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Med Term 9 Flashcards

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aerophobia

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fear of air

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aero

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air

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aerotherapy

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therapy using air (respiratory therapy)

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anaerobic

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able to live without air (oxygen)

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chromo

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color

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chromophilic

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attraction of color (stain)

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achromophilic

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not absorbing color (stain)

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chromolysis

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destruction of color

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dorso

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near or on the back

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ventro

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near or on the belly side of the body

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antero

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toward the front or in front of

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postero

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following or located behind

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cephalo

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upward, toward the head

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caudo

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downward, toward the tail

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medio

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toward the midline

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latero

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toward the side, away from the midline

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supero

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above

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infero

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below

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proximo

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near the point of origin

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disto

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away from the point of origin

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sagitto

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vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right

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corono

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resembling a crown or encircling

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omphalo

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navel

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pro-

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in front of

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dia

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through or throughout

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symptom

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how a patient tells you they feel (pain, nausea, or being tired)

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aero

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air

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chromo

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color

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phil

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attracted to or loves

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dys

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abnormal, bad, painful, or difficult

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-tocia

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labor

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eu-

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good, well or easy

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entero

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intestine, (small intestine)

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colo

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large intestine

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-stasis

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the act or condition of stopping or controlling

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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pseudo-

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false

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viscero

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organs (internal)

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parieto

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wall

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ecto-

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outer-outside

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endo-

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inner-inside

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meso-

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middle

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retro-

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backward-behind

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para-

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near

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exo-

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outside , greek

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poly

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excessive

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-plasm

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substance

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proto-

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first

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topo

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place

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ante-

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front or forward

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para-

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near, beside, or around

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gastroscopy

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looking into the stomach with a scope

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retroperitoneal

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behind the peritoneum

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dialysis

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filtering the blood through a membrane, (artificial kidney)

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endoderm

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inner germ layer that gives rise to organs

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ectopic

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outside of the normal location

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posteroanterior

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pertaining to direction from back to front

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procephalic

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pertaining to in front of the head

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease through signs and symptoms

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omphalitis

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inflammation of the umbilicus (navel)

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ventrolateral, anterolateral

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pertaining to the side and front

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cephalocaudal

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pertaining to the direction from head to tail

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apepsia

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lack of digestion

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pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy

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false pregnancy

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euphoria

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feeling of well-being (good)

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euthanasia

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easy (peaceful) death

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dysmenorrhea

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difficult (painful) menstruation

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visceralpleura

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membrane attached to the lung

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hemostasis

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control of blood flow

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aerobic

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uses air to live (metabolism with oxygen)

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chromophilic

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absorbs stain easily

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peritoneum, visceroperitoneum

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membrane that lines the abdominal wall

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omphalorrhea

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discharge from the navel

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syphilophobia

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fear of contracting syphilis

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mediolateral

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pertaining to the middle and the side

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ectogenous

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formed outside of the body (from another source)

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catheterization

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introduction of a tube to evacuate or irrigate a body cavity

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apnea

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cessation of breathing

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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narcolepsy

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sleep seizures

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CPAP

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continuous positive air pressure

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hypoventilation

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reduced depth of breaths

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syndrome

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symptoms that run together

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symptoms

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how the patient feels

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U

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units

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hypoglycemic

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low blood sugar

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analgesic

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pain reliever

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cephalgia

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headache

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dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

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ventilatory

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getting air in lungs

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anterolateral

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pertaining to front and side

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anteromedial

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pertaining to front and middle

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anteroposterior

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direction from front to back

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axillary

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pertaining to the armpit area

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midaxillary

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pertaining to the middle of the armpit

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midsagittal

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vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves

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cephalad

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toward the head

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cephalocaudal

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pertaining to a head to tail (distal spine)

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coronal

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crown, lateral suture line of the skull

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dia

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prefix, through

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dialysis

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destruction through (filtration using an artificial kidney)

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diarrhea

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flow through, watery stool (feces)

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease through its symptoms and signs

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back (posterior)

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dorsocephalad

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toward the back of the head

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dorsoventral

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direction from back to front

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ecto

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combining form (prefix) for outer, outside

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ectocytic

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outside the cell

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ectogenous

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produced or generated outside, not from one’s own body

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ectopic

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located outside the normal area, such as tubal pregnancy

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endo

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combining form (prefix) for inner, inside

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endoderm

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inner embryonic (stem cells)

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endogenous

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made inside one’s own body

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endoscopy

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looking into the body (cavity or tube) with a scope

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eu

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good, well, or easy

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eugenics

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choosing the good genes for reproduction

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eupnea

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easy breathing

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euthanasia

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good death, easy death

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inferior

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below, under

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superior

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above, over

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lateral

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side

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medial

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middle

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meno

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combining form for menses (menstruation)

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menopause

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the permanent cessation of menstruation

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menorrhagia

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hemorrhaging during menstruation

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dysmenorrhea

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difficult, painful menstruation

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omphalo

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combining form for umbilicus (navel)

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omphalectomy

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excision of the umbilicus

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omphalitis

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inflammation of the navel

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omphalocele

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herniation of the naval

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para-

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around, near

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pseudo-

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false

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retro-

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behind, in back of

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pro-

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before, in front of

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syphilo

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combining form for syphilis

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syphilophobia

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fear of contracting syphilis

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syphilopsychosis

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severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis

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syphilotherapy

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treatment for syphilis

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