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algia

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pain and suffering

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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cardi/o

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heart

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dys

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bad

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hem/o

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blood

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hyper

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above, increased

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hypo

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below, decreased

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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large or enlargement

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my/o

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muscle

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-necrosis

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death of tissue

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nephr/o

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nerve

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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study of

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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poly

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many

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-pathy

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disease

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rhin/o

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nose

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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supra-

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above, increased

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what does the term cardiomyopathy mean?

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heart, muscle disease

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What does gastralgia mean

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stomach pain

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what is a nephrologist

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nerve doctor

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what does nephrectomy mean

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nerve removal

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what is the difference between hypotension and hypertension

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hypotension- decreased, below average blood pressure
hypertension-increased, above average blood pressure

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-al

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pertaining to

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appendic/o

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appendix

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ather/o

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plaque

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon

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-dynia

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pain

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enter/o

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small intestines

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-graphy

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picture

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laryng/o

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larynx

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-malacia

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softening

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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spinal cord/bone marrow

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bi-

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two

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cyan/o

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blue

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stoma-

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mouth

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tri-

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three

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-osis

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disease

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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peri-

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surrounding

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py/o

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pus

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-scopy

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visual exam

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sub-

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below

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55
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what does stomaplasty mean

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mouth repair

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what does ostosis mean

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bone disease

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57
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what does appendicitis mean

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inflammation of the appendix

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what does rhinorrhea mean

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discharge of the nose

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what does cyanosis mean

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blue discoloration of the skin

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-ostomy

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opening

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-rraphy

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suture,stitch

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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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hepat/o

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liver

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tonsill/o

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tonsills

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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endo-

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inner

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pre-

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before

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post-

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after

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nat/o

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birth

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neo-

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new

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Aden/o

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gland

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-oma

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tumor

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adip/o

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fat

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hist/o

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tissue

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phleb/o

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vein

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pheum/o

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lung

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encephal/o

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brain

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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ur/o

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urine

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ocul/o

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eye

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rrhexis

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rupture

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what is a dermatologist

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skin doctor

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what does prenatal mean

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before birth

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what does postnatal mean

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after birth

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define tonsillectomy

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removal of the tonsils

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define neonatal

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new birth

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Audi/o

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hearing

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cephal/o

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head

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-cide

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to kill

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-crine

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secrete

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cyst/o

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bladder

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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epi-

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above

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eti/o

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cause

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exo-

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outer

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geri-

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old age, elderly

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gynec/o

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woman

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homeo-

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hyster/o

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macro-

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micro-

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-opsy

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to see, view

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ortho-

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straight, normal

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-pnea

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-plasia

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development

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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tachy-

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thorac/o

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ur/i

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what does bradycardia mean

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slow heart rate

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what does epidermis mean

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top skin layer

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what is a gynecologist

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female doctor

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what is apnea

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lack of breathing

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what is tachycardia

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rapid heart rate

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a- or an

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ab-

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ad-

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to, towards

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auto-

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brachi/o

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circum-

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-cise

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-emesis

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later/o

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mal-

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mast/o

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noct/i

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-paresis

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-partum

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-phobia

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-pnea

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psora-

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pseudo-

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-ptosis

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semi-

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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-stasis

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control, maintain

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-therapy

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trans-

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across, over

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ultra-

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beyond, excessive

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what is a brachial pulse

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what does circumcise mean

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to cut around

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what is semiptosis

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half drooping

148
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what is post partum

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after birth

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what does it mean to have noctiphobia

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fear of night

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acr/o

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extremities

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ambi-

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both, both sides

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ante-

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before, front of

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anti-

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con-

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contra-

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cervic/o

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hydr/o

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iso-

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equal alike

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narc/o

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sleep, stupor, numb

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pan-

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Pedi/a

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phag/o

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phasi/a

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pod/i

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psych/o

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pyr/o

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fire, heat, fever

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re-

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back, again

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retro-

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radi/o

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sept/i

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som/a

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therm/o

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temperature

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trich/o

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-trophy

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development

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what does peditrophy mean

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child development

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what does phagocyte mean

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cell that eats

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what does narcotic mean

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drug used illegally

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andro-

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bar/o

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-cele

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chem/o

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debrid/e

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open. clean a wound

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-dema

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-duct

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opening, passageway

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-esthesia

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sensation, feeling

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eu-

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gravid/oi

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kines/io

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-lysis

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once/o

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-opia

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-oxia

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-pheresis

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proctor/o

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rectum, anus

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quad-

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-sect

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tri-

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uni-

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-xenia

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strange, abnormal

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what is an andrologists

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male doctor

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what does eugravido mean

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good pregnancy

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what is a proctologist

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butt doctor

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ankyl/o

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-blast

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embryotic cell

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bucc/o

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chol/e

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cost/o

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ech/o

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fract/o

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galact/o

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hal/o

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hypn/o

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intra-

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kel/o

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growth, tumor

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-lepsy

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-meter

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nod/o

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ob-

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-osmia

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smell, odor

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-phlaxis

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protection

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-plegia

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-pexy

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prim/a

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-sarcoma

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tumor, cancer

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son/o

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-tome

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instrument that cuts

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-tripsy

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crushing by rubbing or grinding

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ab-

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away, from

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ad-

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to, towards

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chlor/o

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cirrh/o

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cy/o

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dextr/o

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to the right

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Dors/o

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-ectasis

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fasci/a

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fiberous tissue

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gloss/o

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infra

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kyph/o

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lith/o

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lord/o

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bend backwards

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Melan/o

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mes/o

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meta-

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after, beyond

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phasi/a

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-plasm

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growth, substance, formation

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-pronus

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scoli/o

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spondyl/o

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verterbrae

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sym-

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union, together

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-toxic

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waste, harmful

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