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gastralgia

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stomach pain

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craniocerebral

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pertaining to the skull and brain

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endochondral

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growing within the cartilage

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hemicraniosis

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enlargement of one half of the cranium

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lipoid

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fat like

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hypercholia

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high amount of bile

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cystolithectomy

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surgical removal of the bladder

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cholelith

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presence of gallstones

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hypohemia

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lack of blood

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hysteroscopy

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observe the uterus to inspect the cavity

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cystostomy

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surgical opening of the bladder

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paraproctitis

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inflammation of the tissues around the anus

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angiolysis

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destruction of a blood vessel

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cervicoplasty

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plastic surgery on the neck or cervix

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chondrodermatitis

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inflammation pertaining to the cartilage and skin

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cyanosis

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condition of an appearance of blue skin

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hematologist

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science of the medical study of blood

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osteoarthropathy

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the disease of bones and joints

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pyschopathology

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study of the mental diseases

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lipochondroma

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a tumor made out of fat and cartilage elements

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myoid

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muscle like

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lithocystotomy

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surgical incision of the bladder to remove stones

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ophthalmomyotomy

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surgical division of the muscles of the eyes

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proctoscopy

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examination of the anus

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nephralgia

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pain in the kidney

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craniotomy

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surgical removal of the bone from the skull to expose the brain

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endangiitis

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inflammation of the innermost lining of a blood vessel

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hyperadenosis

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enlargement of the glands

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cystectomy

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surgical removal of the urinary bladdeer

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cholecystitis

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inflammation of the gallbladder

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hypoliposis

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condition of having small amount of fat on/in the tissues

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rhinoscopy

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examination of the nasal cavity w/ spectrum

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hysterolysis

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loosening of the uterus of adhesion

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parahepatic

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adjacent of the liver

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chondrolysis

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destruction of the cartilage matrix and cell

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cervicitis

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inflammation of the end of the uterus (cervix)

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hematoma

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mass forming in a tissue from a broken blood vessel

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osteolipochondroma

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benign cartilage tumor

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lipoarthritis

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inflammation of a fat tissue on a joint

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lithoscope

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examination for calculi in the bladder

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opthalmomyitis

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inflammation of the muscles that move the eyes

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proctospasm

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involuntary contractions of the anus

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costochondral

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pertaining to the ribs and its cartilage

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Cholecystogram

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An x-ray procedure of the gallbladder to examine it

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Acropathology

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Pathology of diseases of limbs

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Angiorrhexis

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Rupture of a vessel, especially a blood vessel

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Carcinogenesis

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Creation or production of cancer

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Hydropenia

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reduction of water in the body tissues

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Pathogen

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any agent that causes disease

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Bursolith

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a hard mass or calculus in a bursa

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Retrocervical

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behind the cervix uteri

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lithotripsy

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procedure that physically destroys hardened masses like kidney stones bezoars, or gallstones

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arthrodesis

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surgical fixation of a joint between two bones, resulting in bone fusion

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glossoplasty

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plastic surgery of the tongue

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autotrophy

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ability to be self-sustained by producing food from inorganic compounds, where carbon dioxide serves as the main source of carbon

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supracerebral

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above the surface of the cerebrum

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blepharoptosis

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condition where the upper eyelid is caused to droop

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myodynia

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pain in muscles or a muscle

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glossorrhaphy

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suture of a wound of the tongue

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dentoid

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tooth like

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cephalogenesis

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formation of the head in the embryonic stage

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autocystoplasty

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surgical repair of the bladder due to graphs of oneself

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epicystitis

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inflammation of the tissue surrounding the bladder

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hydrohepatosis

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enlargement of the liver due to fluid retention

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angiogram

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an x-ray photograph of blood vessels using dye for diagnosing conditions in the cardiovascular system

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acromegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of limbs (hands, feet, and face) due to overproduction of growth hormone

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cardiorrhexis

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rupture of the heart wall

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carcinoma

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a cancer that begins in the a tissue that is lining the inner or outer surface of the body

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hypogenesis

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underdevelopment of an organ or function, usually in the embryo

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bursopathy

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a disease pertaining to a bursa

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retrocardiac

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fluids go to your heart from behind

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cephalopathy

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disease pertaining to the head

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autology

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the study of oneself

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epidermis

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the outer layer that is a cover and protecting an organism

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hydrology

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the study of water and its properties as natural resources

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mania

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abnormally elated mental state

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glossalgia

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pain in the tongue

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trophology

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science of nutrition of the body

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supracostal

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above the ribs

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gastroptosis

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abnormal downward displacement of the stomach

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cervicodynia

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neck pain

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mastocarcinoma

A

carcinoma of the breast

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myorrhapy

A

suture of the muscle

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