Gurnick Academy Prereq Course: Medical Terminology
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat an
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angi/o
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blood vessel
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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life
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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erythr/o
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red or red blood cell
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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woman
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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leuk/o
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white or white blood cells
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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cancer
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os, oss, oste/o
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bone
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path/p
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disease
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phleb/o
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vein
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psych/o
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mind
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sarc/o
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flesh, muscle
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae, spine
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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throac/o
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chest
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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trach/o
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trachea
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cardi/o
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heart
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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pneum/o
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lung
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pleur/o
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pleura
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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gastr/o
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stomach
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enter/o
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intestine; gut
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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ile/o
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ileum
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hepat/o
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liver
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cholecyst/o
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gall bladder
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doch/o
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duct
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col/o
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colon
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splen/o
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spleen
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pancrea
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pancreas
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ren/o
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kidney
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nephr/o
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kidney
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cyst/o
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bladder
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pyel/o
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pelvis
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urethr/o
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urethra
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oophor/o
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ovary
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hyster/o
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uterus
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salping/o
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fallopian tube
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cephal/o
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head
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encephal/o
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brain
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cerebr/o
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brain, cerebrum
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crani/o
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skull
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ophthalm
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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nas/o
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nose
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rhin/o
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nose
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bucc/o
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mouth
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stomat/o
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mouth
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gloss/o
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tongue
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cervic/o
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neck
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pharyng/o
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throat
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision, surgical removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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-ia
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condiation
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-ic, -ical
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pretaining to
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-ism
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condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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specialist
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-logy
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study, science
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-lysis
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breakdown, separation
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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formed like, looking like
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
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visual examination
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-osis
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condition or process
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-paresis
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slow, difficult moving
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-penia
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dificiency
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-pnea
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breathing air
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-poiesis
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to produce, build
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-rrhea
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flowing
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-scope
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instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-sis
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state, condition
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-stasis
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controlling, stopping
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-stomy
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creating an artificial opening
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-tomy
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incision into
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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a-, an-
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without
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ana-
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up
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against, opposite
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aut-
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self
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bi-
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two, both, double
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brachy-
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short, arm
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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dis-
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apart
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dys-
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difficult, painful
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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upon, at, in addition to
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ex-
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from, out of, without, away from, over
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hyper-
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over, above, excessive
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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iso-
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equal, alike, the same
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mal-
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bad
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neo-
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new
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para-
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beside, around, near, or a pair
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per-
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through
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peri-
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around, about
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poly-
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many
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pro-
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before, forward
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retro-
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back, backward
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sub-
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under, below, beneath
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sym-, syn-
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together, with, along, beside
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tachy-
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fast
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trans-
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across, through
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Abx
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antibiotics
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Bx
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biopsy
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Dx
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diagnosis
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Fx
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fracture
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Hx
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history
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Rx
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order, prescription
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Sx
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syndrome
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Tx
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therapy, treatment
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Pt
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patient
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qh
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every hour
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PRN
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as necessary
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BID
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twice a day
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TID
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three times a day
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QID
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four times a day
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Q
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each/every
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QD
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every day (once daily)
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QOD
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every other day
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, tailbone
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cyano-
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blue
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erythr(o)-
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red
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leuc-, leuk-
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white
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xanth(o)-
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yellow
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hemorrhage
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profuse bleeding
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amenorrhea
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without menstration
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dysmenorrhea
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painful menstration
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septicemia
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infection/poisoning in the blood
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nephroectomy
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surgical removal of kidney
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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thoracotomy
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incision into the chest
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apoptosis
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programmed cell death
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cardiomegaly
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enlargement of the heart
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pericardium
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around the heart
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pneumocotomy
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incision into the lung
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hyperglycemia
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high glucose in the blood
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gastrostomy
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artificial opening in the stomach
