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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Fowlers position

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Sitting up at 90 degree angle.

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Trendelenburg position

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Patient is lying on their back with their head lower than the legs.

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Sims position

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Patient is lying on one side with their upper leg drawn toward their abdomen.

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Sims position

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Patient is lying on one side with their upper leg drawn toward their abdomen.

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Prone position

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Lying on stomach

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Supine

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Lying on back

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Semi-Folwers

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Sitting at 45 degree angle

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Lateral position

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laying on one side.

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ABG

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Arterial blood gases

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ACLS

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Advanced cardiac life support

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Ac

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Before meals

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Ad lib

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As desires

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AMA

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against medical advice

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ASA

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Aspirin

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BE

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Barium enema

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BPH

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Being prostatic hypertrophy

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BRP

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Bathroom privelegs

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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Bx

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Biopsy

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C

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With

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C

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Celsius

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C&S

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Culture and Sensitivity

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Ca

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Calcium, cancer

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CC

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Chief complaint

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CNS

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Central Nervous System

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CP

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Chest pain

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C/o

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Complaints of

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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31
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Csf

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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32
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Cv

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Cardiovascular

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33
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FBS/FBG

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Fasting blood sugar/glucose

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34
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FUO

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Fever of unknown origin

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35
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Fx

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Fracture

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36
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GTT

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Glucose tolerance test

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GU

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Genitourinary

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HF

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Heart failure

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39
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I&D

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Incision and drainage

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I&O

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Intake and output

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41
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KUB

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Kidneys ureters bladder

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42
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MI

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Myocardial infarction

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43
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MM

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Mucous membrane

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44
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N/V

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Nausea, vomiting

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45
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NG

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Nasogastric

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46
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NS

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Normal saline

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47
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OC

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Oral contraceptive

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48
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OOB

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Out of bed

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49
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Pc

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After meals

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50
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PE

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Physical examination

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51
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PID

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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52
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R/O

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Rule out

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53
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ROM

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Range of motion

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54
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RT

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Respiratory therapist

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55
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s

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Without

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56
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T&A

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Tonsillectomy and adenoide

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57
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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attacl

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58
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WNL

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Within normal limitS

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59
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YO, y/o

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Years old

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60
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Aden

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Gland

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61
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Hem, hemat

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Blood

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62
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Phleb

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Vein

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63
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Thromb

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Clot

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64
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Arth

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Joint

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65
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Brachi

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Arm

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66
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Cervic

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Neck

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67
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Chondr

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Cartilage

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68
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Cost

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Rib

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69
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Dactly

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Finger, toe

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70
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Fibr

A

Connective tissue

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71
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My

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Muscle

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72
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Pod

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Foot

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73
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Spondyl

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Vertebra

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An

75
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Col

76
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Enter

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Intestines

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Gloss

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Icter

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Lapar

A

Abdominal wall

80
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Peps

81
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Proct

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Stomat

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Andr

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Colp

85
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Cyst

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Gynec

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Mamma, mast

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Metr

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Oophor

90
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Orchid

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Pyel

A

Pelvis if the kidney

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Salping

93
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Vesic

94
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Pleur

95
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Pneum

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Lungs, air

96
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Steth

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Hidr

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Trich

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Onych

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Xer

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Angi

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Blood vessel

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Vas

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Ven

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Blephar

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Cephal

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Encephal

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Esthwsi

108
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Myel

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Spinal chord, bine marrow

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Myring

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Ot

111
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Adip

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Bi

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Cry

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Hist

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Lip

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Lith

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Narc

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Numbness, stupor, sleep

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Necr

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Onc

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Ped

A

Child, food

121
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Py

122
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Pyr

A

Fever, heat

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Septic

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A, an

125
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Ab

A

Away, from

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Ad

127
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Ambi

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Auto

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Brady

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De

131
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Dys

A

Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad.

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Epi

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Eu

A

Normal, foos

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Levo

A

To the left

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Meso

136
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Meta

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Over, beyond

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Nulli

138
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Peri

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Poly

140
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Presby

141
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Psuedo

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Tachy

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Age

A

Related to

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Fuge

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Driving Away

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Ical

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Pertaining to

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Ion

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Ole

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Little, small

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Opia

149
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Phylaxis

A

Protection, prevention

150
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Centesis

A

Surgical puncture

151
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Cise

A

Cut, remove

152
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Clasis

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Break down

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Desis

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Stabilization, binding.

154
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Lysis

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Destruction, separation.

155
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Pexy

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Fixation, put into place.

156
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Plasty

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Surgical repair, reformation.

157
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Stasis

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Stopping or controlling

158
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Stomy

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New opening

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Tomy

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Tripsy

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Algia

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Asthenia

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Cele

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Swelling, hernia

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Dynia

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Ectasis

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Dilation expansion

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Emesus

167
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Emia

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Blood condition

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Gen

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Malacia

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Weakening or softening of

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Oid

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Seeming like

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Ole

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Penia

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Deficiency, decrease

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Plasia

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Formation of

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Plegia

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Ptosis

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Drooping, falling

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Rrhage

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Bursting forth

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Rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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Rrhexis

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Sclerosis

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Hardening condition

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Trophy

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Development

181
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Dorsal recumbent

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Laying in back with knees bent

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Sinistro

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Lithotomy

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Laying on back with knees bent, feet up in the air.

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