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1
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Leukocyte?

A

White (blood) cell

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Hemophilia?

A

“Love of blood”, a genetic condition that involves inappropriate bleeding.

Hemo - blood, philia- love of

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What is a term for low oxygen levels?

A

Hypoxia

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What is a term for high carbon levels in the blood?

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Hypercapnea

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Hepatomegaly?
Liver, enlarged

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Enlarged liver

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Term for Rapid, fast breathing?

A

Tachypnea

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trophy?

A

growth in cell size

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Lacking/absent of cell growth.
(results in lack of muscle).

A

Atrophy

A - Lacking/absent

Trophy - cell growth.

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Bradycardia?

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Brady - slow
cardia - heart rate

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10
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Gastroenterology

A

Gastro - Stomach
enter - small intestines
ology - study of

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Erythrocyte

A

Erythro - Red
cyte - cell
Red Blood cell

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Colitis

A

Col - Colon
itis - inflammation

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Hypertension

A

Hyper - High
tension - pressure
High blood pressure

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Adrenal

A

Ad- towards
renal - kidney
organ (towards) above the kidney

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melan/o

A

black

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cyan/o

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blue

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xanth/o

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yellow

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17
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directions: endo

A

within, inside of

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18
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directions: peri

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around

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directions: Retro

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behind

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directions: epi

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upon, on top

21
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directions: sub

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below

22
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hemangioma

A

Hema = blood, angio = vessel, -oma = tumor of

23
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Myocarditis

A

inflammation of heart muscle.

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poli

A

gray

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alb, leuk

A

white

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ante-

A

before, forward

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anter-, anteri-

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front, forward

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ap-, apo-

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away, detached

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con-

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together

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dia-

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through, apart

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e-

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out, from other

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ec-, ecto-, ex-, extra-

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out of, outside

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epi-

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upon

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meta-

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after, beyond

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post-

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behind

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chron-

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time, long time

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re-

A

again

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hemi-

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half (one of two sides)

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semi-

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half

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infra-

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beneath

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supra-

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above

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ultra-

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beyond

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anti-, contra-

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against

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a-, de

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without

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iso-

A

equal, same

44
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eti-

A

cause

45
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ne-

A

new

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