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| afferent | toward the center
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| illusion | a misleading image
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| affect | expression of emotion
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| except | to leave out
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| adenocyst | an adenoma
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| effect | the result or outcome
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| accept | to agree to
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| elusion | the avoidance of
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| efferent | away from the center
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| adenosis | disease of the glands
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| effective | productive of results
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| affective | arising from emotions
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| We were unable to help him to (accept, except) his mother's death. | accept
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| He seemed to be deeply (affected, effected) by the loss of his dog. | affected
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| He continued to experience (allusions, elusions, delusions) when taking the prescribed medication. | delusions
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| We told him to discontinue all medicines (accept, except) for the Haldol. | except
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| (Affective, Effective) use of drugs requires knowledge of their side effects. | Effective
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| As it is experimental, all of the side (affects, effects) are yet unknown. | effects
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| An (afferent, efferent) loop is a loop formation toward the directional center. | afferent
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| He made continued (allusions, elusions, illusions) to a traumatic experience while in the war. | allusions
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| There was no cyst formation; therefore (adenocyst, adenosis) was ruled out as possible etiology. | adenocyst
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| There was the inexplicable (allusion, elusion, illusion) of the palpated mass on ultrasound. | elusion
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| He was diagnosed with a schizo (affective, effective) disorder. | affective
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| The patient suffered from (adenocyst, adenosis), or glandular disease, in the parotid gland. | adenosis
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| Juli kept (alluding, eluting) to her past history of drug abuse as the major cause for her psychiatric problems. | alluding
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| A Taxus drug- (alluding, eluting) stent was used in the procedure. | eluting
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| dye | material for coloring
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| elicit | to draw out
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| dysplasia | abnormal development
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| illegal | illicit
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| echoes | repetition of sound
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| die | to stop living
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| dysphasia | impairment of speech
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| discreet | showing good judgment
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| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing
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| echos | plural echocardiogram
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| discrete | individually distinct
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| There were no (discreet, discrete) calcifications. | discrete
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| We tried to (elicit, illicit) information from her. | elicit
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| Following injection of the contrast (die, dye) we performed the procedure. | dye
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| The patient had complaints of (dysphagia, dysphasia, dysplasia) with all kinds of food. | dysphagia
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| Her (echos, echoes) were all within normal limits. | echos
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| She drinks a moderate amount of alcohol and is on no (elicit, illicit) drugs. | illicit
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| The patient expressed a wish to (die, dye). | die
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| The patient suffered from (dysphagia, dysphasia, dysplasia) secondary to her stroke. | dysphasia
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| There were increased (echos, echoes) on the examination. | echoes
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| When talking about his family life, he was generally very (discreet, discrete). | discreet
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| There was marked (dysphagia, dysphasia, dysplasia) on pathological examination. | dysplasia
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| exacerbation | increase of symptoms
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| enterocleisis | closure of wound
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| enervation | removal of a nerve
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| innervation | nerve distribution
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| feces | excrement
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| exasperation | being irritated
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| fascial | fibrous tissue
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| enteroclysis | barium injection
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| facies | expression of face
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| facial | pertaining to the face
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| The colon was packed with (facies, feces). | feces
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| Following (enervation, innervation) the wound was closed. | enervation
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| The incision was taken down through the (facial, fascial) plane. | fascial
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| The patient experienced an acute (exacerbation, exasperation) of abdominal pain. | exasperation
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| The patient experienced a blow to the eye and had severe (facial, fascial) swelling. | facial
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| increase in severity of disease | exacerbation
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| excrement | feces
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| a flattering remark | compliment
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| moral faculty of the mind | conscience
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| localized hyperplasia of epidermis | callus
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| closure of wound in the intestine | enterocleisis
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| impairment of speech | dysphasia
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| bedwetting | enuresis
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| supply of nerves to a part | innervation
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| difficulty swallowing | dysphagia
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| not fine, rough | coarse
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| away from the center | efferent
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| situated or occurring near the ear | parotid
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| removal of nerve | enervation
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| lacking normal tone | atonic
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| showing good judgement | discreet
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| to refer to indirectly | allusion
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| insertion of a cannula | cannulization
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| to receive willingly | accept
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| toward the center | afferent
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| The patient's low back pain was (exasperated, exacerbated) by carrying around her toddler child. | exacerbated
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| The soccer player suffered an orbital rim fracture with severe (fascial, facial) swelling. | facial
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| An ultrasound of the heart revealed scant cardiac (echoes, echos). | echoes
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| The infant was diagnosed with (core, cor) triloculare, a congential abnormality where the heart has 3 chambers. | cor
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| On mental exam, the patient's (affect, effect) was normal and mood was euthymic. | affect
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| The patient made no (illusion, allusion) to what may have caused his panic attacks. | :allusion
