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AB

A

AWAY FROM

IE:ABDUCT-MOVE AWAY FROM THE BODY

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A,AN

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WITHOUT.

ANOXIA-WITHOUT OXYGEN

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ANTE

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BEFORE, IN FRONT OF

ANTECUBITAL-VEIN IN FRONT OF ELBOW. WHERE BLOOD IS DRAWN

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ANTI

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against

antiseptic:FIGHTS AGAINST

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BI,BIS

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two or twice

bilateral:BOTH SIDES

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CONTRA

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against

contraindication:SOMETHING THAT COULD CAUSE HARM IE:MEDS THAT SHOULDN’T BE TAKEN TOGETHER

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CRYPT

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hidden

cryptorchid-HIDDEN TESTICLE(UNDECENDENT)

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DE

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away, take away

dehydrate:TAKE AWAY WATER

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DIA

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through

diathermy:HEAT SOMETHING ALL THE WAY THROUGH

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DI, DIS

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two, twice, double

diplopia:DOUBLE VISION

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DYS

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difficult, painful

dysphagia:PAINFUL/DIFFICULTY TO SWALLOW

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ECTO

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outer

ectoderm:OUTER LAYER OF CELL

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EN, ENDO

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inside

endocarditis:INFLAMATION OF INNER PART OF THE HEART

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ENTO

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inside, within

entocornea-INSIDE OF THE CORNEA (EYE)

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EPI

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upon/above

epigastrium:ABOVE THE STOMACH

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E, EX

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out of, outside

eversion:TURNING FOOT OUT

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EXTRA

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outside of, beyond
extrahepatic:OUTSIDE OF THE LIVER
EXTRACARDIAC:ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE HEART

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HEMI

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half

hemiplegia:PARALYSIS OF HALF THE BODY

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HYDRO

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water

hydrocephalus: EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE BRAIN
hydrophobia: IRRATIONAL FEAR OF WATER

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HYPER

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above

hypertension:HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

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HYPO

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below, under

hypothermia: LOW BODY TEMPERATURE
hypotension: LOW BLOOD PRESSURE

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IN

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not

inoperable:CAN’T BE OPERATED ON

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IN, INTRA

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within, in

intravenous:IN THE VEIN

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INFRA

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below, beneath, under

inframammary: BELOW THE BREAST

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INTER

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between

intercostal: BETWEEN THE RIBS

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MACRO

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large

macrocephaly:ENLARGED HEAD

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META

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beyond

metacarpal:HAND BONES

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MICRO

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small

microdontism:SMALL TEETH

29
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MONO

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one

monodiplopia:DOUBLE VISION IN ONLY ONE EYE

30
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MULTI

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many

multicellular: MANY CELLS IE:AMOEBA, HUMAN

31
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NULLI

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none

nulliparity:WOMAN WHO HAS NEVER BEEN PREGNANT

32
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ORTHO

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straight, correct

orthopedics: STRAIGHTENING OF BONES.

33
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PAN

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all

panarthritis:INFLAMMATION OF ALL THE JOINTS

34
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PARA

A

beside

parathyroid:NEXT TO THE THYROID GLAND

35
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PERI

A

around

periarterial: AROUND THE HEART

36
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POLY

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too much, many

polyuria:EXCESSIVE URINATION

37
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POST

A

after

postmortem:EXAM DONE AFTER DEATH IE:AUTOPSY

38
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PRE

A

before, in front of

predisposition:TENDENCY TO DEVELOP A DISEASE IE:CANCER

39
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PRIMI

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first

primigravida: 1ST PREGNANCY

40
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PSEUDO

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false

pseudarthrosis:FALSE JOINT IE:FRACTURE THAT DOESN’T HEAL PROPERLY

41
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QUAD, QUADRA

A

four

quadrant:

42
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RE

A

back, again

reduce: TO PUT IT BACK. FIX A FRACTURE

43
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RETRO

A

behind

retrosternal:BEHIND THE BREASTBONE

44
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SEMI

A

half

semicomatose:UNCONSCIOUS BUT CAN BE AWAKEN. NOT FULLY AWAKE AND NOT FULLY UNCONSIOUS

45
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SUB

A

under

subclavian: UNDERNEATH THE CLAVICLE

46
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SUPER

A

above

superficial:NEAR THE SURFACE. CLOSER TO THE SKIN

47
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SUPRA

A

above

suprarenal:ORGAN ABOVE THE KIDNEY

48
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SYN

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together, joined

syndactylism:TWO OR MORE FINGERS ARE FUSED TOGETHER. IE:WEBBING OF HANDS/FEET

49
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TETRA

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four

tetradactyl:HAVING ONLY 4 FINGERS

50
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TRANS

A

across

transection:VIEW FROM ABOVE LOOKING DOWN AND IN

51
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TRI

A

three

trigemini:WHEN HEART SKIPS THIRD BEAT OR HAS THIRD ABNORMAL BEAT

52
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UN

A

not

unconscious:NOT AWAKE

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