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| The separation of a whole into its parts | analysis
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| Absence of oxygen | anoxia
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| Absence of breathing | apnea
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| To bend forward | anteflexion
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| A substance that kills microorganisms that cause disease | antibiotic
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| Capable of preventing infection | antisepsis
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| An immune response of the body to its own tissues | autoimmune
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| Of no danger to health | benign
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| Branching into two separate parts | bifurcation
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| Small artery; Small vein | arteriole; venule
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| Slow heart rate of less than 60 bpm | bradycardia
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| Spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body | metastasis
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| A factor that renders the administration of a drug or medical procedure inadvisable | contraindication
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| Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part | dehydration
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| Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course | acute
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| Abnormal development or growth of tissues, organs, or cells | dysplasia
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| Within or passing through the trachea | endotracheal
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| Difficulty in breathing resulting in shortness of breath; air hunger | dyspnea
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| A disease that persists over a long period of time | chronic
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| A feeling of great happiness or well-being | euphoria
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| Examination of the blood vessels using x-rays following the injection of a radiopaque substance | angiography
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| Formation of blood vessels from pre-existing vessels | angiogenesis
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| Within or administered into a vein | intravenous
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| Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time | insomnia
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| Localized collection of pus in part of the body, formed by tissue disintegration | abscess
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| Genetic long bone growth disorder when cartilage is not converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | achondroplasia
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| A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, depression or unease | malaise
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| Extremely destructive and threatening to life | malignant
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| To change in shape and form | metamorphosis
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| An optical instrument that uses a lens to magnify images of objects too small to be seen by the eye | microscope
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| A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old | neonate
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| A pronounced reduction in all blood cells | pancytopenia
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| Loss or impairment of the ability to move a body part | paralysis
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| Passed through the skin | percutaneous
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| The dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones except at the joints | periosteum
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| An early symptom indicating the onset of an attack or a disease | prodrome
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| Repair of a damaged vessel by formation of a solid clot from fluid blood while maintaining blood flow | hemostasis
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| The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture | hernia
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| An abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or a tissue with consequent enlargement | hyperplasia
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| Enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of cells | hypertrophy
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| Decreased blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue caused by constriction or obstruction of blood vessels | ischemia
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| The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or lessen | remission
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| To bend backward | retroflexion
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| Located or placed just beneath the skin | subcutaneous
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| A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence between two organisms | symbiosis
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| Exact correspondence of form on both sides | symmetry
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| A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease or condition | syndrome
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| Rapid breathing | tachypnea
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| The transfer of whole blood or blood products from one individual to another | transfusion
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| ante- | before
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| anti- | against
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| bi- | two, double
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| brady- | slow
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| con- | with
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| contra- | against, opposite
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| de- | down, lack of
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| dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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| ec-, ecto- | out, outer, outside
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| eu- | good, normal
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| hemi- | half
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| in- | into, not
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| infra- | beneath
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| macro- | large
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| micro- | small
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| mal- | bad
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| neo- | new
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| pan- | all
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| para- | beside, abnormal
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| per- | through
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| pre- | before, in front of
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| pro- | forward, before
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| post- | after
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| pseudo- | false
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| supra- | above
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| syn-, sym- | together
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| tachy- | fast
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| ultra- | beyond, excessive
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| uni- | one
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| arteri/o | artery
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| ven/o | vein
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| ischi/o | hold back
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| eu- | normal
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| dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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| tachy- | fast
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| brady- | slow
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| carp/o | wrist
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| cib/o | meal
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| cost/o | rib
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| cutane/o | skin
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| dactyl/o | finger, toe
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| duct/o | lead, carry
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| flex/o | bend
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| furc/o | branching
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| immun/o | protection
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| morph/o | shape
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| mort/o | death
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| my/o | muscle
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| nat/i | birth
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| nect/o | connect
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| norm/o | rule, order
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| seps/o | infection
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| somn/o | sleep
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| son/o | sound
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| the/o | to place
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| thyr/o | shield
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| top/o | location
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| tox/o | poison
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| pleur/o | lung
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| pulm/o | lung
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| pneum/o | air, lung
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| hydr/o | water
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| axill/o | armpit
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| bronch/o | bronchial
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| chem/o | drug
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| acr/o | top, extreme point, sudden, sharp
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| acu/o | sharpness
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| agor/a | marketplace; open space
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| angi/o | vessel
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| -genesis | formation
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| -gram | record, gram
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| -graph | record
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| -graphy | recording
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| -ia | condition of
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| -lysis | separation, destruction
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| -malacia | softening
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| -um, -ium | structure
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| -oid | resemble
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -trophy | nourishment, development
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| -um, -ium | structure
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| -oid | resemble
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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