

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Neurologist

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Physician studying nerves + nerve disorders

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Hydrocephalus

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Build-up of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain

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Multiple sclerosis

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Disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves

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Sciatica

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Pain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back

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Dysphasia

A

Language disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate

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Electroencephalograph

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Measurement of electrical activity in different parts of the brain and the recording of such activity as a visual trace (on paper or on an oscilloscope screen)

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Acromegaly

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Disorder in adults in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone

217
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Hypothyroidism

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Condition in which the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone

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Adenectomy

A

Surgical removal of all or part of a gland

219
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Endocrinologist

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Physician studying + treating endocrine system

220
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Calcipenia

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Condition in which the amount of calcium in the tissues and fluids of the body is insufficient

221
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Syndrome

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Group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms

222
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Goiter

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Abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland

223
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Diabetes

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Disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine

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Acidosis

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Excessively acid condition of the body fluids or tissues

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Ketosis

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Metabolic state characterized by raised levels of ketone bodies in the body tissues, which is typically pathological in conditions such as diabetes, or may be the consequence of a diet that is very low in carbohydrates

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Myxedema

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Swelling of the skin and underlying tissues giving a waxy consistency, typical of patients with underactive thyroid glands

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Tetany

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Condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium

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Thyroidotomy

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Incision into thyroid gland

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