Basic Medical Terminology
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| abdomin /o | abdomen
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| aden /o | gland
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| adip /o lip /o | fat
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| adren /o | adrenal glands
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| angi /o | vessel, usually blood or lymph
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| arteri /o | artery
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| blephar /o | eyelid
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| bronchi /o | bronchus
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| calc /o | calcium
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| carcin /o | cancer
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| cardi /o | heart
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| cephal /o | head
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| cerebr /o | cerebrum
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| chol /e | bile, gall
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| cholecyst /o | gallbladder
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| choledoch /o | bile duct
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| chondr /o | cartilage
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| col /o | colon
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| cost /o | ribs
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| crani /o | cranium
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| cutane /o dermat /o | skin
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| cyan /o | blue
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| cyst /o | bladder
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| dent /o odont /o | teeth
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| dipl /o | double
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| electr /o | electric
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| encephal /o | brain
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| enter /o | intestine, usually the small intestine
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| erythr /o | red
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| esophag /o | esophagus
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| femor /o | femur
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| gastr /o | stomach
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| gingiv /o | gum
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| gluc /o glyc /o | sugar, glucose
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| gynec /o | woman, female
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| hemangi /o | blood vessel
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| hemat /o | blood
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| hepat /o | liver
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| hydr /o | water
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| hyster /o | uterus
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| irid /o | iris
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| lapar /o | abdomen
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| laryng /o | larynx
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| leuk /o | white
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| lingu /o | tongue
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| lith /o | stone
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| lumb /o | lower back
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| lymphangi /o | lymph vessel
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| lymph /o | lymph
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| mamm /o mast /o | breast
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| megal /o | enlargement
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| melan /o | black
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| mening /o | meninges
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| men /o | menses, menstruation
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| muc /o | mucus
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| myel /o | spinal cord, bone marrow
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| my /o | muscle
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| myring /o tympan /o | tympanic membrane, eardrum
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| nas /o rhin /o | nose
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| necr /o | death
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| nephr /o ren /o | kidney
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| neur /o | nerve
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| noct /o | night
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| oophor /o | ovary
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| ophthalm /o | eye
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| orchi /o | testis
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| os /o stomat /o | mouth
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| oste /o | bone
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| ot /o | ear
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| pancreat /o | pancreas
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| pelv /i /o | pelvis
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| pharyng /o | pharynx
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| phleb /o | vein
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| pleur /o | pleura
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| pneum /o | lung, air
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| proct /o | anus, rectum
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| pyel /o | renal pelvis
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| radi /o | x-rays, radiation
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| retin /o | retina
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| salping /o | fallopian tube
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| scler /o | hardening, white of the eye
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| sigmoid /o | sigmoid colon
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| spermat /o | sperm
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| spin /o | spine
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| spondyl /o vertebr /o | vertebra
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| stern /o | sternum
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| tend /o | tendon
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| therm /o | heat
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| thorac /o | chest
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| thromb /o | blood clot
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| thyr /o | thyroid gland
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| toxic, tox /o | poison
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| trache /o | trachea
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| ureter /o | ureter
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| urethr /o | urethra
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| ur /o | urine
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| uter /o | uterus
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| vagin /o | vagina
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| vascul /o | blood vessel
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| ventricul /o | ventricle of brain or heart
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| vesic /o | bladder
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| -al -ar -ary -ic | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | hernia, swelling
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -cyte | cell
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| -derma | skin
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| -dipsia | thirst
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| -ectomy | excision, removal of
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| -edema | swelling
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -emia | blood
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| -gram | record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -ia -ism | condition
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| -ist | specialist
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -lith | stone
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| -logist | specialist in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -meter | measure, instrument for measuring
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| -oid | resembling
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| -oma | tumor
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| -opia | vision
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease
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| -pause | cessation
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| -penia | decrease
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -pexy | fixation
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| -phagia | swallow, eat
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| -phasia | speech
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -scope | instrument to view
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -stenosis | structure, narrowing
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| -stomy | forming a new opening
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -uria | urine, urination
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| a- an- | without, not, absent
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| ab- | away from
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| amb- ambi- | both, on two sides
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| auto- | self
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| bi- | two, double
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| brady- | slow
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| dys- | bad, painful difficult
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| epi- | above, upon
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| hemi- | half, partly
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| hyper- | excessive
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| hypo- | under, below
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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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| neo- | new
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| para- | near, beside, around
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| peri- | around
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| poly- | many, much
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| post- | after, behind
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| pre- | before
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| quadri- | four
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| sub- | under, below
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| supra- | above
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| tachy- | rapid
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| tri- | three
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| abdominoplasty | surgical repair of the abdomen
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| hematoma | blood clot
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| apnea | not breathing
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| bradycardia | slow heart rate
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| gastritis | inflammation of the stomache
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| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums
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| hypocalcemia | low amount of calcium in the blood
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| hypoglycemia | low amount of glucose in the blood
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| tachycardia | rapid heart rate
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| costochondritis | inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs
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| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchus
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| hyperglycemia | high level of glucose in the blood
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| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus
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| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose
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| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder
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| craniotomy | to cut into the cranium
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| mammogram | record of the breast
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| aphasia | absence of speech
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| arthritis | inflammation of the joints
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| quadraplegia | paralysis of all four limbs
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| cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
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| dysphasia | difficulty swallowing
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| erythrocyte | red (blood) cell
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| leukocyte | white (blood) cell
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| proctology | study of the anus and rectum
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| gynocologist | specialist of the female body
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| myalgia | muscle pain
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| neuropathy | abnormality of nerves
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| polyarthritis | inflammation of multiple joints
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| hematospermia | condition of blood in the semen
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| hematuria | condition of blood in the urine
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| blepharitis | inflammation of the eyelid
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| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain
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