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200 vocab words

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ABDOMINOCENTESIS   SURGICAL PUNCTURE TO REMOVE FLUID IN THE ABDOMEN  
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ACHONDROPLASIA   INHERITED DISORDER OF CARTILAGE FORMATION IN FETUS  
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ACROMEGALY   TOP OF ENLARGMENT  
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ACROPHOBIA   FEAR OF EXTREME POINT  
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ACUTE   HAVING SEVERE SYMPTOMS AND SHORT CAUSE OF ILLNESS  
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ADENOIDS   SMALL MASES OF LYMPATHIC TISSUE  
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ADIPOSE   FULL OF FAT  
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AGORAPHOBIA   FEAR OF VENTURING OUT INTO A CROWED PLACE  
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AMNIOCENTESIS   SURGICAL PUNCTURE TO REMOVE FLUID FROM THE AMNION  
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ANEMIA   NO BLOOD  
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ANGIOGENESIS   CONDITION OF PRODUCING VESSELS  
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ANGIOGRAPHY   PROCESS OF RECORDING VESSELS  
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ANGIOPLASTY   SURGICIAL REPAIR OF A VESSEL  
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ARTERIOLE   LITTLE OR SMALL ARTERY  
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS   HARDENING OF AN ARTERY  
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arthralgia   pain in the joint  
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ATROPHY   CELLS DECREASE IN SIZE  
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AXILLARY   PERTAINING TO THE ARMPIT  
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BASOPHIL   GRANULES STAIN WITH BASIC STAIN  
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BIOPSY   TO VIEW LIFE  
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BLEPHAROPTOSIS   DROPPING OF THE UPPER EYELID  
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BRONCHITIS   INFLAMMATION OF BRONCHIAL TUBES  
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CARCINOGENSIS   CONDITION OF PRODUCING CANCER  
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CARCINOGENIC   PERTAINING TO PRODUCING CANCER  
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CARDIOMYPATHY   DISEASE CONDITION OF THE HEART MUSCLE  
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CHEMOTHERAPHY   CHEMICAL TREATMENT  
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CHONDROMALACIA   SOFTENING OF THE CARTILAGE  
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CHRONIC   PERTAINING TO OCCURING OVER A LONG TIME  
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COLOSTOMY   OPENING TO FORM A MOUTH ON THE COLON  
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CYSTOCELE   HERNIA ON THE URINARY BLADDER  
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM   ELECRICAL RECORD OF THE BRAIN  
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH   INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING BRAIN ELECTRICITY  
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY   PROCESS OF RECORDING ELECTRICITY OF THE BRAIN  
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EOSINOPHIL   GRANULES STAIN RED WITH ACIDIC STAIN  
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ERYTHOCYTE   RED BLOOD CELL  
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ERYTHOPENIA   DEFICIENCY OF RED BLOOD CELL  
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ESOPHAGUS   MEANS WITHIN OR INWARD  
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HEMATOMA   TUMOR OR MASS OF THE BLOOD  
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HEMOLYSIS   BREAKDOWN OF RED BLOOD CELLS  
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HEMOSTASIS   BLOOD FLOW BEING STOPPED  
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HYDRONEPHROSIS   ABNORMAL CONDITION OF WATER OR FLUID IN THE KIDNEY  
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HYDROTHERAPY   TREATMENT OF WATER OR FLUID  
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HYPERTHERAPHY   EXCESSIVE TREATMENT  
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INGUINAL   PERTAINING TO THE GROIN  
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ISCHEMIA   HOLD BACK BLOOD FROM THE PART OF THE BODY  
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LAPAROSCOPE   INSTRUMENT OF VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN  
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LAPARSCOPY   VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN  
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LAPAROTOMY   INCISION OF THE ABDOMEN  
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LARYNGEAL   PERTAINING TO LARYNX  
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LARYNGECTOMY   EXCISION OF THE LARYNX  
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LEUKEMIA   BLOOD CONDITION OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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LEUKOCYTOSIS   ABNORMAL CONDITION OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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LYMPHOCYTE   CELL OF THE LYMPH  
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MAMMOGRAM   RECORD ELECTRICAL PICTURE OF THE BREAST  
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MASTECTOMY   REMOVAL OF THE BREAST  
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METASTASIS   SPREAD OF A MALIGANT TUMOR BEYOND ITS ORGINIAL SITE TO A SECONDARY LOCATION.  