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| A biopsy revealed the breast lump to be sclerosing (adenocyst, adenosis). | adenosis
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| Percussion of the abdomen was performed to assess any (ascitic, acidic) fluid. | ascitic
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| CT images of the chest revealed (branchial, bronchial) atresia. | bronchial
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| The (coarctation, coaptation) of the wound edges was carried out using staples and Steri-Strips. | coaptation
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| fecal | pertaining to excrement
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| fundal | at the bottom
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| hyalin | albuminoid substance
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| thecal | sac in the spine
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| homogeneous | uniform quality
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| flexure | a bending
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| homogenous | sharing a common ancestor
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| flexor | a muscle flexing a joint
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| cecal | pertaining to the cecum
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| hyaline | glassy or transparent
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| fungal | caused by a fungus
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| The cyst was in a (fundal, fungal) location. | fundal
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| There was a (homogeneous, homogenous) component to the virus. | homogenous
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| The hepatic (flexor, flexure) was noted to be normal. | flexure
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| There was a (fecal, cecal, thecal) residual in the colon. | fecal
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| Changes on x-ray examination are probably due to (hyalin, hyaline) membrane disease. | hyaline
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| Spine x-ray showed a normal (fecal, cecal, thecal) sac. | thecal
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| The (flexor, flexure) tendon functioned normally. | flexor
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| There was (homogeneous, homogenous) echotexture of the liver. | homogeneous
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| The ileo- (fecal, cecal, thecal) valve was seen and was normal. | cecal
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| He was given medications for presumed (fundal, fungal) infection. | fungal
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| instill | enter drop by drop
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| introduction | leading or bringing in
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| malleolus | rounded process
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| install | to establish in place
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| intralocular | within a cavity
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| ilium | hip bone
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| malleus | auditory ossicle
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| induction | inducing anesthesia
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| ileum | portion of small intestine
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| intraocular | within the eye
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| Following (installation, instillation) of contrast, the upper GI examination was done. | instillation
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| The lateral (malleolus, malleus) was inspected and found to be entirely within normal limits. | malleolus
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| The (ileum, ilium) was not able to be visualized on the film of the pelvis. | ilium
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| She underwent (induction, introduction) of general anesthesia. | induction
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| The (malleolus, malleus) and vestibule were normal. | malleus
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| The (ileo-, ilio-) cecal valve is normal. | ileo-
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| The new beds will be (installed, instilled) in the rooms in one week. | installed
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| There were bullous changes in the (intralocular, intraocular) areas of the lungs. | intralocular
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| We will recheck his values following (induction, introduction) of his new regimen of medicines. | introduction
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| The (intralocular, intraocular) lens was implanted. | intraocular
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| ostial | pertaining to a door
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| mucus | free slime
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| metastasis | spread of disease
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| osteal | bony, osseous
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| mucous | resembling mucus
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| mediastinotomy | mediastinal operation
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| metaphysis | part of the long bone
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| median sternotomy | cutting through the sternum
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| mental | pertaining to the mind
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| omental | a fold of peritoneum (adj.)
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| The bony (metaphysis, metastasis) of the femur was calcified. | metaphysis
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| There was a buildup of (mucous, mucus) behind the ethmoid sinus. | mucus
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| There was (osteal, ostial) thickening of the aorta. | ostial
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| A (median sternotomy, mediastinotomy) was performed prior to the coronary artery bypass grafting. | median sternotomy
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| The (mucous, mucus) membranes appeared normal. | mucous
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| On (mental, omental) status examination there was clarity of thought. | mental
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| The patient’s x-ray revealed marked ( metaphysis, metastasis ) to all major organs. | metastasis
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| The patient had (osteal, ostial) pain in her ankles. | osteal
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| A (median sternotomy, mediastinotomy) was performed secondary to metastasis to the mediastinum. | mediastinotomy
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| The (mental, omentum) was noted to be intact. | omentum
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| plain | simple
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| proceed | continue
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| peritoneum | serous membrane/abdomen
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| peroneal | fibular
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| precede | to go in front of
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| perineum | area between the thighs
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| plane | a straight surface
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| parenteral | injection by alternate route
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| perineal | pertaining to the perineum
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| parental | pertaining to parents
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| The (perineum, peritoneum) was noted to be normal. | peritoneum
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| We decided to (precede, proceed) with his physical therapy. | proceed
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| The (perineal, peroneal) ligament was torn. | peroneal
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| We followed the normal (plain, plane) of dissection. | plane
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| He was begun on total (parental, parenteral) nutrition. | parenteral
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| A (plain, plane) film was taken of the head. | plain
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| Consent (preceded, proceeded) hospitalization. | preceded
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| The youth is strongly in need of (parental, parenteral) guidance. | parental
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| Her (perineum, peroneum) was torn during intercourse. | perineum
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| prostate | male gland
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| profusion | abundance
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| resonance | vocal sound
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| perfusion | pouring over or through
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| regimen | strictly regulated activity
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| reflex | involuntary action
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| residence | where one lives
