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EPI

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above, upon

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Inter

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between

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Pre

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before

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Post

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after

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Sub/Infra

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under, below

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Poly

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multi, much

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Macro

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large

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Micro

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small

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Quadri

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four

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Tri

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three

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two

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bi

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first

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primi

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one-half

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hemi, semi

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none

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nulli

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double

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di, dipl, diplo

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one

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mono, uni

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many, much

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multi, poly

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upper, above

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super

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from, away from

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ab

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toward

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ad

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above; excessive; superior

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supra

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around

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circum, peri

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through, across

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dia, trans

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in, within

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endo, intra

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outside, outward

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ecto, exo, extra

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slow

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brady

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rapid

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tachy

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different

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hetero

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false

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pseudo

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bad; painful; difficult

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dys

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good, normal

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eu

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bad

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mal

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union, together, joined

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syn

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without, not

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a, an

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against

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anti, contra

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same

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homo, homeo

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paralysis of the four limbs

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quadri/plegia

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three heads

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tri/ceps

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pertaining to one nucleus

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uni/nucle/ar

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pertaining to between the ribs

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inter/cost/al

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pertaining to (the period) after birth

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post/nat/al

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double vision

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dipl/opia

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pertaining to under the skin

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hypo/derm/ic

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flow through

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dia/rrhea

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pertaining to around the kidney

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circum/ren/al

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pertaining to outside the skull

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extra/crani/al

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slow heart rate

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brady/cardia

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without feeling

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an/esthesia

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childbirth that is bad, painful or difficult

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dys/tocia

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pregnancy that is false

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pseudo/cyesis

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breathing that is rapid

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tachy/pnea

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paralysis of four limbs

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quadri/plegia

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instrument for examining small objects

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micro/scope

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cell that is large

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macro/cyte

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fear of many things

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poly/phobia

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pertaining to around the kidney

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circum/ren/al

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secrete within

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endo/crine

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pertaining to one nucleus

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mono/nuclear

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pertaining to near, beside, or beyond the nose

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para/nas/al

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paralysis of one-half of the body

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hemi/plegia

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pertaining to under the skin

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hypo/derm/ic or sub/cutane/ous

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pertaining to under the nose

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sub/nas/al

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pertaining to two sides

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bi/later/al

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pertaining to between the ribs

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inter/cost/al

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turning backward or behind

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retro/version

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levels of organization are:

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cell, tissue, organ, system and organism

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what are the four types of tissue?

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epithelial, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue

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function of the epithelial tissue

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covers the surface of organs and outer layer of the skin

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function of the connective tissue

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supports other body tissue

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function of muscle tissue

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responsible for movement

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function of the nervous tissue

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transmits electrical impulses to relay information through the body

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organs

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composed of two or more tissue types

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organ system

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a body system is composed of various numbers of organs and structure that perform the same function

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organism (highest level)

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a complex living entry capable of independent existence

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midsagittal plane

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runs through center of body, divides into right and left halves

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coronal (frontal) plane

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divides into anterior and posterior sections

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transverse (horizontal) plane

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divides into top and bottom section

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what is another term for dorsal?

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posterior

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what is another term for ventral

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anterior

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name the two dorsal cavities

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cranial and spinal

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name the ventral cavities

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thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic (or thoracic and abdominopelvic)

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pertaining to the umbilicus

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umbilical

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above the stomach

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epigastric

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beneath the umbilicus

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hypogastric

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on the lower left side near the groin

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left inguinal or left iliac

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on the right middle side near the waist

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right lumbar

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cell

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cyt/o

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nucleus

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kary/o, nucle/o

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tissue

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hist/o

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anterior, front

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anter/o

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middle

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medi/o

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lower, below

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infer/o

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side, to one side

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later/o

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back, behind,posterior

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dors/o. poster/o

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stomach

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gastr/o

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chest

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thorac/o

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cranium

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crani/o

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pelvis

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pelv/I, pelv/o

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abdomen

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abdomin/o

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loins

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lumb/o

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red

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erythro

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white

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leuko, albino

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black

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melano

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blue

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cyano

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yellow

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cirrho, jaundo, xantho

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dry

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xero

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extremity

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acro

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internal organs

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viscero

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disease

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patho

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unknown, peculiar

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idio

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destruction of the white cells

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leukoctytolysis

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pertaining to the coccyx

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coccygeal

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resembling red

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erythroid

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tumor of black cells

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melanoma

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pertaining to the neck

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cervical

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abnormal condition of blueness

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cyanosis

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abnormal condition of yellowness

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cirrhosis

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pertaining to the loins

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lumbar

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pertaining to a disease of unknown

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idiopathic

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pertaining to the body

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somatic

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specialist In the study of disease

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pathologist

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pertaining to the internal organs

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visceral

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white cell

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leukocyte

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pain in stomach

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gastralgia

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instrument to measure the cranium

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craniometer

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enlargement of internal organs

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visceromegaly

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incision of the chest

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thorac/o/tomy

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study of the tissues

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hist/o/logy

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record of an xray

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radi/o/gram

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pertaining to a deficient color

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hypo/chrom/ic

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disease

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pathological condition with a group of signs, symptoms, and clinical findings

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objective

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what you can physically see

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subjective

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what the patient tells you

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diagnosis

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the cause and nature of a disease

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prognosis

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prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome

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adhesion

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abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated

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inflammation

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body defense against injury and disease that limits the spread of injury and aids in healing

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febrile

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feverish, pertaining to fever

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morbid

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diseased. unhealthy

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sepsis

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presence of pathogens in blood or other tissues

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suppurative

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producing or pertaining to the generation of pus

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electrocardiography

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recording of electrical impulses generated in the heart

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spirometry

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pulmonary function test that measures volume and flow of air into and out of the lungs

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anastomosis

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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to aloe the flow from one to the other

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biopsy

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removal of a representative sample for evaluation sample of tissue, blood or body fluid

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endoscopy

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visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope

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radiography

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use of electromagnetic beam passed through the body to produce images

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ultrasound

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ulra-high frequency sound waves emitted by transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen

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PET scan

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use of radioactive chemical called a tracer that is introduced into the body

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MRI

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use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images

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CT scan

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narrow beam of xrays that rotates in a full arc around the patient

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record of sound:

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son/o/gram

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process of recording (images using frequencies) beyond sound:

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ultra/son/o/graphy

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instrument to cut skin

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derm/a/tome

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instrument for examining the bronchi

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bronchi/o/scope

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instrument to measure the cranium:

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crani/o/meter

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visual examination within (the body):

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endo/scopy

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visual examination within (the body):

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trans/abdomin/al

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study of blood

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hemat/o/logy

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instrument for measuring heat

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therm/o/meter

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specialist in the study of x-rays:

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radi/o/logist

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