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1
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combining form

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word root plus a vowel

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prefix

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appears at the beginning of a word, can change the meaning

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suffix

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appears at the end of a word, can change the meaning

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word root

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foundation of a word

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ism

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condition, state, or theory

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ist

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specialist

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ity

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quality

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able

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ability

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itis

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inflammation

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logy

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study of

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tion

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condition

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er

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one who or one which

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ous

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possessing, having, full of

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ible

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ability

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megaly

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enlarged

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logist

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one who specializes

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itis

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inflammation

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osis

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condition

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algia

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pain

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ectomy

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remove, cut out

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tomy

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to make an incision

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ostomy

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make a new opening

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tome

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cutting instrument

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emia

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blood condition

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graph

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machine to record data

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graphy

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process of getting a record

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grapher

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person who makes the record

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gram

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record

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pathy

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disease

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megaly

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enlarged

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penia

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decrease in

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blast

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immature cell

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malacia

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softening of a tissue

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oma

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tumor

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stasis

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in one place

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matcelea

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plural for tumor

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plasty

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surgical repair

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dynia/dynic

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pain

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genesis/genic

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producing/forming

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us/ous

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pertaining to

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oid

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like, or resembling

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cele

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herniation

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scope/scopy

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procedure to look inside an organ or body cavity using a scope

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plasia

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growth and development

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trophy

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growth and development

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centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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phobia

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fear

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coccus/cocci

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bacteria

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rrhea

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discharge

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iasis

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pathological condition, infestation

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pnea

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breathing

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lysis

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destruction

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uria

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urine/urination

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ptosis

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prolapse

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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rrhagia

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hemorrhage

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rrhaphy

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suturing or stitching

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cide

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kill or destroy

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plegia

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paralysis

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ectasia

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stretching

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clysis

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washing, irrigation, cleansing

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hyper-

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above, more than normal

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hypo-

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below, less than normal

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meta-

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beyond

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anti-

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against

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neo-

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new

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dys-

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poor, abnormal, difficult, painful

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inter-

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between

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hydro-

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water

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peri-

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around or near

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supra-

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above

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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brady-

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abnormally slow

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tachy-

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abnormally fast

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a/an

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without

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micro-

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small

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syn-

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with, together

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pro-

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before

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poly-

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too much, too many

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macro-

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large

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sub-

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under

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acro

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extremities

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megalo

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enlarged

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dermato

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skin

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gastro

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stomach

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duodeno

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duodenum, 1st 12 inches of the small intestines

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tomo

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to cut

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cyano

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blue

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leuko

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white

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melano

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black

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erythro

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red

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chloro

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green

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xantho

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yellow

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cyto

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cell

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thrombo

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histo

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cardio/cardo

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electro

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electricity

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sono

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echo

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reflected sound

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radio

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patho

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megalo

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adeno

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lympho

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lymphatic tissue

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lipo

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carcino

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onco

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athero

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fatty, porridge like (like plaque)

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muco

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cephalo

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encephalo

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malaco

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softening of a tissue

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cranio

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cerebro

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cerebrum, largest part of the brain

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meningo

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3 layer membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord

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plasto

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surgical repair

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osteo

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arthro

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teno, tendo, tendino

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burso

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serous sac between a tendon and a bone

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chondro

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costo

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dento

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ortho

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straightening

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myelo

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spinal cord

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lumbo

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lower back

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thoraco

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the chest or thorax

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pubo

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pubic bone, part of the pelvis

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abdomino

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amnio

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amniotic sac

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cysto

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odonto

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straighten

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litho

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calculus, stone

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strepto

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twisted chains or strips

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staphylo

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growing in bunches like grapes

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uvulo

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uvula (thing in the back of the throat)

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pyo

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onco

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oto

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tympano

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audio

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rhino

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dromo

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chole

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phago

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swallow, eating

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pepso

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thermo

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dactyl

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digits (fingers and toes)

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phaso

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phono

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voice, sound

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dipso

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pneo

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respiration, breathing

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uro

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uretero

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urethro

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nephro

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cysto

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reno

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pyelo

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renal pelvis

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spermato, spermo

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spermatozoa

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orchido, orcho, orchio

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prostato

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semino

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balano

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glans penis

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peno

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vaso

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oo

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oophoro

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salpingo

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fallopian tubes

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colpo

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hystero

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metro

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uterine tissue

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cervico

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cervico

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gyneco/gyn

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stomato

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glosso/linguo

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dento/odonto

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cheilo

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gingivo

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eso

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phago

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esophago

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gastro

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entero

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small intestine

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duodeno

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jejuno

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ileo

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colo

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large intestine

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sigmoido

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sigmoid colon

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recto

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procto

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anus and rectum

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hepato

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cholecysto

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gallbladder

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pancreato

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spleno

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myco

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mouth fungus

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CBC

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Complete Blood Count

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ECHO

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Echocardiogram

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RBC

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Red Blood Cell

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CAT scan

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Computerized Axial Tomography

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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CA

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CVA

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Ceberbrovascular Accident

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HA

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TIA

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Transient Ischemic Attack

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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CSF

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CerebroSpinal Fluid

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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bx

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CXR

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Chest X-ray

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LUQ

A

Left Upper Quadrant

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RUQ

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Right Upper Quadrant

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LLQ

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Left Lower Quadrant

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RLQ

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Right Lower Quadrant

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L1-L5

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Lumbar Vertebrae

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T1-T12

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Thoracic Vertebrae

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cysto

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Cystoscopy

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GA

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Gallbladder

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OM

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Otitis Media

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SIDS

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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PAR

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Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

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STREP

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Streptococcus

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STAPH

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Staphylococcus

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UA

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Urinalysis

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UTI

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Urinary Tract Infection

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KUB

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Kidney Ureter Bladder THIS IS ON THE TEST

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GYN

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Gynecologist

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PAP

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PID

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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PSA

A

Prostate Specific Antigen

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TAH

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Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

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BPH

A

Benign Prosthatic Hyperplasia

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NPO

A

Nothing by mouth

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PO

238
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Anastomosis

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Connecting two tubular structures THIS IS ON THE TEST

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myco

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fungus THIS IS ON THE TEST

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