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apnea

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no breathing

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anoxia

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condition without oxygen

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abnormal

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pertaining to away from normal

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abductor

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one who leads away

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adductor

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muscle draws limb towards body

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anteflexion

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forward bend

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antepartum

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before birth

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antibiotic

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pertaining to against life

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antisepsis

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against infection

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autoimmune disease

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body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues

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bifurcation

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splitting into two branches

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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bradycardia

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condition of slow heart

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contraindication

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against what is indicated

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contralateral

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pertaining to opposite side

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dehydration

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lack of water

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diameter

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to measure through

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diarrhea

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complete discharge (flow)

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dialysis

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complete separation

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dyspnea

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difficult breathing

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dysentery

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condition of abnormal intestines

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dystrophy

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abnormal development

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dysplasia

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abnormal development/ formation

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ectopic pregnancy

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pregnancy out of normal place

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endoscope

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instrument used to view within

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endotracheal

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pertaining to within trachea

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euphoria

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feeling of well being

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euthyroid

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normal thyroid

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exophthalmos

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protrusion of eyeball

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hemiglossectomy

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removal of half of the tongue

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hyperplasia

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increase in cell numbers

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hypertrophy

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excessive development

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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hypodermic injection

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injection under the skin

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insomniac

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not sleeping, no sleep

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infracostal

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pertaining to under ribs

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intercostal

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pertaining to between ribs

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intravenous

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pertaining to within a vein

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macrocephaly

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condition of large head

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malignant

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cancerous

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microcephaly

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condition of small head

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neonatal

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pertaining to new birth

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neoplasm

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pertaining to new growth

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pancytopenia

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deficiency of all cells

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paralysis

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abnormal disruption

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polyneuritis

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inflammation of many nerves

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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

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postmortem

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after death

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postpartum

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after birth

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precancerous

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pertaining to before cancer

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prenatal

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pertaining to before birth

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prolapse

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to slide forward

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relapse

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signs and symptoms return

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remission

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signs and symptoms lessen

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retroperitoneal

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pertaining to behind peritoneum

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retroflexion

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process of backwards bending

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subcutaneous

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pertaining to under skin

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suprapubic

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pertaining to above pubis

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syndactyly

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process of fingers or toes together

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tachypnea

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fast breathing

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transurethral

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pertaining to through urethera

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ultrasonography

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process of recording sound beyond what we can hear

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side

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