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aer/o

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air

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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angi/o

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vessel

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anthrac/o

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coal

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arteri/o

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artery

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atel/o

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incimplete

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bi/o

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life

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bronch/o

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brochus

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bronchi/o

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bronchiole

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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coni/o

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dust

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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cyan/o

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blue

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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ad lib

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as desiredA

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Ards

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adult (or acute) respiratory distress syndrome

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Bronch

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bronchoscopy

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CF

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cystic fibrosis

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CO2

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Carbon Dioxide

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COPD

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chronic obstuctive pulminary disease

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CPAP

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continuos positive airway pressure

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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CTA

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clear to auscultation

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CXR

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chest X-ray

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D

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day

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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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DPT

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diptheria, pertusus, tetanus injection

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ENT

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ear, nost, and throat

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ERV

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expiratory reserve volume

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flu

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influenza

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FRC

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funtional residual capacity

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HMD

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hyaline mebrane disease

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IC

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inspiratory capacity

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IPPB

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intermittent positive pressure breathing

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IRDS

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infant repiratory distress syndrome

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IRV

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inspiratory reserve volume

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LLL

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left lower lobe

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LUL

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left uper lobe

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MDI

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metered-dose inhaler

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MERS

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middle east respiratory syndrome

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O2

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oxygen

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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per

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with

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PFT

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pulmonary function test

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po

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by mouth

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PPD

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purified protien derivative

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PRN

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as needed

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R

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respiration

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RA

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room air

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RDS

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respiratory distress syndrome

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RLL

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right lower lobe

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RML

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right middle lobe

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RRT

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registered respiratory therapist

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RUL

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right upper lobeR

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V

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reserve volume

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Sars

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severe acute respiratory syndrome

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SIDS

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sudden infant death syndromeSO

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B

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shortness of breath

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TB

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tuberculosisTL

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C

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total lung capacity

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TPR

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tempreture, pulse, and respiration

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TV

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tidal volume

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URI

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upper respiratory infectionV

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C

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vital capacity

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VS

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Vital signs

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cyst/o

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cyt/o

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diaphragmat/o

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embol/o

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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fibr/o

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hem/o

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hist/o

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laryng/o

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lob/o

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muc/o

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myc/o

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nas/o

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orth/o

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straight; normal

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or/o

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ox/i

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pleaur/o

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ox/o

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pharyng/o

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pneum/o

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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py/o

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rhin/o

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sept/o

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nus/o

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somn/o

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ir/o

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thorac/o

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trache/o

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tuss/o

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-algia

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-al

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pertaining to

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-ar

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pretainign to

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-ary

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pretaining to

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-dynia

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ectasis

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-eal

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pretaining to

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by

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-gram

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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-ic

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pretaining to

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-logy

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-ism

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-itits

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inflammation

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-lytic

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destruction

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-meter

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insturment to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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-ory

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pretaining o

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-osmia

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-osis

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anormal condition

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-ostomony

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surgically create an opening

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-ous

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pretaining to

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-phonia

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-plasm

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-plasty

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surgeocal repair

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-phylxis

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protection

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-plegia

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-pnea

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-pytsis

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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-scope

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insturment for viewing

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contration

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-stenosis

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-thorax

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-tic

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pretaining to

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a-

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an-

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anti-

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brady-

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dys-

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difficult; abnormal

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de-

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eu-

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endo-

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hyper-

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hypo-

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insufficient

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pan-

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para-

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poly-

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pro-

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re-

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tachy-

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