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medical terminology Flashcards

1
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cardio

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heart

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vascul

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vessel

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veno, phleb

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vein

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pulmon

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lung

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pneumo

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air

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sphygmo

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pulse

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arterio/angio

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artery

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-otomy

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cut into

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-ectomy

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to cut into and remove

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-ostomy

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make a hole and maintain

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-um

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structure

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-ic/al

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pertaining to

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endo-

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within

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exo-

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outside

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epi-

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upon

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sub-

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under

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peri-

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around

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cyto

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cell

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carcino

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cancer

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capn

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carbon dioxide

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carb

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carbon dioxide

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ox

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oxygen

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spiro, pnea

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breathing

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-ia

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condition of

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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-penia

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abnormal reduction

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-genic

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pertaining to formation or origin

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poly-

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many

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hypo-

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below/deficient

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hyper-

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excessive

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goni/o

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angle

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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rib

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dactyl/o

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digit

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path/o

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disease

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kypho

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humpback

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lordo

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bent

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plas/o, plasia

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formation

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myelo

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bone marrow/spinal cord

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my/myo/musculo

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muscle

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trophy

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development

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osteo

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bone

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sarc

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flesh

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col/o (colon/o)

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colon

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythro

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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esophago

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esophagus

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necro

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dead

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-desis

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binding

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-centesis

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removal of fluid aspiration

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-algia/dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia or pouching

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-y

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condition/process

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ante/pre/pro

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before

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circum/peri-

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around

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de-

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down

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dia/trans

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across

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dys-

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faulty

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a-

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without

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hemi-

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half

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infra-

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below/under

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dys-

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abnormal

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-oma

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tumor

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-metry

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measurment

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-physis

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to grow

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-osis

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condition of

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-iasis

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usually unhealthy state

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-itis

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inflammation

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histo

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tissue

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derm/dermat/cutane

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skin

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adip

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fat

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blast/o

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germ or bud

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scler/o or kerat/o

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hardening

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dextro

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right

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esthesi

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sensation

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fibro

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fiber

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kinesi/o

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movement

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ab-

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away

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ad-

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toward

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ambi-

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both

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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con/syn/sym-

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with

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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macro-

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large

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meso-

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middle

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-poesis

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formation )production)

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-plasia

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formation )development)

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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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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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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adeno

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gland

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encephal

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entire brain

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crani

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skull

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entero

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small intestine

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gli

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glue

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gnos

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knowing

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hepato

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liver

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narc

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stupor, sleep

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nephro

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kidney

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reno

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kidney

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phas

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speech

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phag

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swallowing

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ton/o

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tone or tension

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cata-

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down (low)

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brady-

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slow

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neo-

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new

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oligo-

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few or deficient

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pan-

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all

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re-

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again, back

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tachy-

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fast

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-mania

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abnormal impulses

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-philia

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attraction to

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-phobia

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exaggerated fear

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-meglay

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enlargement

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