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Aden/o-

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Gland

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Adip/o-

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Fat

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Air-puff tonometer

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Tests for glaucoma

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AKA

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Above-the-knee amputation

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Albin/o-

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White

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Alg/o-

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Pain

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Angi/o-

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Blood vessel; lymphatic vessel

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Appendic/o-

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Appendix

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Auscult/o-

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Listening

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BKA

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Below-the-knee amputation

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Ceil/o-

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Lip

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-centesis

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Procedure to puncture

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Col/o

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Colon

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Contus/o-

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Bruising

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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-crit

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separation of

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Cyst/o-

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bladder; fluid filled sac; semisolid cyst

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Cyt/o-

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Cell

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-cyte

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Cell

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Dys-

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abnormal; difficult; painful

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Echo-

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Echo of a sound wave

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-edema

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Swelling

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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-emia

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Condition of the blood; substance in the blood

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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Gestat/o-

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Conception to birth

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Glycos/o

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Glucose; sugar

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Goni/o-

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Angle

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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Gynec/o-

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Female; woman

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o-

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Liver

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HER

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Human epidermal growth factor receptor

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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Hydro-

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Fluid; water

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Hyper-

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Above; more than normal

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-ia

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Condition; state; thing

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Integument/o

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Skin

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Intestin/o-

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Intestine

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-ion

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Action; condition

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Isch/o

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Block; keep back

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-ist

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Person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

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-itis

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Infection of; inflammation of

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Kines/o-

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Movement

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KUB

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Kidneys, ureter, bladder

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-lalia

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Abnormal condition of speech

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Laryng/o-

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Larynx; voice box

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Leuk/o-

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White

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Lip/o-

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Fat; lipid

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Mamm/o-

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Breast

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Melan/o-

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Black

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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

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My/o-

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Muscle

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Myx/o-

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Muscle-like substance

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NCD

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Neurocognitive disorder

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Nephr/o

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Kidney; nephron

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-oma

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Mass; tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition, process

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Oste/o-

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Bone

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Palliat/o-

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Reduce the severity

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-pathy

A

Disease

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Peri-

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Around

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Phleb/o-

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Vein

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Phob/o-

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Avoidance; feat

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-plasty

A

Process of reshaping by surgery

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PMH

A

Past medical history

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Poly-

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Many; much

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Post-

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After; behind

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Pre-

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Before; in front of

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PSA

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Prostate-specific antigen

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PUD

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Peptic ulcer disease

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Pulmon/o-

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Lung

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Resect/o

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Cut out; remove

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ROM

A

Range of motion

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Sarc/o-

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Connective tissue

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-scope

A

Instrument used to examine

80
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Semin/o-

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Sperm; “spg uhiguasdohusejhosjh” - my understanding of what else you wrote

81
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Somat/o-

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Body

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-stomy

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Surgically created opening

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Syncop/o-

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Fainting

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Tendin/o

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Tendon

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Therap/o-

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Treatment

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Thromb/o-

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Blood clot

87
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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

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TMJ

A

Temporalmandibulator joint

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Ven/o-

A

Vein

Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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