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med terms for exam 2 Flashcards

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a-

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absence of, without

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an-

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absence of, without

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful, labored

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endo-

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within, in

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eu-

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normal, good

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, incomplete

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intra-

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within, in

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poly-

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many, much

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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atel/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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muc/o

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mucus

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nas/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight

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ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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lung, air

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pneumat/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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py/o

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pus

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radi/o

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x-rays, ionizing radiation

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respir/o

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breath, breathing

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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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septum

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sinus/o

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sinus

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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thorac/o

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thorax, chest cavity

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tom/o

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to cut, section, slice

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia, protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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stretching out, dilation, expasion

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-emia

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in the blood

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-gram

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the record, radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording, radiographic image

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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measurement

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visually examining, visual examination

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction, spasmodic contraction

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-stenosis

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constriction, narrowing

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-stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-thorax

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chest, chest cavity

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-tomy

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cut into, incision

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ectomy

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excision, cut out

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-tome

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instrument used to cut

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-genic

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producing, originating, causing

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ia

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condition, diseased state, abnormal state

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-oid

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resembling

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-logy

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-logist

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specialist or physician who studies and treats

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brady-

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endo-

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pan-

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all, total

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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tri-

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angi/o

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vessel, blood vessel

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aort/o

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arteri/o

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ather/o

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fattyy plaque

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atri/o

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cardi/o

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ech/o

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electr/o

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electricity

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cyt/o

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hem/o

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hemat/o

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immun/o

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immune, immunity

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isch/o

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deficiency, blockage

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lymph/o

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lymph, lymph tissue

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland, lymph node

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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phleb/o

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plasm/o

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splen/o

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symptomat/o

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therm/o

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thromb/o

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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valv/o

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valvul/o

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ventricul/o

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ven/o

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ac

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pertaining to

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apherisis

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ar

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pertaining to

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centesis

A

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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cyte

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ectomy

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excision, surgical removal

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emia

A

in the blood

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genic

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producing, originating, causing

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gram

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record, radiographic image

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graph

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instrument used to record

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graphy

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process of recording, radiographic imaging

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ia

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condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

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ic

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pertaining to

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immun/o

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immune, immunity

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itis

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inflammation

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logist

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specialist who studies and treats

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logy

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lymph/o

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lymph, lymph tissue

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland, lymph node

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lysis

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loosening, dissolution, separating

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megaly

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enlarged, enlargement

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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oid

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resembling

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oma

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osis

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abnormal condition

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ous

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pertaining to

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pathy

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penia

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abnormal reduction in number

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pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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plasty

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surgical repair

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poiesis

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rrhaphy

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sclerosis

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scope

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instrument used to view

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scopy

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process of viewing

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splen/o

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stasis

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stop, stopping, controlling

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stenosis

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narrowing, constriction

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tomy

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cut into, incision

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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