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a, an / aphasia

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without or absence of / absence of speaking

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brady / bradycardia

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slow / abnormally slow heart rate

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circum / circumflex

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around / bending around something else

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dys / dyslexia

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bad,abnormal,difficult, painful / learning ability w/ impaired reading, spelling & writing ability.

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eu / eupnea

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normal or good / normal or good breathing

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heter, hetero / hetersexual person

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different / one who prefers to have sex with a different gender than their own.

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hyper / hypertension

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excessive, abnormally high or above / abnormally high blood pressure

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hypo / hypothyroidism

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deficient, abnormally low or below / abnormally low levels of thyroid hormones

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macro / macrocytosis

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large / blood cells that are abnormally large.

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mal / malabsorption

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bad / bad absorption

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mega, megalo / megalocyte

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larger or great / large cell

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micro / microscopy

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small / procedure of observing objects to small to be seen by the naked eye.

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neo / neonate

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new / newborn, within the first 28 days of life

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pseudo / pseudocyesis

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false / false pregnancy

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tachy / tacycardia

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rapid,fast /rapid heart rate

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trans / transverse

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through,across,beyond / lie across or in a crosswise direction.

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ultra / ultrasound

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beyond normal / provides images of internal structures by bouncing beyond normal sound waves through body.

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a, an / asymptomatic

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without or absence of/ pertaining to not having symptoms

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circum

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around

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dys / dyslexia

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bad, abnormal, difficult, painful / earning disability w /impaired reading, spelling, & writing ability

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eu / eupnea

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normal or good / normal or good breathing

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heter, hetero

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different

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hyper / hyperalgesia

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excessive, abnormally high, or above / excessive, abnormally high sensitivity to painful stimuli

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hypo / hypothyroidism

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deficient,abnormally low, below / abnormallly low levels of thyroid hormones

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macro / macrocytosis

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large / blood cells that are abnormally large

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mal / malabsorption

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bad,abnormal,painful or difficult / - bad absorption

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mega, megalo / megalocyte

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larger or great / large cell

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micro

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small

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neo

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new

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pseudo

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false

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tachy /tachycardia

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fast / rapid hear rate

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trans / transverse

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through, across or beyond / lie across or in a crosswise direction

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ultra / ultrasound

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beyond normal / images of internal structures by bouncing beyond normal sound waves thru body

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con / conjoined

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with,together or jointly / joined together

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contra / contraception

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counter or against / counter or against

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meta / metabolism

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after of change / process by which foods are changed