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-opsy

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to view

view of

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-ectomy

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excision

removal

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-tomy

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incision

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-graphy

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x-ray

process of recording

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument to record

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analysis

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to separate

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inter

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between

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intra

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in, within, into

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infra

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beneath, under

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no, not, without

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ante

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before, forward

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auto

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self, own

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bi

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two

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brady

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slow

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dys

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo

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within

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epi

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above

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ex

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out, away from

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exo

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out, away from

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hemi

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half

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hypo

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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hyper

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above, excessive

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in

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in, into, not

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mal

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bad

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micro

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small

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para

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near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of

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peri

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surrounding

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poly

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many, much, increased

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pro

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before, forward

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pseudo

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false

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re

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back again, backward

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retro

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behind, back, backward

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sub

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under, below

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supra

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above, upper

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tachy

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fast

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trans

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across, through

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-ac, -ia, -al, -ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esthesia

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nervous sensation (feeling)

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lexia

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word, phrase

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-logy

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study (process of)

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-otia

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ear condition

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-pathy

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disease, emotion

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-y

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condition, process

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-penia

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deficiency

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sis

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state of, condition

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-stomy

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new opening (to form a mouth)

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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acous/o

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hearing

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aden/o

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gland

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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arthr/o

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joint

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

largest part of the brain

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chrom/o

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color

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cor/o

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pupil

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

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dacry/o

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tears

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derm/o

dermat/o

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skin

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hemat/o

hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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home/o

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sameness, unchanging, constant

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immun/o

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protection, safe, immune

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kines/o

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movement

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iatr/o

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physician, treatment

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leuk/o

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white

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laryng/o

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larynx

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ment/o

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chin

mind

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myel/o

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spinal cord

bone marrow

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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phas/o

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speech

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays
radioactivity
radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh (connective tissue)

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sect/o

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to cut

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somat/o

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body

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thrombo/o

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clot

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trache/o

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trachea

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thorac/o

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chest

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
group of clinical signs and symptoms
suppression of immune system and opportunistic infections
caused by HIV

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aneurysm

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enlarged, weakened area in an arterial wall; may rupture and cause hemorrhage and CVA

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ELISA

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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

screening test to detect anti-HIV antibodies in blood

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fibrillation

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irregular, random, rapid heart contractions

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pneumonia

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acute inflammation and infection of the alveoli

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus
causes AIDS
destroys helper T cells
lowers immune resistance

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aorta

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largest artery

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vena cava

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largest vein

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infarction

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area of dead tissue

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tinnitus

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sensations of noises in the ear; ringing in the ear

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supine

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lying on back

sUPine (facing UP)

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prone

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lying on the back

prONe (ON the stomach)

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edema

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swelling and fluid in the tissues

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