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Acute

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Short term (Ex: strep throat, ear ache)

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Chronic

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Long term (Ex: arthritis, asthma)

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Cravat

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Bandage

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Febrile

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Fever

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Afebrile

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Without fever

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DNR

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Do not resuscitate

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mal

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Bad (Ex: malnutrition/malpractice)

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Rhino

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Nose

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cyst

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Bladder

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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H2O

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Water

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TPR

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Temperature, pulse, respiration

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micturate

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Urinate

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Derm/o

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Skin

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intra

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Within, inside

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Hetero

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Different

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Homo

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Same

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inter

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Between

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arthr/o

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Joint

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cardi/o

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Heart

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Enter/o

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Small intestines

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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hepat/o

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Liver

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hyster/o

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Uterus

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oophor/o

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Ovary

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oste/o

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Bone

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ot/o

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Ear

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rhin/o

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Nose

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Macro

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Large

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Micro

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Small

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Poly

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Many

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My/o

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Muscle

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Brady

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Slow

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tachy

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Fast

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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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cephal/o

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Head

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cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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comat/o

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Deep sleep

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contra

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Against/opposite

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crani/o

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Skull

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cost/o

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Rib

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dipl/o

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Double

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encephal/o

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Brain

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endo

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Within or inside

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enter/o

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Small intestines

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estro

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Female

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esthesi/o/a

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Sensation or feeling

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eu

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Good, normal, easy

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ex/o

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Outside of or away from

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follicul/o

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Follicle, small sac

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genie/genesis

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Creation or reproduction

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ger/i

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Old age

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gloss/o

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Tongue

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graphs

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Process of recording

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gynec/o

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Female or women

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hal/o, halit/o

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Breath

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hemi

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Half

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intra

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Within or inside

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kel/o

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Growth or tumor

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Kenisi/o

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Movement

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lepsy

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seizure

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lipid

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Fat

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lysis

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Destruction, breakdown

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macro

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Large, seen with normal eye

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malacia

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Abnormal softening

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malign/o

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Bad, evil

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mamm/o

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Breast

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megaly

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Enlargement

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mens/o

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Menstruate

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mon/o

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One, single

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micro

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Small

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My/o

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Muscle

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narc/o

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Numbness

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Onych/o

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Fingernail, toenail

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opia

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Vision condition

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or/o

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Mouth, oral cavity

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phasia

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Speak, speech

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phleb/o

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Vein

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pnea

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Breathing

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poly

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Many

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uria

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Urine

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py/o

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Pus

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lith/o

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Stone

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rehagia/recharge

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Abnormal excessive bleeding

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salping/o

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Fallopian

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sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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emia

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Blood

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xanth/o

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Yellow

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erythr/o

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Red

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leuk/o

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White

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cyan/o

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Blue

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melan/o

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Black

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