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| reflux | backward flow
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| prostrate | lying horizontal
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| regiment | military unit
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| protrusion | being thrust forward
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| prosthetic | artificial part
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| prostatic | relating to a male gland
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| During the (perfusion, profusion, protrusion ) scan, a health care provider injects radioactive albumin into the patient's vein. | perfusion
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| A strict (regimen, regiment) of antibiotics was started. | regimen
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| The patient was found on biopsy to have (prostate, prostrate) cancer. | prostate
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| There were normal (reflexes, refluxes) exhibited throughout the extremities. | reflexes
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| There was (perfusion, profusion, protrusion) of the intestine through the abdominal wall. | protrusion
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| The patient should remain (prostate, prostrate) for at least two weeks. | prostrate
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| There were three (residence, residents, resonance) assigned to his care. | residents
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| The PSA was negative for any recurrent (prostatic, prosthetic) disease. | prostatic
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| There was a normal (residence, residents, resonance) of sound. | resonance
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| He was checked for sandfly disease secondary to his (regimen, regiment) being assigned to the Persian Gulf. | regiment
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| The patient was fitted with a (prostatic, prosthetic) device. | prosthetic
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| The patient had symptoms of (reflex, reflux) esophagitis. | reflux
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| silicone | organic compound
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| sight | seeing
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| scarpus | not a real word
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| site | a location
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| track | path
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| Scarpa's | deep membranous layer
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| tract | a region
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| root | the lowermost portion
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| silicon | nonmetallic element
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| route | channel
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| The catheter was entered via left subclavian (root, route). | route
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| The (sight, site) of the patient's scar was severely edematous. | site
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| A cyst was noted just inferior to (Scarpa's, scarpus) fascia. | Scarpa's
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| The patient had recent (silicon, silicone) breast implantation performed. | silicone
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| The patient's (sight, site) was very poor secondary to cataracts. | sight
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| The aortic (root, route) appeared within normal limits. | root
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| The sinus (track, tracked, tract) was clear of obstruction. | tract
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| The compound was tested for (silicon, silicone). | silicon
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| Laboratory values were (track, tracked, tract) throughout the hospital course. | tracked
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| lingual | towards the tongue
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| vertex | summit or top
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| uncal | hook-shaped (adj.)
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| Zantac | used for ulcers
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| viscous | thick and slow-flowing
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| ungual | pertaining to the nails
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| waist | between the chest and hips
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| Xanax | used for anxiety
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| waste | gradual loss or decay
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| vortex | a whorled design
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| viscus | large organ
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| The skin had a (vertex, vortex) pattern. | vortex
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| (Xanax, Zantac) was prescribed for peptic ulcer disease. | Zantac
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| The patient had her temperature taken (subuncally, subungually, sublingually ). | sublingually
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| Amniotic fluid is normal and the fetus is in a (vertex, vortex) presentation. | vertex
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| The patient had gradual (waisting, wasting) away of his mental capacities. | wasting
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| The patient was placed on (Xanax, Zantac) following her violent rage. | Xanax
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| A pin was jammed into the (subuncal, subungual, sublingual ) region and it necessitated the removal of the nail. | subungual
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| She is unable to bend at the (waist, waste). | waist
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| The (uncal, ungual) structure was normal on the cervical spine x-ray. | uncal
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| During surgery care was taken to avoid damage to any (viscus, viscous ). | viscus
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| Upon cutting into the brain during the autopsy, a (viscus, viscous) fluid oozed out. | viscous
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| within the eye | intraocular
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| resembling glass in transparency or translucency | hyaline
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| physicians serving in residency | residents
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| a place or position | site
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| pertaining to the nails | ungual
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| pertaining to the outer side of the leg | peroneal
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| extended in horizontal position | prostrate
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| a muscle that flexes a joint | flexor
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| abundance, large quantity | profusion
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| simple, uncomplicated | plain
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| male gland | prostate
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| process of seeing | sight
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| the place where one lives | residence
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| pertaining to a structure that is long, thin, and curved | uncal
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| to continue in an orderly way | proceed
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| bony, osseous. | osteal
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| path, route | T. track
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| the act of pouring over or through | perfusion
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| pertaining to the region between the thighs | perineal
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| a backward or return flow | reflux
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| The (sight, site) of the wound was cleaned and dressed. | site
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| His blood sugar levels were (tract, tracked) over the course of 24 hours. | tracked
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| The wound drained purulent and (viscous, viscus) material. | :viscous
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| The bone (protrusion, perfusion) through the skin indicated an open fracture. | protrusion
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| The patient was started on a low-salt (regimen, regiment). | regimen
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| Informed consent (preceded, proceeded) the procedure. | preceded
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| The (plane, plain) film of the ankle revealed no fracture. | plain
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| His nose drained clear (mucus, mucous). | mucus
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| The patient is being seen for a suspected (fungal, fundal) infection on his foot. | fungal
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| There was (osteal, ostial) thickening noted. | ostial
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