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Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Flashcards

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bi-, di-

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twice, double

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brachy-

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short

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hemi-

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half

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iso-

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equal, same

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mega-

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large

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micro-

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small, microscopic

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mono-

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single

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multi-

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multiple

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pan-, panto-

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all, entire

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pluri-

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several, more

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poly-

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many

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quadra-, quadri-

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four

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one, single

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bilateral

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both sides of the body

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half or one side of the body

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four limbs

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brachyesophagus

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abnormally short esophagus

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uniglandular

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involves only one gland

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pluriglandular

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involving several glands

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microscopic

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too small to see without a scope

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isometric

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of the same measurement

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monomania

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obsession with a single thought or idea

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multiarticular

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involves many joints

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polyarteritis

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inflammation of multiple arteries

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pandemic

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a disease that affects the entire population

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megacephaly

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abnormal elargement of the head

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unilateral

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condition that affects only one side of the body

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ab-, abs-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, to

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ana-

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against, up, backward

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apo-

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derived, separated from

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cata-

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down

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circum-

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around

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di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

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not, separated

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dia-

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through

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ecto-

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outside or outward

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, over, from

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ex-

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out of, away from

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exo-

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external, on the outside

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extra-

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without, on the outside

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infra-

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positioned beneath, below, under

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intra-

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within, in

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meso-

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middle, median

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para-

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near, adjacent, beside

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per-

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thorugh, intensely

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peri-

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around, about, near

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retro-

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behind, backward

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sub-

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less than, under, inferior, below or beneath

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supra-

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above, over, excessive

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trans-

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across, through

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abduct

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move away from the body

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adduct

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move towards the body

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mesoderm

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the middle development layer of the skin

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subcutaneous

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beneath the skin

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supramaxillary

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above the maxilla

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anaphylactic

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exaggerated reaction to a toxin that is against phylaxis

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cataplexy

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sudden extreme muscle weakness

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epicondyle

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over or near the condyle

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retroversion

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turning backward as of the uterus is

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circum oral

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around the mouth

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periappendicitis

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inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix

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apobiosis

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death of part of a living organism

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ectopic

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occuring outside of the normal place (pregnancy)

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exogenous

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produced outside of the organism

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extracorporeal

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outside of the body

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disarticulation

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separating a joint

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endoabdominal

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within the abdomen

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endometrial

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inside the uterus

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intramuscular

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within the muscle

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diplacental

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passing through the placenta

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peraxillary

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through the axilla

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transdermal

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across/ through the skin

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exhale

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breathe out

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substernal

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below the sternum

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intravenous

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in the vein

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paracystic

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near or next to the bladder

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ante-

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post-

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after, following

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pre-

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primi-

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pro-

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before, forward

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antemortem

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before death

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postmortem

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after death

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antepartum

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before delivery or labor

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post partum

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after childbirth

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primipara

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giving birth for the first time

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prenatal

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before a child is born

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postnatal

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after the child is born

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prodrome

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symptoms that show up before a disease shows up

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a-

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ambi-

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both, around

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an-

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without, no, lack

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anti-

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against, opposing

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brady-

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co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

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contra-

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de-

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away from, cessation

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful

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eu-

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well, good, normal

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hyper,

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above normal, overly

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hypo-

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below normal

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mal-

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bad, inadequate

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re-

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again, backward

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semi-

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syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

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together, union, joined

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tachy-

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ultra-

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beyond, excessive

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un-

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bradycardia

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abnormally slow heartrate

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tachycardia

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abnormally fast heart rate

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ambidextrous

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having ability on right and left sides

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hyperactive

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abnormally high energy

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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reflux

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backward flow

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demylination

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loss of myelin

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anti-bacterial

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opposing the growth of bacteria

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contraindicated

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against reccomendations

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ultrasonic

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waves beyond the frequency of sound

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co-dominant

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having equal degree of dominance

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symbiosis

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depending on eachother equally

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eupepsia

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normal good digestion

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dysfunctional

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functioning abnormally

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asepsis

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without living organisms

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anencephalic

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without a brain

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malabsorption

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inadequate absorption

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semicomatose

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a partial coma

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unconsious

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no conscious

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auto-

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meta-

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behind, after, beyond

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para-

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beside, abnormal, involving two parts

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autoimmune

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immunity against ones own tissue

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metacarpals

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the five bones beyond the wrist bones

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parakinesia

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partial movement

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autograft

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graft using someones own self

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metatarsal

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the five bones beyond the ankle in the foot

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paracervical

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beside the cervix or beside the cervical spine

Pathology (3 decks)

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