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(prefix) ab

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away from

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(prefix) ad

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toward

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(prefix) ante

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before

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(prefix) arteri(o)

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artery

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(prefix) bi

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two

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(prefix) brady

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slow/delayed

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(prefix) cardi(o)

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heart

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(prefix) cerebr(o)

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head

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(prefix) cervic(o)

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cervix

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(prefix) cyan(o)

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blue

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(prefix) dia

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complete; through

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(prefix) dys

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bad; painful; through

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(prefix) end(o)

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in; within

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(prefix) glyc(o)

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glucose; sugar

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(prefix) gynec(o)

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woman; female

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(prefix) hemat(o)

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blood

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(prefix) hepat(o)

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liver

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(prefix) hyper

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above; excessive

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(prefix) hypo

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deficient; below

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(prefix) inter

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between

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(prefix) intra

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within; into

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(prefix) latero

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side

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(prefix) medi

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middle

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(prefix) my(o)

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muscle

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(prefix) nephro

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kidney

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(prefix) neur(o)

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nerve

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(prefix) para

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near; beside; abnormal

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(prefix) path(o)

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disease

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(prefix) pneum(o)

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lung; air; gas

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(prefix) poly

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many

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(prefix) pre

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before

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(prefix) pro

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before; forward

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(prefix) pulm(o)

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lung

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(prefix) quadr(i)

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four; square

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(prefix) retr(o)

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behind; back

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(prefix) semi

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half

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(prefix) sub

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below

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(prefix) tachy

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fast

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(prefix) thorac(o)

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chest

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(suffix) -algia

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pain

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(suffix) -asthen(o)

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weakness

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(suffix) -genic

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produced by or in

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(suffix) -itis

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inflammation

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(suffix) -ology

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study of

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(suffix) -osis

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condition (usually abnormal)

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(suffix) -pathy

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disease; emotion

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(suffix) -phagia

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eating; swallowing

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(suffix) -phasia

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speech

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(suffix) -pnea

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breathing

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(suffix) -ptosis

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droop; prolapse; protrude

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(suffix) -rrhage

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abnormal/excessive flow

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(suffix) -rrhea

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flow/discharge

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(suffix) -sis

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process; action

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(suffix) -troph

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nutrition

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(suffix) -uria

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urine

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(root words) acou

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hearing

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(root words) aden

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gland

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(root words) angi

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vessel

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(root words) arteri

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artery

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(root words) arthr

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joint

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(root words) asthen

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weakness

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(root words) bi

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two

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(root words) bronch

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bronchial tube

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(root words) carcin

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cancerous; cancer

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(root words) cardi

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heart

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(root words) cephal

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head

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(root words) cubit

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elbow; forearm

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(root words) cycl;

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ciliary body of eye; cycle

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(root words) digit

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toes/fingers

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(root words) enter

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intestines (usually small)

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(root words) erythr

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red

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(root words) febr

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fever

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(root words) foramen

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natural opening

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(root words) fract

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fracture (breaking)

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(root words) gastr

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stomach

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(root words) gram

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record

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(root words) hepat

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liver

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(root words) heter

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different

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(root words) hom

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same

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(root words) hydr

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water

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(root words) lact

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milk

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(root words) leuk

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white

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(root words) lingu

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tongue

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(root words) mega

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large

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(root words) myel

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marrow; spinal cord

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(root words) ocul

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eye

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(root words) ost

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bone

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(root words) pleur

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rib; side; pleura

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(root words) pod

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foot

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(root words) pto

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fall

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(root words) pyr

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fire

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(root words) rhin

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nose

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(root words) sangui

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blood

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(root words) sebum

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fatty secretion

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(root words) sepsis

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presence of microorganisms/their toxins in blood

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(root words) stern

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sternum (breastbone)

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(root words) tact

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touch

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(root words) throrac

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chest

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(root words) toxic

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poisonous

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(root words) vas

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vessel; duct

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(root words) viscous

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sticks/adheres (describes flow)

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apnea

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without breathing

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arteriosclerosis

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thickening of artery walls

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arthritis

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joint inflammation

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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carcinogen

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causes cancer

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cardiogenic

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caused by the heart

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cephalic

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relating to the head

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cervical

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relating to the cervix

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diagnosis

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identification of condition

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diarrhea

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abnormal feces discharge

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dysphasia

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difficulty speaking

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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exsanguinate

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drain of blood

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febrile

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feverish

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fracture

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break; crack

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gynecology

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study of women’s health

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hemorrhage

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abnormal blood flow

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hepatitis

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inflammation of liver

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homeostasis

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maintaining stable state

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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lateral

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at side

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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medial

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in the middle

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myocardium

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heart muscle

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nephrology

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study of the kidney

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neuropathy

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disease of the nerves

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paraplegic

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paralysis of lower body

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pneumothorax

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air between lungs and chest (leads to lung collapse)

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polyuria

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excessive urine

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retroperitoneal

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behind the peritoneum

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rhinorrhea

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discharge from nose; runny nose

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sternum

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breastbone

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sublingual

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under the tongue

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tachycardia

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fast heart rate

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superior

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near head

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inferior

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near feet

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medial

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towards midline

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lateral

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away midline

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proximal

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close to trunk of extremity

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distal

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far from trunk of extremity

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superficial

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close to skin surface

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deep

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far from skin surface

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ventral

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belly side/ anterior

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dorsal

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spine side/ posterior

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palmar

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front region of hand

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plantar

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bottom of foot

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apex

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tip of a structure

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flexion

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bending

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extension

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straightening

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adduction

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towards midline

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abduction

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away midline

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bilateral

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both sides

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prone position

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lying face down

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supine position

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lying face up

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fowlers position

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sittting upright

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