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ad

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Toward, near, to

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de

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Down, away from

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di

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two, double

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Dia

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Through, bw

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dif-,dis

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Apart,free from, seperate

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Dys

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Bad, difficult, painful

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ec, ecto

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out, outside, outer

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End-, endo

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within, inner

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Ep, epi

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Upon over, above

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Eu

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Good, normalE

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x-, exo-

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Out, away from

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Extra

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Outside, beyond

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Hyper

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Above, beyond, excessive

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Hypo

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Below, under, deficient

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in

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in, into, not

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Mega

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Large, great

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Meta

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beyond, over, bw, change

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Para

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Beside, alaongside, abnormal

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Poly

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Many, much, excessibe

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pro

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Before, in front of

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Super

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Above, beyond

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Supra

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Above, beyond

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ab

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Away from

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ana

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up

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ante

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before

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cata

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down

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circum, peri

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Around

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endo

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within

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ex

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out, away from

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extra

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outside, beyond

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infra

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below

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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meso

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middle

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para

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beside, alongside

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retro

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Backward

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sub

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below, under

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ambi

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both

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centi

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a hundred

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deca

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ten

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dipl

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double

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di(s)-

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twi, apart

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milli

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one thousandth

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multi

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many, much

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nulli

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none

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primi

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first

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quadric

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four

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semi, hemi

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half

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tetra

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four

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anti, contra

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against

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auto

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self

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brachy

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short

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brady

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slow

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cac, mal

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bad

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dia

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through

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hydro

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water

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micro

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small

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oligo

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scanty, little

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pan

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all

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sym, syn

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together

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ate

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use OR action

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blast

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immature cell OR germ cell

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ectasis

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dilatation, dilation, distention

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gen,-genesis,-genic

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formation OR produce

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-gram

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weight, mark, record

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-ic

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pertaining to OR chemical

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-ive

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nature if OR quality of

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-lymph

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serum OR clear fluid

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-lysis

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Destruction OR to seperate

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-megaly

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Enlargement, large

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-penia

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lack of, deficiency

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-plasm

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a thing formed OR plasma

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-plegia

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stroke OR paralysis

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-ptosis

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prolapse OR drooping

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-rrhea

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flow OR discharge

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-scopy

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to view or examine

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-spasm

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tension OR spasm

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-stasis

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control OR stopping

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-staxia

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dripping, trickling

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-trophy

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nourishment OR development

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-y

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process OR condition OR pertaining to

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-algia -dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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destruction, separatino

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-malacia

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softening

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-oid

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resemble

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oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition of

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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desis

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binding

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ectomy

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excision

Surgical removal of something

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-graph

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to write or record

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-graphy

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recording

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-meter

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instrument to measure, mneaure

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-opsy

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to view

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  • pexy
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surgical fixationor suspension

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-plasy

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-scope

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intsrument

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-scopy

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to view

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-stasis

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control, stopping

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-stomy

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new opening

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-ist

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one who specializes, agent

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-logy

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study of

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-phasia

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to speak

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-phagia

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to eat

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-plasia

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formation, produce

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-philia

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attraction

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-phraxis

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to obstruct

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-physis

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growth

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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formation

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-therapy

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treament

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-trophy

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nourishment, developmentu

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-uria

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urine

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Pediculosis

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Infestation with lice

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Vitiligo

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Depigmentation of the skin characterized in areas by milk-white patches

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Tinea

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Any fungal skin disease especially ringworms

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Scabies

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Cotagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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Impetigo

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Skin infection characterized by vesicles that become pustular and crusted then rupture

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Chloasma

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Hemorrhagic spot or bruise

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Petechiae

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Minute or small hemorrhagic spots on the skin

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Alopecia

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Loss/absence of hair

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Atypia

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State of not conforming to standard or regular type

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Sermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermis

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The skin

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Neoplastic

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New abnormal tissue formation

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Papillary

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Concerning a nipple or papilla

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Patholy

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Study of the nature and cause of disease

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Squamous

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Scale like

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Hyperesthesia

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Extreme sensitivity to sensory stimuli

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Inflammation

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To inflame

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Suffix for incision

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-Ectomy

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The suffix -lyisis

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To puncture

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Intrapubic

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Under or below pubis

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-stomy

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Surgical procedure

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Epigastric

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Behind the stomach

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Circumocular

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Outside the eyes

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How many medical words contain prefixes

