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material for test 1

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lip   fat (root)  
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lip/o   fat (combing form)  
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-emia   blood condition (suffix)  
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hyper-   excessive; increased (prefix)  
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protein   protein (root)  
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angi/o   vessel (combining form)  
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vas/o   vessel (combining form)  
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vascul/o   vessel (combining form)  
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cardi/o   heart  
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enter/o   small intestine (combining form)  
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esophag/o   esophagus (combining form)  
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gastr/o   stomach (combining form)  
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hem/o   blood (combining form)  
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hemat/o   blood (combining form)  
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hepat/o   liver (combining form)  
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oste/o   bone (combining form)  
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ur/o   urine (combining form)  
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urin/o   urine (combining form)  
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-al   pertaining to (suffix)  
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-eal   pertaining to (suffix)  
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-ectasis   expansion or dilation (suffix)  
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-ectomy   excision (removal of) ( combining form)  
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-ia   condition of (combining form)  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-stomy   creation of an opening  
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-tomy   incision  
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oligo-   few or deficient  
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para-   alongside of, abnormal  
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peri-   around  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ium   structure or tissue  
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-logy   study of  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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endo-   within  
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epi-   upon  
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sub-   below or under  
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a-, an-   without  
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anti-, contra-   against or opposed to  
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de-   from, down, or not  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   to, toward, or near  
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circum-, peri-   around  
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dia-, trans-   across or through  
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e-, ec-, ex-   out or away  
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ecto-, exo-, extra-   outside  
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en-, intra-   within  
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inter-   between  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   beyond, after, or change  
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para-   alongside of or abnormal  
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retro-   backward or behind  
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sub-, infra-   below or under  
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hemi-, semi-   half  
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hypo-   below or deficient  
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macro-   large or long  
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micro-   small  
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mono-, uni-   one  
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pan-   all  
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poly-, multi-   many  
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quadri-   four  
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super-, supra-   above or excessive  
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ultra-   beyond or excessive  
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ante-, pre-, pro-   before  
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brady-   slow  
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tachy-   fast  
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post-   after or behind  
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re-   again or back  
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con-, syn-, sym-   together or with  
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dys-   painful, difficult, or faculty  
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eu-   good or normal  
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neo-   new  
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-algia   pain  
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-dynia   pain  
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-genesis   origin or production  
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-lysis   breaking down or dissolution  
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-oid   resembling  
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-penia   abnormal reduction  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-cele   pouching or hernia  
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-iasis   formation or presence of  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition or increase  
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-phil, -philia   attraction for  
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-ptosis   falling or downward displacement  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   to bust forth (usually blood)  
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-centesis   puncture for aspiration  
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-desis   binding  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-pexy   suspension or fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair or reconstruction  
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-ation   process  
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-e   general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing  
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-ia   condition of  
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-y   condition or process of  
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-ium   structure or tissue  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-iatrics, -iatry   treatment  
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-logy   study  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study or treatment of  
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-ist   one who specializes  
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-meter   instrument  
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-metry   processing of measuring  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-scope   instrument for examination  
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-scopy   process of examination  
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-stasis   stop or stand  
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are/o   air, gas (combining form)  
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hydr/o   water (combining form)  
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py/o   pus  
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abdomin/o, lapar/o   abdomen  
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acr/o   topmost, extremity  
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aden/o   gland  
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arthr/o   joint  
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col/o, colon/o   colon  
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cyt/o   cell  
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o   skin  
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hist/o   tissue  
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my/o, muscul/o   muscle  
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nas/o, rhin/o   nose  
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nephr/o, ren/o   kidney  
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or/o   mouth  
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pnuem/o, pneumon/o   air or lung  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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esthesi/o   sensation  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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gen/o   origin or production  
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gynec/o   woman  
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lith/o   stone  
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morph/o   form  
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necr/o   death  
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onc/o   tumor or mass  
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orth/o   straight, normal, or correct  
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path/o   disease  
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ped/o   child or foot  
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phag/o   eat or swallow  
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phas/o   speech  
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phob/o   exaggerated fear or sensitivity  
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plas/o   formation  
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pysch/o   mind  
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scler/o   hard  
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son/o   sound  
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sten/o   narrow  
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therm/o   heat  
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tox/o, toxic/o   poison  
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troph/o   nourishment or development  
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A   assessment  
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A&W   alive and well  
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CC   chief complaint  
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c/o   complains of  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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FH   family history  
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HEENT   head,eyes, ears, nose, and throat  
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H&P   history and physical  
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HPI, PI   history of present illness,present illness  
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Hx   history  
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IMP   impression  
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L&W   living and well  
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NAD   no acute disease  
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NKA, NKDA   no known allergies, no known drug allergies  
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O   objective information  
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OH   occupational history  
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P   plan (recommendation, disposition)  
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PE, Px   physical examination  
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PERRLA   pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation  
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PH, PMH   past history, past medical history  
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R/O   rule out  
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ROS/SR   review of systems, systems review  
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S   subjective information  
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SH   social history  
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Sx   symptom  
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UCHD   usual childhood diseases  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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