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MT Midterm (Chapters 1-6)

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Term
Definition
-algia   pain and suffering  
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dys-   difficult, painful or bad  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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hyper-   over, above or increased  
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hypo-   below, under or decreased  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-osis   a disease or abnormal condition  
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-otomy   a surgical incision  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhage/-rrhagia   sudden abnormal or excessive flow  
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-rrhaphy   to suture or stitch  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   large or enlargement  
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myel/o   spinal cord or bone marrow  
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my/o   muscle  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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neur/o   nerve  
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-ology   study of  
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-pathy   disease  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-ostomy   creation of an artificial opening to the body surface  
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diff Dx   differential diagnosis  
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Inflam   Inflammation  
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Aden/o   gland  
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Carcin/o   cancerous  
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Chondr/o   cartilage  
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-oma   tumor  
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A- or An-   without  
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Genetic Disorders   pathologic conditions caused by absent or defective genes  
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Endemic   ongoing presence of a disease within a population (Ex: the common cold)  
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Epidemic   sudden/widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area (Ex: measles)  
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Pandemic   outbreak of disease occurring over a large geographic area or worldwide (Ex: AIDS)  
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Functional disease   symptoms for which no physiological/anatomical cause can be identified (Ex: irritable bowel syndrome)  
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Iatrogenic illness   unfavorable response to medical treatment (Ex: side effects from medication)  
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Idiopathic disease   illness without known cause (Ex: Crohn’s disease)  
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Infectious disease   caused by living pathogenic organisms (Ex: flu)  
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Nosocomial Infection   infection acquired in a hospital or clinical setting  
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Organic Disirder   caused by detectable physical changes in the body (Ex: Diabetes)  
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Congenital Disorder   abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth  
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-ologist   specialist  
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CD   communicable disease  
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P   physiology or posterior  
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CF   Cystic Fibrosis  
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PKU   Phenylketonuria  
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Cost/o   rib  
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Kyph/o   hump  
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Lord/o   swayback curve/bent backward  
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Oste/o   bone  
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Spondyl/o   vertebrae (backbone)  
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-lysis   loosening / setting free (therapeutic) or breaking down/destruction (diseased condition)  
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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)   used to treat certain types of cancers (leukemia  
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)   joint inflammation caused by the body’s immune system attacking its own joint tissues  
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Osteoarthritis (OA)   bone/joint inflammation caused by “wear-and-tear” of cartilage at the joints  
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Kyphosis   abnormal increase of the outward curvature of the spine (humpback)  
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Lordosis   abnormal increase of the forward curvature (swayback)  
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Scoliosis   abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (sideways)  
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Comminuted fracture (Fx)   bone is splintered/crushed into pieces  
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Greenstick fracture (Fx)   bone is bent/partially broken (usually in children)  
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Open fracture (Fx)   bone is broken out to the surface of the skin  
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Spiral fracture (Fx)   bone is broken by a twisting motion (usually in sports injuries)  
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Stress fracture (Fx)   small crack in the bone from overuse or chronic/excessive impact  
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BMT   Bone Marrow Transplant  
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Fx   Fracture  
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OA   Osteoarthritis  
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Brady-   slow  
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Tachy-   fast  
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-cele   hernia  
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-desis   bind/tie together; surgical suturing  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ia   condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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CFS   Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  
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prog   prognosis  
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A   anterior  
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ADL   Activities of Daily Living  
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RT   Related To  
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sign   objective evidence of a disease  
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symptom   patient reported (subjective) evidence of diease  
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diagnosis (Dx)   the identification of disease  
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prognosis (prog)   the prediction or probable course/outcome of a disease  
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infection   invasion of the body by pathogens  
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inflammation (inflam)   localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues  
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remission   temporary/partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of disease without achieving a cure  
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Angi/o or Vascul/o   blood vessel  
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Ather/o   fatty plaque or substance  
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Cardi/o or Card/o   heart  
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Cyt/o or -cyte   cell  
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Erythr/o   red  
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Hem/o or Hemat/o   blood  
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Leuk/o   white  
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Phleb/o   vein  
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Thromb/o   clot  
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-gram   picture or record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-lytic   to destroy  
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-penia   deficiency  
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Endo-   within  
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Epi-   above/upon  
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Peri-   surrounding  
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Erythrocytes   Red (blood) cell- carry oxygen  
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Leukocytes   White (blood) cell- fight infection  
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Thrombocytes   Clotting cell (Platelet)- clot blood  
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Angina   episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium  
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)   episode where there is a total blockage of blood flow to the myocardium  
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Thrombus   blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel (stationary)  
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Embolus   foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling)  
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Cardiac Arrest   when the heart abruptly stops or develops an abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood  
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Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib)   rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria  
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Ventricular Fibrillation (V-fib)   rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles  
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Arrhythmia   abnormality or loss of normal rhythm in the heartbeat  
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)   portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias  
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Defibrillation   shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm  
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A-Fib   atrial fibrillation  
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chol   cholesterol  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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EKG or ECG   electrocardiogram  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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V-fib   ventricular vibrillation  
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Allergist   specialist in allergic reactions  
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Antigen   any substance that the body sees as being foreign  
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Allergen   any substance that produces an allergic reaction  
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Allergy   overreaction by the body to a particular antigen  
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Anaphylaxis   a severe response to an allergen  
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Immunologist   specialist in the immune system  
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Autoimmune Disorder   condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues  
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Immunodeficiency Disorder   condition in which the immune response in compromised  
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Immunotherapy   treatment of the immune system (involves stimulating the immune response)  
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Immunosuppressant   type of medication that prevents/reduces the body’s normal immune response  
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Oncologist   specialist in the prevention/causes/ treatments of tumors and cancer  
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Tumor   abnormal mass of tissue with uncontrolled cell multiplication  
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Benign   not life-threatening  
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Malginant   potentially life-threatening  
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Cancer   class of diseases with uncontrolled cell multiplication and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues  
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Metastasize   process by which cancer spreads  
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Metastasis   change beyond control (new cancer site that results from the spreading process)  
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Anti-   against  
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Lymphaden/o   lymph node  
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Lymphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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Lymph/o   lymph  
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Lymphocyt/o   white blood cell  
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Sarc/o   flesh  
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-genesis   creation or reproduction  
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Tox/o or -toxic   poison  
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T-Lymphocytes   produced in the Thymus; phagocytes (cells that eat)  
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B-Lymphocytes   antibodies (immunoglobulins)  
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Crani/o   skull  
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Dors/o   back of body  
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Kines/o   movement  
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Laryng/o   throat  
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Ot/o   ear  
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Poster/o   behind, toward the back  
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Rhin/o   nose  
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Ten/Tendin/o   tendon  
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Ton/o   tone, tension, stretching  
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Ventr/o   in front, belly side of body  
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-clasis   break down  
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-paresis   partial or incomplete paralysis  
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-plegia   full paralysis  
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-Hemi-   half  
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aneurysm   localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of an arterial wall  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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abd   abdomen  
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ant   anterior  
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D   dorsal  
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FMS   fibromyalgia syndrome  
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hemi   hemiplegia  
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MD   Muscular Dystrophy  
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MS   Multiple Sclerosis  
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quad   quadraplegic  
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ventr   ventral  
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