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Angi/oplasty

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Blood vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus (air passages of the lungs)

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Colon/o or Col/o

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Colon, Large Intestine

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Small Intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Melan/o

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Black

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Neur/o
Nerve, nervous system

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Orchi/o

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Testicle

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Osteo/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Disease

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Salping/o

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Fallopian tube

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Vascul/o

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Blood vessel

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-algia

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Pain

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical excision (removal)

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-gram

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A record, recording

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-logy

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Study of

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-logist

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One who specializes

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-megaly

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Abnormal enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-rrhagia

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Severe bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-scope

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Instrument for
viewing

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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-stomy

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Creation of an artificial opening

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-tomy

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Cutting into the organ or area

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-uria

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Urination, urine

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a-, an-

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Without, not

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anti-

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Against

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bi-

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Two, double

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brady-

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Slow

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dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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endo-

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Within, inside

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epi-

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Above

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eu-

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Good, normal

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hemat/o

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Blood

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hemi-

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One half

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hyper-

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Above normal, excessive, high

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hypo-

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Below, beneath, low

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intra-

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Inside, within

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mal-

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Bad

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neo-

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New

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peri-

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Around, surrounding

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poly-

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Excessive, many

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post-

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After

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pre-

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Before

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sub-

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Less than normal, below, underneath

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supra-

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Above

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-desis

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Fixation of a bone or joint, bind together, fuse

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-listhesis

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Slipping

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-lysis

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Loosening or setting free

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-necrosis

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Tissue death

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-oma

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Tumor

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-porosis

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Porous condition

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-tomy

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Cutting into the organ or area

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ACL

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Anterior crucial ligament (of the knee)

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ADLs

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Activities of daily living (dressing, bathing, feeding, toileting)

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AKA

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Above-the-knee amputation

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BKA

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Below-the knee amputation

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108
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C1-C7

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Cervical vertebrae

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C-spine

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Cervical spine

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CTS

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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DXA

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Dual x-ray absorptiometry

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DJD

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Degenerative joint disease

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EMG

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Electromyography

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Fx

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Fracture

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L1-L5

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Lumbar vertebrae

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LBP

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Low back pain

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Mets

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Metastasis

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NSAID

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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OA

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Osteoarthritis

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OP

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Osteoporosis

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ORIF

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Open reduction internal fixation

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Ortho

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Orthopedics

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OT

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Occupational therapy

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PT

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Physical therapy

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RA

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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RICE

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Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

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ROM

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Range of motion

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128
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SI joint

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Sacroiliac joint

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129
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SLE

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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T1-T12

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Thoracic vertebrae

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TKR

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Total knee replacement

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TMJ

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Temporomandibular joint

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Hem/o

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Blood

136
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Thromb/o

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Clot

137
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Thromb/o

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Clot

138
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Ven/o

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Vein

139
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brady-

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Slow

140
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endo-

A

Within, inside

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hypo-

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Decreased

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peri-

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Surrounding

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tachy-

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Fast, rapid

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AAA

A

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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AED

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Automated external defibrillator

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AMI

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Acute myocardial infarction

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BP

A

Blood pressure

148
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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft (pronounced “cabbage”)

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CCU

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Coronary care unit

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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ECG or EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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Echo

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Echocardiogram

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HDL

A

High-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)

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HTN

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Hypertension

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ICD

A

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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LDL

A

Low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)

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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

160
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PVD

A

Peripheral vascular disease

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cyt/o

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Cell

165
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Immun/o

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Immune

166
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Lymph/o

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Lymph, lymphatic tissue

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node (gland)

168
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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Path/o

A

Disease

174
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Phag/o

A

Eat or swallow

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Phot/o

A

Light

176
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Splen/o (one “e”)

A

Spleen

177
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Thym/o

A

Thymus gland

178
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

179
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Tox/o

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Poison

180
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Alveol/o

A

Alveoli

181
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Nas/o

A

Nose

182
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Orth/o

A

Straight

183
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Ox/i

A

Oxygen

184
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Pneumon/o

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Lung, air

185
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Pulmon/o

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Lung

186
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Py/o

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Pus

187
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Spir/o

A

To breathe

188
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Trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

