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Med term Chapters 3,4,5

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AVASCULAR   PERTAINING TO A TYPE OF TISSUE THAT DOES NOT HAVE BLOOD VESSELS  
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A-   WITHOUT , NOT  
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AR, OUS, AL -   PERTAINING TO  
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VASUL   VESSEL (USUALLY BLOOD OR LYMPH)  
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CUTANEOUS   PERTAINING TO THE SKIN  
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CUTANE   SKIN  
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DERMIS   DEEP LAYER OF SKIN COMPOSED OF NERVES, BLOOD VESSELS, HAIR FOLLICLES, AND SEBACEOUS (OIL) AND SUDORIFEROUS (SWEAT) GLANDS  
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DERM   SKIN  
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EPIDERMIS   OUTER PROTECTIVE LAYER OF SKIN THAT COVERS THE BODY AND DOESN'T HAVE A BLOOD OR NERVE SUPPLY  
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EPI-   ABOVE  
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LESION   WOUND, INJURY, OR PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE IN BODY TISSUE  
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SEBACEOUS   PERTAINING TO THE SEBUM, AN OILY FATTY SUBSTANCE SECRETEDBY THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS  
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SUBCUTANEOUS   PERTAINING TO UNDER THE SKIN  
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SUB-   UNDER, BELOW  
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SUDORIFEROUS   PERTAINING TO OR PRODUCING SWEAT  
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SYSTEMIC   PERTAINING TO A SYSTEM OR THE WHOLE BODY RATHER THAN A LOCALIZED AREA  
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THERAPEUTIC   PERTAINING TO TREATING, REMEDIATING, OR CURING A DISORDER OR DISEASE.  
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VASCULAR   PERTAINING TO OR CONTAINING BLOOD VESSELS  
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-CELE   HERNIA, SWELLING  
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ADIP/O LIP/O STEAT/O   FAT  
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-OMA   TUMOR  
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-CYTE   CELL  
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CUTANE/O DERMAT/O DERM/O   SKIN  
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-LOGIST   SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF  
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CYAN/O   BLUE  
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-OSIS   ABNORMAL CONDITION:INCREASE(PRIMARILY USED WITH BLOOD CELLS)  
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ERYTHEM/O ERYTHEMAT/O ERYTHRO/O   RED  
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-A   NOUN ENDING  
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HIDR/O SUDOR/O   SWEAT  
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-ESIS   CONDITION  
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ICHTHY/O   DRY, SCALY  
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KERAT/O   HORNY TISSUE;HARD;CORNEA  
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MELAN/O   BLACK  
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MYC/O   FUNGUS  
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ONYCH/O   NAIL  
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-MALACIA   SOFTENING  
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PIL/O TRICH/O   HAIR  
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-PATHY   DISEASE  
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SCLER/O   HARDENING; SCLERA (WHITE OF EYE)  
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SEB/O   SEBUM, SEBACEOUS  
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-RRHEA   DISHCHARGE, FLOW  
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SQUAM/O   SCALE  
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THERM/O   HEAT  
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XER/O   DRY  
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-PHOREIS   CARRYING, TRANSMISSION  
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DIA-   THROUGH OR ACROSS  
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-PLASTY   SURGICAL REPAIR  
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-THERAPY   TREATMENT  
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HOMO-   SAME  
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-GRAFT   TRANSPLANTATION  
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HYPER-   ECESSIVE, ABOVE NORMAL  
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BX,bx   BIOPSY  
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I   INCISION AND DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT  
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DIAGNOSIS   IDENTIFICATION OF A DISEASE OR CONDITION BY A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION OF PHYISCAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, HX, LAB TEST RESULTS, AND PROCEDURES  
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-GNOS   KNOWING  
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PULMONARY   PERTAINING TO THE LUNGS OR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM  
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RESPIRATION   MOLECULAR EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE WITHIN THE BODY'S TISSUES  
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THORAC   CHEST  
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THORAIC   PERTAIINING TO THE THORAX OR THORACIC CAGE  
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THORACIC CAGE   BONY ENCLOSURE FORMED BY THE STERNUM, COSTAL CARTILAGES, RIBS, AND THE BODIES OF THE THORACIC VERTABRAE  
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NAS/O RHIN/O   NOSE  
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PHARYNG/O   PHARYNX (THROAT)  
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-SPASM   INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION, TWITCHING  
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TONSILL/O   TONSILS  
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-ECTOMY   EXCISION, REMOVAL  
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TRACHE/O   TRACHEA, WIND PIPE  
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-TOMY   INCISION  
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ALVEO/O   ALVEOLUS ; AIR SAC  
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BRONCH/O BRONCHI/O   BRONCHUS ( PLURAL = BRONCHI)  
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BRONCHIOL/O   BRONCHIOLE  
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-ECTASIS   EXPANSION; DILATION  
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PHREN/O   DIAPHRAGM  
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-ALGIA - DYNIA   PAIN  
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PLEUR/O   PLEURA  
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PNEUMON/O PNEUM/O   AIR ; LUNG  
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PULMON/O   LUNG  
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THORAC/O   CHEST  
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AER/O   AIR  
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MASTOID/O   MASTOID PROCESS (HOUSES AIR CELLS WHICH DIRECT SOUND WAVES INTO THE INNER EAR  
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MUC/O   MUCUS  
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-OID   RESEMBLING  
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ORTH/O   STRAIGHT  
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-PNEA   BREATHING  
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PY/O   PUS  
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-PLEGIA   PARALYSIS  
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BRADY-   SLOW  
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DYS-   PAINFUL; DIFFICULT; BAD  
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EU-   GOOD; NORMAL  
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TACHY-   RAPID  
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ANGIOPLASTY   SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT OPENS A BLOCKED ARTERY BY INFLATING A SMALL BALLOON WITHIN A CATHETER TO WIDEN AND RESTORE BLOOD FLOW IN THE ARTERY  
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ARTERIES   LARGE BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRY OXYGENATED BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART  
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CAPPILLARIES   MICROSCOPIC BLOOD VESSELS JOINING ARTERIOLES AND VENULES  
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CONGENITAL   PERTAINING TO PRESENCE OF A DISORDER AT THE TIME OF BIRTH- COULD BE GENETIC OR ENVIRONMENT  
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METABOLISM   SUM OF ALL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE WITHIN AN ORGANISM  
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MYOCARDIUM   MIDDLE LAYER OF THE HEART WALLS THAT IS COMPOSED OF CARDIAC MUSCLE  
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VEINS   VESSELS THAT RETURN DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART  
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-RRHAPHY   SUTURE  
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ANEURYSM/O   WIDENING, WIDENED BLOOD VESSELS  
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ATERI/O   ARTERY  
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ATHER/O   FATTY PLAQUE  
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ATRI/O   ATRIUM  
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-UM   STRUCTURE, THING  
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CARDI/O CORON/O   HEART  
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PHLEB/O VEN/   VEIN  
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THROMB/O   BLOOD CLOT  
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-LYSIS   SERPERATION; DESTRUCTION; LOOSENING  
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VARIC/O   DILATED VEIN  
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-OSE   PERTAINING TO SUGAR  
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VAS/O   VESSEL ; VAS DEFERENS ; DUCT  
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VASCUL/O   VESSEL  
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VENTRICUL/O   VENTRICLE (OF HEART AND BRAIN)  
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- CARDIA   HEART CONDITION  
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-GRAM   RECORD, WRITING  
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-GRAPH   INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING  
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-GRAPHY   PROCESS OF RECORDING  
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-STENOSIS   NARROWING, STRICTURE  
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PERI-   AROUND  
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ENDO-   IN, WITHIN  
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