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Pathology, Otorphinolaryngology, and Prefixes- Unit 5 Flashcards

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twisted chains or strips

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strepto

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growing in bunches like grapes (also used to represent the uvula)

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staphylo

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combining form used for words involving pus

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pyo

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combining form refers to tumors

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onco

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suffix meaning flow or discharge

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rrhea

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suffix meaning hemorrhage

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rrhagia

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suffix meaning suturing

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rrhaphy

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suffix meaning rupture

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rrhexia

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combining form for ear

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oto

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refers to left ear

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auris sinistra

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refers to right ear

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auris dextra

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refers to both ears

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auris uterque

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combining form for hearing

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audio

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combining from for voice or vocal sounds

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phono

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combining from for calculus or stone

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litho

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noun suffix meaning generating, producing, or forming

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genesis

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combining form for gall or bile

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chole

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suffix used to indicate a pathologic condition

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iasis

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used in words to show the opposite of slow

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tachy

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combining form means breathing

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pneo

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combining form for menstruation

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meno

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combining form means heat

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thermo

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used in words to mean small

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micro

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used in words to mean large

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macro

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combining form for finger or toe

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dactlyo

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prefix meaning with or together

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syn

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prefix meaning too much or too many

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poly

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lack of development

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agenesis

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chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol

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alcoholism

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absence of menstruation

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amenorrhea

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cessation of digestion

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apepsia

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unable to speak

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aphasia

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no voice, unable to make sounds

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aphonia

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absence of breathing

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apnea

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loss of rhythm

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arrhythmia

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graphic record of hearing function

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audiogram

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hearing specialist

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audiologist

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science that studies hearing

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audiology

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instrument to test hearing

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audiometer

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process of testing hearing

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audiometry

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rod-shaped bacterium

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bacillus

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slow heart rate

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bradycardia

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slow digestion

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bradypepsia

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slow eating/swallowing

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bradyphagia

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slow breathing

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bradypnea

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calculi

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small stones

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formation of cancer

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carcinogenesis

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x-ray of the bile ducts

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cholangiogram

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gallbladder

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cholecyst

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inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

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x-ray of the gallbladder

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cholecystogram

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process of obtaining x-ray of the gallbladder

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cholecystography

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gallstone

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chloelith

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infestation with gallstones

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cholelithiasis

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sphere-shaped bacteria

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coccus

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inflammation of the fingers and or toes

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dactylitis

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fingerprint

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dactylogram

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spasm of a digit

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dactylospasm

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double bacillus

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diplobacillus

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cocci growing in pairs

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diplococci

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abnormal compulsion to drink

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dipsomania

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condition characterized by difficulty reading and spelling

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dyslexia

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painful menstruation

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dysmenorrhea

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irregular rhythm

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dysrrhythmia

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poor digestion

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dyspepsia

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difficulty swallowing

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dysphagia

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difficulty speaking, garbled speech

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dysphasia

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difficulty making sounds with the voice

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dysphonia

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difficulty breathing

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dyspnea

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enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital)

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hydrocephalus

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abnormally high body temperature (synonym fever)

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hyperthermia

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abnormally low body temperature

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hypothermia

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instrument to measure stones

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lithometer

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incision for the removal of stones

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lithotomy

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abnormally large immature cell

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macroblast

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large head size

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macrocephalus

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enlarged lips

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macrocheilia

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large coccus

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macrococcus

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large cells

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macrocyte

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abnormally large digits

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macrodactylia

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enlarged tongue

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macroglossia

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enlarged nose

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macrorhinia

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abnormally small-sized heart

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microcardia

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abnormally small head

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microcephalus

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a small cyst

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microcyst

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a small cell

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microcyte

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one millionth of a gram

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microgram

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surgery performed using a microscope or other magnifying device

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microsurgery

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yeast infection

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moniliasis

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tumor forming

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oncogenesis

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pertaining to the ear

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otic

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earache (synonym otalgia)

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otodynia

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discharge from the ear

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otorrhea

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instrument used to look into the ear

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otoscope

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abnormal speech

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paraphasia

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disease producing

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pathogenic

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study of disease

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pathology

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pertaining to the digestion

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peptic

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science that studies speech

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phasology

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pertaining to the voice

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phonic

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science that studies the voice sounds

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phonology

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condition of having more than five digits on hands or feet

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polydactylism

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condition of excessive thirst

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polydipsia

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symptoms before the onset of a disease

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prodrome

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pus forming (adj.)

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pyogenic

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flow or discharge of pus

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pyorrhea

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pus in the chest cavity

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pyothorax

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inflammation of the nose

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rhinitis

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calculus in the nasal passages

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rhinolith

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surgical repair of the nose

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rhinoplasty

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runny nose

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rhinorrhea

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excision of the uvula (synonym uvulectomy)

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staphylectomy

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inflammation of the uvula (synonym uvulitis)

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staphylitis

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bacteria growing in bunches (like grapes)

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staphylococci

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surgical repair of the uvula

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staphyloplasty

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bacillus growing in twisted chains

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streptobacillus

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round bacteria growing in twisted chains

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streptococci

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joints that are fused and immovable

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synarthrosis

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fingers or toes that are fused (congenital)

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syndactylism

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symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease

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syndrome

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works together

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synergistic

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fast heart rate

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tachycardia

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fast eating

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tachyphagia

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fast breathing

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tachypnea

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pertaining to heat (synonym thermic)

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thermal

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oversensitivity to heat (synonym thermoalgesia)

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thermoesthesia

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generation of heat

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thermogenesis

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abnormal fear of heat

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thermophobia

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paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature (synonym heat stroke)

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thermoplegia

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infestation with trichomonas

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trichomoniasis

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excision of the eardrum

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tympanectomy

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pertaining to the eardrum

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tympanic

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distended with gas (abdomen)

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tympanites

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process of measuring eardrum function

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tympanometry

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incision into the eardrum (synonym myringotomy)

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tympanotomy

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