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| show | creation, cause | pathogenic
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| hydr/o | show | hydrophobia, dehydration
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| morph/o | show | morphology
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| myc/o | show | dermatomycosis
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| necro/o | death | show 🗑
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| show | straight | rectoplasty, rectitis
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| show | suffering, disease | pathology
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| -centesis | punture | show 🗑
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| -gram | show | cardiogram
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| -graph | instrument used to produce a record | show 🗑
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| -graphy | show | cardiography
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| -meter | instrument used to measure | show 🗑
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| -metry | process of measuring | show 🗑
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| -scope | instrument used to look | show 🗑
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| -scopy | show | arthroscopy
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| show | Left Ventricle: One of the heart’s chambers responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the body. | Left ventricular hypertrophy can occur in response to high blood pressure.
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| RV | show | Right ventricular failure can lead to swelling in the legs.
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| ASA | show | often prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attacks.
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| show | High-Density Lipoprotein: Known as "good" cholesterol, it helps remove other forms of cholesterol from the bloodstream. | are associated with a lower risk of heart disease.
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| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein: Known as "bad" cholesterol, high levels can lead to plaque buildup in arteries. | show 🗑
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| show | Electrocardiogram: A test that records the electrical activity of the heart. | can help diagnose arrhythmias and other heart conditions.
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| show | Blood Pressure: The force of blood against the walls of the arteries. | High BP can lead to cardiovascular disease.
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| show | Coronary Artery Disease: A condition where the coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked. | can lead to chest pain or heart attacks.
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| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure: A condition where the heart is unable to pump blood effectively. | show 🗑
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| show | Myocardial Infarction: Another term for a heart attack, where blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked. | often requires immediate medical attention to restore blood flow.
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| show | A condition caused by an extra electrical pathway in the heart, leading to rapid heartbeats. | Patients may experience episodes of palpitations and dizziness.
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| show | An illness that primarily affects children and involves inflammation of the blood vessels, which can lead to heart problems. | can cause coronary artery aneurysms.
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| Eisenmenger Syndrome | show | It can cause cyanosis and other serious symptoms.
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| (MVP) Mitral Valve Prolapse | A condition where the mitral valve does not close properly, often leading to regurgitation. | show 🗑
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| show | A set of three symptoms (hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and jugular venous distension) associated with cardiac tamponade. | helps in diagnosing cardiac tamponade.
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| Cardiomyopathy | A disease of the heart muscle that affects its ability to pump blood effectively. | show 🗑
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| show | High blood pressure | increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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| Angina Pectoris | Chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles | show 🗑
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| show | An irregular heartbeat | include atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
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| Atherosclerosis | A condition where arteries become narrowed and hardened due to plaque buildup. | show 🗑
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| show | disease in your bone or refers to the bone. | osteoporosis
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| show | surgery - the removal of. | vasectomy
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| Cost/o | In between the ribs | show 🗑
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| dactyl/o | show | Dactylitis
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| Carpo | show | Carpal bones
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| Tibi/o | Refers to the tibia and fibula-in the shin bone. | show 🗑
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| Algia, dynia | show | Myalgia
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| show | Swelling caused by excess fluid. | Lymphedema
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| show | "Droopy" condition. | Blepharoptosis
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| Spondylo- | vertebra or spine | show 🗑
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| Arthr/o | show | Arthroscopic Surgery
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| -itis | show | arthritis.