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MONOCYTE   CELLS WITHIN ONE NUCLEUS  
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MORPHOLOGY   STUDY OF THE SHAPE OR FORM  
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MUCOID   RESEMBLING THE MUCUS  
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MUCUS MEMBRANE   PERTAINING TO THE MUCUS  
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MUCUS   STRUCTURE OF THE MUCUS  
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MYALGIA   PAIN OF THE MUCUS  
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MYELOGRAM   X-RAY PICTURE TAKEN OF THE SPINAL CORD  
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MYELOMA   BONE MARROW TISSUE THROUGHOUT THE BODY  
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MYOMA   A TUMOR OF THE MUSCLE  
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MYOSARCOMA   A MALIGANT TUMOR  
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NECROPSY   AUTOPSY OR POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION  
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NECROSIS   abnormal condition of death  
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necrotic   pertaining to death  
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nephrologist   specialist of the kidney  
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nephropathy   condition of the disease of the kidney  
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neuralgia   pain of the nerve  
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neutropenia   deficiency of white blood cells  
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neutrophil   white blood cells with dark grandes  
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opthalmology   study of the eye  
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osteogebnic   maligant tumor produced in the bone  
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osteomalacia   softening of the bone  
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otalgia   pain in the ear  
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paracentesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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pathogensis   condition of producing a disease  
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pathologic   pertaining to a disease  
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pericardium   memebrane surrounds heart  
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peritoneal   pertaining to the peritoneum  
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peritoneoscopy   process of visual examination of the peritoneum  
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phlebotomy   cutting into the vein  
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platelet   clot of the cell  
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pleurodynia   pain in the chest wall muscles  
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pneumonia   condition of the lungs  
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polymorphonuclear leukocyte   pertaining to nucleus shape or form  
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ptosis   falling, dropping  
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pulmonary   pertaining to the lungs  
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radiographer   technologist who assists in the making of diagnostic x-ray pictures  
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radiotheraphy   high- energy radiation is used to treat illness  
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rectocele   hernia in the rectum  
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splenomegaly   enlargment of the spleen  
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staphylococci   bacteria in clusters  
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streptococcus   berry- shaped bacterium growing in twisted chains  
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thoracentesis   surgicial puncture to remove fluid in the chest  
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thrombocytopenia   deficiency of clotted cells  
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thrombophlebitis   inflammation of clotted veins  
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tonsillitis   inflammation of the tonsils  
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tracheostmy   opening to form a mouth in the windpipe  
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venule   little or small veins  
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Adenitis   inflammation of the gland  
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adenoma   tumor of the gland  
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adenopathy   disease of the gland  
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anemia   abnormality of a chemical within the red blood cells  
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arthralgia   pain in the joints  
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arthritis   inflammation of the joint  
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autopsy   visually examining yourself  
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biology   study of your life  
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biopsy   viewing of your life  
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carcinogenic   pertaining to cancer  
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carcinoma   tumor that is cancerous  
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cardiac   pertaining to the heart  
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cardiology   study of the heart  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cerebral   pertaining to the cerebrum  
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cystitis   inflammation of the urinary bladder  
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cystology   process of urinary bladder  
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cytology   study of the cells  
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dermatitis   inflammation skin  
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dermatology   study of skin  
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diagnosis   complete knowledge of something  
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electrocardiogram   record of heart electricity  
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electroencephalogram   record brain electricity  
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electroencephalogram   electrical picture of the heart  