189
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para-

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Beside

190
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-dynia

A

Pain

191
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-ia

A

Abnormal condition

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-metry

A

To measure

193
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-ologist

A

Specialist

194
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-ostomy

A

Creation of an opening

195
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-otomy

A

Surgical incision into

196
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-ptysis

A

Spitting up, coughing up

197
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Cholecyst/o

A

Gallbladder

198
Q

Cirrh/o

A

Orange-yellow

199
Q

Col/o, Colon/o

A

Colon, large intestine

200
Q

Duoden/o

A

Duodenum

201
Q

Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

202
Q

Ile/o

A

Ileum

203
Q

Lingu/o

A

Tongue

204
Q

Or/o

A

Mouth

205
Q

Pept/o

A

Digestion

206
Q

Proct/o

A

Rectum and anus

207
Q

Rect/o

A

Rectum

208
Q

Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid colon

209
Q

-cele

A

Hernia

210
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

211
Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

212
Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

213
Q

-lithiasis

A

Presence of stones

214
Q

-paresis

A

Partial paralysis

215
Q

-pepsia

A

Digestion

216
Q

-phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

217
Q

Bacteri/o

A

Bacteria

218
Q

Glycos/o

A

Sugar, glucose

219
Q

Hydr/o

A

Relating to water

220
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone, calculus

221
Q

Noct/o

A

Night

222
Q

Olig/o

A

Scanty, few

223
Q

Prostat/o

A

Prostate

224
Q

Protein/o

A

Protein

225
Q

Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

226
Q

Ur/o

A

Urine

227
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

228
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

229
Q

-tripsy

A

To crush

230
Q

Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

231
Q

Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

232
Q

Gli/o

A

Glial cell

233
Q

Mening/o, Meningi/o

A

Meninges

234
Q

Poli/o

A

Gray matter of brain and spinal cord

235
Q

Psych/o

A

Mind

236
Q

-blast

A

Immature

237
Q

-esthesia

A

Feeling, sensation

238
Q

-lepsy

A

Seizure

239
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

240
Q

Acoust/o

A

Hearing, sound

241
Q

Audi/o, Audit/o

A

Hearing

242
Q

Conjunctiv/o

A

Conjunctiva

243
Q

Corne/o

A

Cornea

244
Q

Dipl/o

A

Double

245
Q

Ir/i

A

Iris

246
Q

Labyrinth/o

A

Inner ear

247
Q

Myring/o

A

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

248
Q

Ocul/o

A

Eye

249
Q

Opt/o

A

Vision

250
Q

Presby/o

A

Old age

251
Q

Retin/o

A

Retina

252
Q

Tympan/o

A

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

253
Q

-cusis

A

Hearing

254
Q

-opia

A

Vision condition

255
Q

Albin/o

A

White

256
Q

Cutane/o

A

Skin

257
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

258
Q

Hidr/o

A

Sweat

259
Q

Kerat/o

A

Hard

260
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat, lipid

261
Q

Onych/o

A

Fingernail or toenail

262
Q

Pil/o

A

Hair

263
Q

Scler/o

A

Hard

264
Q

Seb/o

A

Sebum

265
Q

Ungu/o

A

Fingernail or toenail

266
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

267
Q

par-

A

Beside, near

268
Q

-derma

A

Skin

269
Q

Adren/o

A

Adrenal gland

270
Q

Crin/o

A

To secrete

271
Q

Gluc/o

A

Glucose, sugar

272
Q

Glyc/o

A

Glucose, sugar

273
Q

Gonad/o

A

Sex glands

274
Q

Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

275
Q

Pituitar/o

A

Pituitary gland

276
Q

Somat/o

A

Body

277
Q

Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

278
Q

-crine

A

To secrete

279
Q

-dipsia

A

Thirst

280
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

281
Q

-ism

A

Condition, state of

282
Q

-tropin

A

To stimulate

283
Q

Balan/o

A

Glans penis

284
Q

Cervic/o

A

Cervix

285
Q

Colp/o

A

Vagina

286
Q

Crypt/o

A

Hidden

287
Q

Gynec/o

A

Female

288
Q

Men/o

A

Menstruation

289
Q

Metr/o

A

Uterus

290
Q

Nat/o

A

Birth

291
Q

Ovari/o

A

Ovaries

292
Q

Pen/i

A

Penis

293
Q

Phall/i

A

Penis

294
Q

Spermat/o

A

Sperm

295
Q

Testicu/o

A

Testicles

296
Q

Uter/o

A

Uterus

297
Q

Vagin/o

A

Vagina

298
Q

Vas/o

A

Vas deferens

299
Q

nulli-

A

None

300
Q

primi-

A

First

301
Q

-genesis

A

Creation

302
Q

-gravida

A

Pregnant

303
Q

-pause

A

Stopping

304
Q

-para

A

To give birth

305
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

306
Q

Alges/o

A

Pain

307
Q

Ech/o

A

Sound

308
Q

Enter/o

A

Small intestine

309
Q

Fluor/o

A

Glowing

310
Q

Pharmac/o

A

Drugs

311
Q

Pyret/o

A

Fever

312
Q

Radi/o

A

Radiation, X-rays

313
Q

Son/o

A

Sound

314
Q

Steth/o

A

Chest

315
Q

Tom/o

A

To slice

316
Q

trans-

A

Across, through

317
Q

ultra-

A

Beyond, excess

318
Q

-crit

A

To separate

319
Q

-globin

A

Protein

320
Q

-ology

A

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