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medical terminology

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hepat   liver  
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cyst   bladder  
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osis   condition  
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enter   intestines  
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ology   the study of  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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malacia   softening  
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gastr   stomach  
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glosso   tongue  
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oid   like  
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hemi   half  
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algia   pain  
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auto   self  
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epi   upon  
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crani   skull  
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strept   twist  
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trip   rub, friction  
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trophy   development  
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hydro   water  
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retr   backwards  
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supra   above/over  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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mast   breast  
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cephal   head  
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ptosis   falling  
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dent   teeth  
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dyn   pain  
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gram   record  
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cyan   blue  
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hyper   above, increased, more than normal  
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hemat   blood  
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hypo   under  
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mani   madness  
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my   muscle  
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carcin   cancer  
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penia   decreased  
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cost   rib  
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nephr   kidney  
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desis   binding  
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proct   anus  
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burso   sac  
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psycho   mind  
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ophthalm   eye  
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lith   stone  
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lysis   destruction, loosening  
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scop   observe  
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cervic   neck  
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chole   bile  
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chondr   cartilage  
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ostomy   create an opening  
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acro   extremities  
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hyster   uterus  
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spasm   involuntary contraction  
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path   disease  
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cardi   heart  
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itis   inflammation  
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ost   bone  
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cerebr   brain  
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gen   original production  
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megal   enlarged  
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dermat   skin  
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plast   surgical repair  
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rhexis   break, burst  
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otomy   cut into  
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oma   tumor  
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lip   fat  
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angi   vessel  
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rhin   nose  
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aden   gland  
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gingiv   gum  
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ologist   specialist  
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para   beside, beyond  
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blephar   eyelid  
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arthr   joint  
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ad   towards  
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poli/o   gray  
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cyt   cell  
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peri   around  
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poly   many  
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leuk/o   white  
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erythr/o   red  
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melan/o   black  
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oto   ear  
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myel/o   spinal chord, bone marrow  
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sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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palpation   examination procedure  
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centesis   puncture  
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lesion   tissue change  
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suppuration   formation of pus  
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supination   palm upward  
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fissure   crack like sore of skin  
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pyrosis   heartburn  
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palpitation   pounding heart  
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triage   screening of patients to determine need and treatment  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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sub   under  
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edema   swelling  
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dys   bad, difficult  
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filanges   bones in fingers and toes  
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ilium   part of hipbone  
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ileum   part of small intestine  
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acronym   formed from initial letters  
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natal   pertaining to birth  
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diagnosis   identification of a disease process  
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prostate   male gland  
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disease   condition where one or more body parts not properly functioning  
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prognosis   outcome  
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syndrome   sign and symptom combo  
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virile   possessing masculine traits  
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viral   pertaining to a virus  
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sign   can be measured  
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symptom   subjective  
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eponym   a disease that is named after  
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laceration   torn ragged wound  
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IM   intramuscular  
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Inflamm, Inflam   inflammation  
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He   hemorrage  
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CFS   chronic fatigue syndrome  
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D/D   differential diagnosis  
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AP   appendectomy  
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Px, Prx, Prog, Progn   prognosis  
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PA, Pa, Path   pathology  
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DG, Dg, Diag, diag, Dx, dx   diagnosis  
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PN   postnatal  
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