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LOM 10th edition Davi-Ellen Chabner

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cardiologist   specializes in study of diseases and disorders of the heart  
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cardiology   the study of heart  
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carditis   inflammation of heart  
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cardiac   pertaining to the heart  
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dermatologist   specializes in the study of diseases and disorders of the skin  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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dermatosis   any condition of the skin  
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acrodermatitis   inflammation of the skin of the extremities  
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hypodermic   pertaining to under the skin  
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logy   study of  
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logist   one who specializes in  
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itis   inflammation  
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ac   pertaining  
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osis   condition  
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acr   word root for extremities  
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hypo   prefix to under  
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algia   pain  
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cardialgia   pain in the heart  
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centesis   surgical puncture  
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cardiocentesis   surgical puncture of heart  
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megaly   enlargement  
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cardiomegaly   enlarged heart  
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endo   within  
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intra   pertaining to the interior  
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peri   around  
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endocardium   with in the heart  
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pericardial   sac surrounds the heart  
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an   absence of  
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dys   difficult or painful  
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poly   more than normal  
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anuria   absence of urine  
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dysuria   painful or difficult urination  
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polyuria   excessive amount of urine  
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my   muscle  
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pathy   disease  
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electric   pertaining to electrical properties  
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lymph   lymph nodes  
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Aden   gland  
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lymphadenopathy   any disease of the lymph nodes  
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cardiomyopathy   any disease affects structure and function of heart  
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gram   record  
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cardiogram   record of hearts activity  
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leuk   white  
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word root   basic foundation of a word  
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prefix   attached directly to beginning of word  
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suffix   word ending  
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combining vowel   usually an o, sometimes an i  
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compound word   combining form +word root+suffix  
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does not need a vowel for attachment to root   prefix  
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requires a combining vowel for attachment when it begins with a consonant   suffix  
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a word can not end with this word element   combining form  
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component parts of words   word word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining vowels and combining vowels  
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