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All

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EKG

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Electro cardial gram

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Syncopy

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FaintingN

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inflammation of a vein

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Phlebitis

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Artherosclerosis

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Hardening of a vein (wall)

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Spasm of a vein

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Venospasm

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Enlargement of the heart

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Congestive heart failure

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Myocarditis

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Inflammation of the heart muscle

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Myocardiopathy

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Disease of the heart muscle

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Embolectomy

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Removal of an embolus

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Biopsy

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Removal or exam of small piece of tissue

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Infusion

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Introduction of fluid into the body

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Angiography

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Description of blood vessels and lymphatics

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Bradyarrhythmias

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Slow irregular HR

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Cardiomegaly

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Hypertrophy of the heart

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Diaphoreisi

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Perfuse sweating

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Embolus

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Mass of undissolved matter present in the bloodstream

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Fibrillation

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Spontaneous contraction of individual muscle fiber

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palpitation

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Rapid/violent/throbbing pulsation

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Petechiae

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Small purplish hemorrhagic spots on the skin

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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hematemesis

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Vomiting blood

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fecal concretion

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Fecalith

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“bad” breath

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Halitosis

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Anorexia

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Loss of apetite

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poor digestion

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Gastroparesis or gastric stasis

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black stool

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melena

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Cachexia

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a state of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting

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intractable constipation

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Obstipation

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appendectomy

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Removal of appendix

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binging and purging.

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Bulimia

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cholecystitis

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a redness and swelling (inflammation) of the gallbladder.

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Epigastric

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the upper central region of the abdomen

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flatus

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gas in or from the stomach or intestines

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gastroscopy

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upper endoscopy, involves using a thin flexible tube (endoscope) to examine the upper digestive tract.

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stomaplasty

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a technique remodeling a previous tracheostomy to create a permanent stoma after total laryngectomy

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Antacids

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medicines that counteract (neutralise) the acid in your stomach to relieve indigestion and heartburn

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anastomosis

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a surgical connection between two structures

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antiflatulents

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a drug used for the alleviation or prevention of excessive intestinal gas, i.e., flatulence.

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Incontinence

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Involuntary peeing

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scanty urine production

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Oliguria

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Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence

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an inability to achieve an erection

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Hypospadias

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male development anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis

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Renal calculi

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presence of stones in the urinary system

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Urinary urgency

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The need to urinate immediately

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removal of a kidney and its ureter

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Radical nephrectomy.

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Transurethral cystolitholapaxy

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exicision of a stone from the bladder

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anuria

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Absence of urine production

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micturation

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the process of emptying urine from the storage organ, namely, the urinary bladder.

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lithotomy position

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nvolves lying on your back with your legs flexed 90 degrees

often used for childbirth or genital examination

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cystitis

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an infection of the bladder that almost always follows (is secondary to) bacterial infection in the urine. It is the most common type of urinary tract infection (UTI)

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fistula

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an abnormal connection between two body parts, such as an organ or blood vessel and another structure. Fistulas are usually the result of an injury or surgery.

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chronic renal failure

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a condition in which the kidneys are damaged and cannot filter blood as well as they should

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laryngostomy

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forming an opening in the larynx

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pneumothorax

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Puncure of the lung

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lobectomy

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  1. excision of a lobe (of the lung)
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Rhinoplasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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Endoscopic repair of laryngeal clefts

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fixation of the lung (to the thoracic wall)

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Bronchoplasty

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surgical repair of the bronchus

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tracheostomy

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forming an opening in the trachea

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pleurectomy

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  1. excision of (part of) the pleura
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anoxemia

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a deficiency of oxygen in the arterial blood

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atelectasis

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the collapse of part or all of a lung,caused by a blockage of the air passages

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  1. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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a specific form of periodic breathing (waxing and waning amplitude of flow or tidal volume) characterized by a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of respiration between central apneas or central hypopneas.

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compliance

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following a medical regimen or schedule correctly and consistently, including taking medicines or following a diet.`

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epistaxis

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Nosebleeds

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pertussis

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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection.

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stridor

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an abnormal, high-pitched respiratory sound produced by irregular airflow in a narrowed airway.

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bronchoscopy

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a procedure to look directly at the airways in the lungs using a thin, lighted tube (bronchoscope).

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hemoptysis

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coughing up blood from some part of the lungs (respiratory tract).

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rhonchi

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large airway sounds,” are continuous gurgling or bubbling sounds typically heard during both inhalation and exhalation

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