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endocrine gland   endocrine glands secrete hormones within bloodstream  
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endocrinologist   specialist study of to secrete within  
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endocrinology   study of secreation within  
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endoscope   instrument to visually examine within  
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endoscopy   process of visually examining with an endoscope within the body  
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enteritis   inflammation of intestine  
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enteropathy   disease condition within intestine  
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epidermis   the above layer of skin  
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epigastric   pertaining to above the stomach  
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erythrocyte   red blood cells  
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excision   process to cut out  
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excorine glands   to secrete out  
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gastrectomy   excision of the stomach  
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gastric   pertaining to the stomach  
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gastroenterology   process of study of stomach intestine  
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gastrotomy   PROCESS OF CUTTING OF THE STOMACH  
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GYNECOLOGIST   SPECIALIST STUDY OF A WOMEN  
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GYNECOLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF A WOMEN  
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HEMATOLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF BLOOD  
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HEMATOMA   BLOOD TUMOR  
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HEMOGLOBIN   BLOOD PROTEIN  
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HEPATITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER  
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HEPATOMA   TUMOR ON THE LIVER  
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HYPERGLYCEMIA   BLOOD CONDITION OF EXCESSIVE BLOOD SUGAR  
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HYPERTHYROIDISM   PROCESS OR CONDITION OF THYROID EXCESSIVNESS  
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HYPODERMIC   PERTAINING TO BELOW THE STOMACH  
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HYPOGLYCEMIA   BLOOD CONDITION BELOW THE BLOOD SUGAR CONTENT  
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IATROGENIC   PERTAINING TO TREATMENT OR PHYSICAN  
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INCISION   PROCESS TO CUT INTO  
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LEUKEMIA   ABNORMAL WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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LEUKOCYTE   WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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LEUKOCYTOSIOS   CONDITION OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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NEPHRECTOMY   REMOVAL OF THE KIDNEY  
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NEPHRITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEY  
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NEPHROLOGY   STUDY OF THE KIDNEY  
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NEPHROSIS   ABNORMAL CONDITION OF THE KIDNEY  
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NEURAL   PERTAINING TO THE KIDNEY  
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NEURALGIA   PAIN IN THE NERVE  
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NEUROLOGIC   PERTAINING TO THE STUDY OF THE NERVES  
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NEUROLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF THE NERVES  
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ONCOLOGIST   SPECIALIST STUDY OF A TUMOR  
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ONCOLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF A TUMOR  
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OPTHALMOLOGIST   SPECIALIST STUDY OF THE EYE  
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OPTHALMOSCOPE   INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE THE EYE  
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OSTEITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE BONE  
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OSTEOARTHRITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE BONE JOINT  
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OSTEOTOMY   PROCESS OF CUTTING A BONE  
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PATHOGENIC   PERTAINING TO PRODUCING A DISEASE  
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PATHOLOGIST   SPECIALIST STUDY OF A DISEASE  
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PEDIATRIC   PERTAINING TO CHILDREN'S PHYSICAN  
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PERICARDIUM   STRUCTURE SURROUNDING THE HEART  
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PROGNOSIS   KNOWLEDGE BEFORE  
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PROSTRATE GLAND   BEFORE OR IN FRONT OF THE URINARY BLADDER  
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PSYCHIATRIST   PHYSICAN THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF THE MIND  
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PSYCHOLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF THE MIND  
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RADIOLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF X-RAYS  
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RENAL   PERTAINING TO THE KIDNEY  
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RESECTION   PROCESS TO CUT BACKWARDS  
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RETROCARDIC   BEHIND HEART  
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RHINITIST   INFLAMMATION OF THE NOSE  
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SARCOMA   TUMOR OF THE FLESH  
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SUBHEPATIC   PERTAINING TO UNDER THE BLOOD  
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THROMBOCYTE   CELL CLOTTING  
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TRANSHEPATIC   PERTAINING TO THROUGH THE KIDNEY  
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UROLOGY   PROCESS OF STUDY OF URINE  
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