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Medical Term flashcards

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Term
Definition
AA   Amino Acid  
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a.c   acute  
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AD,a.d   Alzheimers diesease  
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am,AM   At Morning  
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AS,a.s   auris sinistra or left ear  
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AU,a.u   auris utraque [L.], each ear or both ears.  
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BE   Abbreviation for L. bis in die, twice a day.  
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BID,b.i.d,bid   Abbreviation for amino acid; aminoacyl.  
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BP   Blood Pressue  
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BR   Bromine  
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BRP   Bathroom privigliges  
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BM   Bone marrow  
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Bx   biopsy  
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C(with line over it)   with  
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CA,Ca   Cancer  
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cap   Community-acquired pneumonia  
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disc,DC,d.c   a disk-shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the bones of the spinal column.  
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DNR   Do Not ressesitate  
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Dx,dx   diagnostic  
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ED   effective dose  
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ER   Emergency Room  
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Fx,fx   Function  
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g,gm   gram  
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h   hemoglobin and hematocrit,  
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h.s   at bedtime  
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inj   Injurious  
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I and O,I/O   Intraosseous infusion  
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IV   intravenous  
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K+,K   Potassium  
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mg   milligram  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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Na+,Na   sodium  
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NC   Normocephalic, atraumatic  
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NPO   nothing by mouth(oral)  
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NPO p MN   nothing by mouth after midnight  
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oint.,ung   ointment  
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OOB   out of bed  
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OTC   over the counter  
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oz   ounce  
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P   Pulse  
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p.c   post-food (after)  
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pH   Pulmonary hypertension  
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PM,p.m   Past morning  
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PO,po,p.o   by opening  
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PRN   When Necessary  
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q.am   everyday before noon  
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q.h   each hour  
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q.i.d   once a day  
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QNS   Abbreviation for quantity not sufficient.  
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q.s   quantum sufficit,  
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r,R   resperation  
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Rx   to take  
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S(with line above)   without  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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ss   Sjogren's Syndrome  
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stat   Now or immediately.'  
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syr.   syrup  
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susp.   Suspension  
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sup.,supp.   supplement  
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T   thoratic vertebrae  
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tab   tablet  
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tbsp   tablespoon  
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TID,t.i.d   3 times a day  
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TPR   temp,pressure,resperation  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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Tx   Treatment  
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VS   Vital Signs  
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W/C,w/c   wheelchair  
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seb   sweat glands  
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cutane,dermat,derm   skin  
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oste,oss   bones  
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chondr   cartilage  
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arthr   joints  
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ligament   ligament  
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myel   bone marrow  
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Fasci   Fasicia  
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my   Muscle  
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ten,tend,tendin   tendons  
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encephal   brain  
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ot,Acoust   ear  
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ocul,ophtalm   eye  
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Neur   nerves  
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Myel   spinal cord  
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Arteri   Arteries  
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hem,hemat   blood  
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Card,Cardi   heart  
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Pheleb,ven   vein  
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capill   Capillaries  
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Lymph   Lymph  
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Splen   spleen  
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Thym   Thymus  
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Tonsil   Tonsils  
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Larying   Larynx  
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Pneum,pneumon   lungs  
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nas   nose  
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pharing   Pharynx  
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Trache   Trachea  
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Sinus   Sinuses  
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Estophag   esophagus  
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col   A craterlike area of the interproximal oral mucosa joining the lingual and buccal interdental papillae.  
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hepat   liver  
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or   operating room  
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pancrat   pancreas  
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enter   intestine  
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gastr   stomach  
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nephr,ren   vertebrae  
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ureter   describe acute infections involving the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi  
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urethra   The tube that leads from the bladder and transports and discharges urine outside the body  
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cyst,vesic   abnormal, closed sac-like structures within a tissue that contain a liquid, gaseous, or semisolid substance  
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adren   gland  
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gonad   overies  
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pancreast   pancreasr  
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parathyroid   A gland that regulates calcium, located behind the thyroid gland in the neck. ... They are plastered against the back of the thyroid and therefore at risk for being accidentally removed during thyroidectomy.  
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pineal   A small gland that is located near the center of the brain. This gland secretes melatonin, and it may therefore be part of the body's sleep-regulation apparatus. Also known as pineal body.  
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pituit   A gland located at the base of the brain that produces a number of hormones, including those that regulate growth and reproductive functions  
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thym   mind  
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thyroid   thyroid  
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orch,orchid,test,testicul   testicules  
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oophor,ovari   ovaries  
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hyster,metr,metri,uter   uterus  
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A,AN-   not,without  
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Ab-   away from  
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Ad-   at  
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Ana-   again  
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Ante-   Describing something as positioned in front of another thing  
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anti-   Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another  
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append-   appendix  
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bi-,bin-   double  
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brady-   slow, delayed, tardy  
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contra-   against, in opposition  
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di-   twice or double or twofold,  
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dis-   separation (  
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ecto-,exo-,estra-   outside  
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endo-   inside, within, internal  
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epi-   on, upon, at, by, near, over, on top of, toward, against, among."  
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erythr-   substance that is formed especially in the kidney and stimulates red blood cell formation  
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glyc-   sugar/glucose  
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hyper-   Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.  
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hypo-   a colloquial abbreviation of hypodermic.  
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im-   intramuscular  
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infra-   below  
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iso-   equal  
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macro-   large  
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mal-   bad  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   after,between,over  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   The participation or involvement of a single element or part.  
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multi-   many  
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mut-   discourage  
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neo-   new  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzymes  
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-blast   An immature precursor cell of the type indicated by the prefix. preceding it.  
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-centesis   puncture and aspiration of.  
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-cidal   destruction or killing  
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-clast   something that breaks  
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-crit   seperate  
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-cyte   a cell  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emia   condition of blood  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-gen,-genisis,-genic   "precursor of."  
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-glia   binding gelatinous medium  
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-gram   written ot picture  
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-ia   condition  
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-iac,-ic,-ior   pertaining to  
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-ism   A condition, disease, or intoxication.  
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itia,-itis   inflammation.  
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-ology   "the study or science of  
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-lyte   "substance capable of or resulting from decomposition  
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-lytic   a word termination denoting lysis of the substance indicated by the stem to which it is affixed.  
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-mania   obsessive preoccupation with something.  
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-megaly   enlargment  
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-meter   instrument for measuring.  
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-odia   concerning the heart" is "cardiacus"  
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-ologist   knowlage in a particular subject  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia   vision condition  
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-opsy   view of  
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-orrhea   flow or discharge  
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-orrhexis   rupture  
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-osis   condition, usually abnormal  
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-ostomy   surgical creation of an artificial opening.  
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-otomy   cutting oportation  
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-oxia   oyxegen  
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-pathy   disease; emotion  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-sepsis   putrefaction  
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-spasm   contraction of muscle  
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-stasis   to stop  
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-tomy   processs of cutting  
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-tropic   turning  
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