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| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug(NASID) | show | Ibuprofen
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| Tax/o | absent of movement | show 🗑
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| arth | loosening a stiff joint or relating to joints. | show 🗑
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| craino | skull or head. | show 🗑
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| ophy | Can relate to disease, conditions, or specific body functions. | show 🗑
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| brady | show | Bradycardia
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| meta | show | metatarsalgia
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| show | muscles(removal of a muscle tunor(myomectomy) ) | Myasthenia
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| show | the connective tissue surrounding muscles | Fasciitis
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| show | Refers to the cerebellum - part of the brain. | cerebellar ataxia
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| neur/o | show | Neurology
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| psych/o | mind | show 🗑
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| -mania | excessive desire or obsession. | show 🗑
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| myel/o | spinal cord: bone marrow | show 🗑
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| show | paralysis | Paraplegia
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| mening/o | show | Meningitis
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| show | brain | Cerebral Palsy
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| show | sleep | Insomnia
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| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis | show 🗑
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| show | tear | Lacrimation
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| aur/o; ot/o | show | Otoscope
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| Phas/o | Speech | show 🗑
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| gnosi/o | know | show 🗑
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| phren/o | show | Schizophrenia
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| dacryo | show | dacryocystalgia
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| show | blood condition | anemia
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| show | A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce cortisol. | Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| show | A condition characterized by excessive thirst and large volumes of dilute urine due to insufficient production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or a lack of response to ADH. | Diabetes Insipidus
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| show | A test that measures blood glucose levels after fasting for a specific period, usually overnight. | Fasting Blood Sugar
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| GTT | A test used to diagnose diabetes and other disorders of glucose metabolism, where blood glucose levels are measured after consuming a glucose-rich drink. | show 🗑
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| DM | show | Diabetes Melilitus
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| cardi/o ; coron/o | heart | show 🗑
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| show | around or surrounding (the heart) | pericardium
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| tachy | show | tachycardia
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| dys | show | dysrhythmia
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| scler | hard | show 🗑
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| ven/o | show | venogram
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| PCI | show | Percutaneous coronary intervention
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| show | The volume of blood the heart pumps per minute. | cardiac output
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| SCA | show | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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| CHF | A condition in which the heart is unable to pump effectively, leading to fluid buildup. | show 🗑
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| show | The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. | Stroke Volume
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| show | High blood pressure. | Hypertension
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| angi/o, vas/o, vascular/o | blood vessel or just a "vessel" | show 🗑
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| CABG | show | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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| show | A type of MRI that specifically looks at blood vessels. | Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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| TEE | show | Transesophageal Echocardiogram
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| hypophys/o | show | Hypophysitis
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| aden/o | show | Adenoma, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, or pituitary gland
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| thym/o | Refers to the thymus gland. | show 🗑
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| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | show | Glucagon, glucocorticoid, glucosuria, hypoglycemia
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| adrenal/o | show | Adrenalectomy
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| thyr/o | Refers to the "thyroid" gland. | show 🗑
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| show | stimulating hormone (to turn) | corticotropin, thyrotropin, gonadotropin
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| show | White blood cells | leukocyte
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| -cyte | cell | show 🗑
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| show | Deficiency | Leukopenia
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| Ket/o | ketone body | show 🗑
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| -uria | calciuria | show 🗑
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| thromb/o | show | Thrombosis
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| phleb/o | show | Phlebitis
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| show | coagulation refers to the blood’s ability to form clots | hypercoagulability
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| aort/o | main artery leaving the heart and distributing oxygenated blood throughout the body | show 🗑
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| ventricul/o | show | Ventricular tachycardia
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| sept/o | show | Septal defect
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| arteri/o | large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to body tissue. | show 🗑
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| atri/o | show | Atrial fibrillation
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| ather/o | fatty plaque. | show 🗑
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| -oma | tumor | show 🗑
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| show | skin | Subcutaneous
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| -plasia | enlargement or over development or a condition growth. "formation" | show 🗑
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| Puitar/o | show | pituitary gland
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| Gonad/o | show | gonadopathy, gonadogenesis
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| Pancreat/o | show | pancreatitis, pancreatolith
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| adren/o, | Means on the Kidney. | show 🗑
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| cortic/o | show | corticotropic
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| Crin/o | show | Exocrine, Endocrine
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| -hypo | Low or under or beneath | show 🗑
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| -hyper | High | show 🗑
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| hormon/o | To rush or push. | show 🗑
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| meno, mena | show | Amenorrhea
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| -rrhea | show | Diarrhea, amenorrhea
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| -ism or -ia or -osis | show | Hypergonadism
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| Thel | onset of "breast" development. | show 🗑
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| show | Excessive thirst | Polydipsia
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| show | Excessive | Polyuria
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| Acro | Extremities, but also can mean top or high. | show 🗑
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| Galacto, | show | galactorrhea
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| -ophthalmos, otone | the eye | show 🗑
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| -cele | show | thyrocele
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| -megaly | enlargement | show 🗑
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| show | Means normal. | Euglycemia
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| show | Fat | hyperlipidemia
