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The Language of Medicine, 8th Ed, Ch 1

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-itis   show
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show liver  
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show a part of the small intestine  
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ilium   show
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show the tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body  
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show one of two tubes each leading from a single kidney and inserting into the urinary bladder  
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show earache  
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ophthalmologist   show
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show blood  
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-logy   show
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hematology   show
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show electricity  
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cardi/o   show
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-gram   show
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electrocardiogram   show
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show stomach  
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show inflammation of the stomach  
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show intestines  
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show process of study of the stomach and intestines  
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root   show
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suffix   show
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show word beginning  
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combining vowel   show
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show combination of the root and the combining vowel  
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aden/o   show
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show tumor of a gland  
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show tumor or mass  
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show joint  
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adenitis   show
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show inflammation of a joint  
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bi/o   show
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biology   show
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log/o   show
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show process or condition  
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show process or condition of viewing living tissue under a microscope  
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show process of viewing  
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carcin/o   show
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carcinoma   show
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show Epithelial (surface or skin) cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body.  
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show process or condition of studying the heart  
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cephal/o   show
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show pertaining to  
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show pertaining to the head  
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cerebr/o   show
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show cerebrum  
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show cerebrovascular accident  
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show pertaining to  
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vascul/o   show
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show A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when damage to blood vessels in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain. This condition is also called a stroke.  
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show stroke  
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show CVA (cerebrovascular accident)  
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show to cut  
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show the process of cutting into  
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show process  
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show into  
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ex-   show
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show the process of cutting out  
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show to secrete (to form and give off)  
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show to form and give off  
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endo-   show
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show Glands that secrete hormones directly within (into) the blood stream.  
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List the endocrine glands:   show
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show Glands that secrete chemicals (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears) through tubes (ducts) to the outside of the body.  
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show saliva, sweat, tears  
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show 1. urinary bladder; 2. a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)  
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show a sac containing fluid  
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show process or condition of visual examination  
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show cell  
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show the process or condition of studying cells  
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show skin  
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show skin  
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show inflammation of the skin  
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What are the 3 general rules of basic word structure?   show
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ECG   show
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EKG   show
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show electroencephalogram  
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electroencephalogram   show
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show pertaining to under the stomach  
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show pertaining to above the stomach  
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show above  
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show under  
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encepha/o   show
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