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metabol

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change

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aer

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air

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later

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side

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rachi

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spinal column

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pariet

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wall

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glyco

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sweet

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gravid

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pregnant

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ependym

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wrapping

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radi

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ray

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fistful

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pipe

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dactyl

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finger/toe

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edema

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swelling

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trachel

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neck

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somato

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body

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hypno

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sleep

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sinus

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hollow space

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scirr

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hard

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sept

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wall/fence

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crine

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to secrete

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antr

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cavity

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pneum

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lung

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dura

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hard

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phren

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mind

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phage

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to eat

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plak

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plate

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corne

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horney

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kerat

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horney

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iris

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rainbow

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ptyal

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saliva

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pulmo

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lung

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Alviol

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cavity

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Oophor

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ovary

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oment

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covering

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sedate

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quiet/calm

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furca

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fork shaped

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radic

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root

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darcy

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Tear

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ment

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mind

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part

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labor, bring forth

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sclera

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hard

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adnexa

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ties

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malign

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bad

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lapar

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abdominal wall

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ocul

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eye

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facia

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sheet, band

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asthenia

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weakness

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tarsi

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ankle

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iso

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equal

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astr

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star shaped

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helio

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sun

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pod

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foot

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tope

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place

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gastr

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stomach

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cardi

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heart

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megal

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enlarged

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itis

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inflammation

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arthr

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joint

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hepat

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liver

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oligist

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specialist

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blephar

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eyelid

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angi

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vessel

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aden

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gland

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nepher

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kidney

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oma

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tumor

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enter

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intestines

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ectomy

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surgical removal

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osis

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any condition

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otomy

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cut into

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dermat

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skin

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plast

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surgical repair

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path

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disease

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cerebr

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brain

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gingiv

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gum

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ology

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the study of

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rhin

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nose

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malacia

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soft

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algia

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pain

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spasm

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involuntary contractions

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end

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inside/within

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crani

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skull

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oid

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like/resembling

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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above/more then normal

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cyst

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sac containing fluid

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hypo

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below/under

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chole

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bile

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hyster

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uterus

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scop

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observe

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para

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beside/beyond

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ostomy

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create an opening

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cervic

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neck

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lysis

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losening,destruction

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cyan

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blue

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chondr

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cartilage

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ost

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bone

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hem

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blood

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lip

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fat

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psycho

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mind

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lith

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stone

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my

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muscle

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proct

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anus

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opthalm

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eye

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cost

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rib

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gram

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record

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arco

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extremities

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rrhexis

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breaks, bursts

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penia

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decrease

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carcin

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cancer

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dyn

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pain

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ptosis

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falling

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gen

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original production

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burso

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sac

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epi

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upon

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auto

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self

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hydro

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water

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lobo

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section

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rrhaphy

A

suture

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mast

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breast

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cephal

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head

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dent

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teeth

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glosso

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tongue

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mani

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madness

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supra

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above

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trophy

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development

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trip

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rub, friction

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retro

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backwards

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desis

A

binding

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strept

A

twist

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thalam

A

inner chamber

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dendr

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tree branching

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pilo

A

hair

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histo

A

tissue

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pro

A

in front of or before

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alviol

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cavity

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post

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after

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synsym

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together

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neo-

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new

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hormone

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excite

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strict

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drawn tight

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mamm

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breast

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colla

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glue

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peps

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digest

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pleur

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pleura, side, rib

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labi

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lip

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micr

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small

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grad

A

walk, take steps

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gran

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grain, partical

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gangli

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swelling

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gemin

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twin

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digit

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finger/toe

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dors

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back

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tarso

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frame work of the upper eye lid.

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cheir

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hand

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calc

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heel, stone

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cine

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move

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traumat

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wound

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trich

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hair

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later

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side

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cut

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skin

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phot

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light

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phob

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fear

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bucco

A

cheek

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plasia

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development

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ren

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kidney

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phleb

A

vein

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encephal

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brain

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ependym

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wrapping

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ramus

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brach

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therm

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heat

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vuls

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twitch, pull

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poly

A

many

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turbin

A

shaped a top

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rachi

A

spinal column

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plexus

A

braid

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ameb

A

change

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metr

A

uterus

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peri

A

about, around

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en

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in

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trachel

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neck

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somato

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body

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part

A

labor, bring forth

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radi

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ray

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an, a

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without, not

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maxill

A

upper jawbone

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osm

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odor

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pan

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all

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dynam

A

power

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mechano

A

machine

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edema

A

swelling

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physio

A

nature

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stoma

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mouth

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tympan

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eardrum

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umbilib

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navel

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salpingo

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tube

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orchi

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testis

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cor

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heart

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phon

A

voice, sound

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leio

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smooth

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colpo

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hollow vagina

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rug

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wrinkle, fold, crease

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aur

A

ear

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acousti

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hearing

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palpebr

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eye lid

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oophor

A

ovary

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pneum

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lung

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sedate

A

quiet, calm

207
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The majority of medical terms in use today are composed of ______

A

Greek and Latin word parts.

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Greek and Latin terms…

A

built from Greek and Latin word parts such as arthritis.

209
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Eponyms terms…

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terms derived from the name of a person, often a physichian or scientist who was the first to identify a conditoin or technique such as Parkinsons disease.

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**Acronyms **

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Terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase such as laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)

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Modern Language

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Terms derived from the English language such as nuclear medicine scanner.

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What are the four word parts?

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  1. Word root
  2. Suffix
  3. Prefix
  4. Combining Vowel
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What is the word root?

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The word root is the core of the word (the main part)

214
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What is the Suffix?

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The suffix is the end of a word root.

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What is a prefix?

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The prefix is the biginning of a word root.

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A combining vowel is …

A

a word part, usually an “o”, used to ease the pronounciation.

217
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**When connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is _____ if the suffix does not begin with a vowel. **

A

used

218
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When connecting a word root and suffix, a combining vowel is usually not used if the suffix begins with ____

A

a vowel

219
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**When connecting two _______ _______, a combining vowel is usually used, even if vowels are present at the junction. **

A

word roots

220
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**When connecting a prefix and a word root, a combining vowel is _____ used. **

A

not

221
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How to define a medical term….

A

Begin by defining the suffix first and then move to the beginning of the term to complete the definition.

222
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Word roots…

arthr

hepat

ven

oste

A

Definitions

joint

liver

vein

bone

223
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Prefixes

intra -

**sub - **

A

Definitions

within

under

224
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Suffixes

- itis

- ic

- ous

- pathy

- megaly

A

Definitions

inflammation

pertaining to

pertaining to

disease

enlargment

225
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Combining Vowel

A

o

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A

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