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| show | Inside | endocrine
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| show | Outside | exocrine
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| ic retro | pertaining to backwards | show 🗑
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| -lysis | loosen, "breakdown". | show 🗑
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| TSH | A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that controls how much thyroid hormone the thyroid gland makes. | show 🗑
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| show | A hormone produced by the thyroid gland. | triiodothyronine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)
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| show | Tests performed to evaluate the function of the thyroid. | Thyroid Function Test
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| -toxin | Poison | show 🗑
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| Pseudo | show | pseudocyst
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| -ic | Inflammation | show 🗑
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| -crine | show | Endocrine
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| show | creation | ketogenesis
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| ic hyper | show | thymic hyperplasia
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| -crit | Judge(separate) | show 🗑
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| hepato | Liver | show 🗑
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| show | Dilation | lymphangiectasia
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| -lytic, -lysis | show | Thrombolytic
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| Lapar/o, celi/o, abdomin/o | Abdomen | show 🗑
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| show | Incision | Lymphadenotomy
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| Nephr/o or ren/o | show | nephrosplenopexy
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| -pexy | Fixation | show 🗑
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| show | Separation | plasmapheresis
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| -oid(suffix) | show | adenoid
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| ox/o | Oxygen | show 🗑
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| isch | To hold back or restrain(blockage). | show 🗑
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| show | Refers to "breathing" or respiration. Also, to breathe through. | eupnea
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| rhin/o, nas/o | show | nasogastric tube, nasendoscope, rhinorrhea, rhinoplasty
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| show | mouth | Oropharynx
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| phren/o | show | phrenospasm, phrenoplegia
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| pulmon/o | show | pulmonologist, pulmonary
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| thorac/o, pector/o (also pectus), steth/o | show | thoracic, pectoralgia, pectus excavatum, stethoscope
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| show | carbon dioxide | hypercapnia, hypocarbia
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| -oma | show | Lymphoma, Carcinoma, Glioma
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| cyst/o or a vesic/o | show | cystocele
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| -lith | stone | show 🗑
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| Semin or Spermat/o | show | aspermia, spermicide, spermatocele
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| Gingiv/o | gums | show 🗑
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| chol/e, bil/i | show | cholangiopancreatography
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| meat/o | opening or to go through | show 🗑
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| show | prostate | prostatitis, prostatomegaly
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| balan/o | Penis | show 🗑
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| glomerul/o | show | glomerulopathy, glomerulonephritis
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| pyel/o | show | pyelonephritis, pyelitis
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| ureter/o | ureter, urethra | show 🗑
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| epididym/o | show | epididymectomy, epididymectomy
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| orchi/o | show | orchitis, orchiopexy, anorchidism, testitis
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| show | urine system | urine, urology, hematuria
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| show | Almond | tonsillectomy, tonsillitis
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| adenoid/o | show | adenoidectomy, adenoiditis
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| show | Larynx(voice box) | laryngospasm, laryngitis
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| pharyng/o | show | pharyngitis, pharyngostenosis
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| show | windpipe(rough) | tracheotomy, tracheostomy
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| sin/o, sinus/o | hollow or cavity | show 🗑
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| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o | show | pneumomelanosis, pneumatology, pneumonia
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| lob/o | show | lobectomy, lobotomy
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| show | The main branches from the trachea into each lung. | bronchoscope, bronchiostenosis
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| bronchiol/o | The little bronchus, which is a smaller subdivision of the bronchial tubes. | show 🗑
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| alveol/o | show | alveolitis, alveolar
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| -phonia | show | dysphonia
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| hemo | blood | show 🗑
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| -ptysis | cough | show 🗑
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| -loquy | speak | show 🗑
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| show | hollowed | pectus excavatum
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| -ectasis | expansion | show 🗑
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| caseous necr | cheeselike death | show 🗑
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| show | pour or pouring | pleural effusion
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| show | narrowing | tracheostenosis
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| show | to cut | computed tomography
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| -malacia | show | tracheomalacia
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| show | dust | pneumoconiosis
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| show | nipple | mesothelioma
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| show | Repair (reconstruction) | palatoplasty
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| show | septum | septoplasty
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| -stomy | show | tracheostomy
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| dent/o, odont/o | tooth | show 🗑
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| show | Tongue | glossopathy, hypoglossal, sublingual
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| gastr/o | Stomach | show 🗑
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| duoden/o | Duodenum | show 🗑
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| show | anus | anoplasty, anal fistula
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| -aphoresis | show | Diaphoresis
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| show | Rupture | arteriorrhexis
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| show | vomiting | hyperemesis
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| -clasis | show | odontoclasis
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| -phony | sound | show 🗑
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| chondr | cartilage | show 🗑
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| umbilic | belly button | show 🗑
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| mal | bad | show 🗑
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| carcin | cancer | show 🗑
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| -rrhaphy | show | enterorrhaphy
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| show | duct | Choledocho
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| amni/o | The amnion is the innermost membrane covering the fetus. | show 🗑
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| -cyesis | Labor pains. "pregnancy" | show 🗑
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| cervic/o | Cervix | show 🗑
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| show | A Uterus. | hysterectomy
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| oophor/o, ovari/o | show | oophorocystectomy
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| salping/o | show | salpingectomy, salpingoscope
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| fet/o | Offspring, fetus | show 🗑
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| part/o, nat/o | show | postpartum, neonatal
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| show | Vulva | hysterectomy
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| show | Breast | mammoplasty
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| perine/o | Perineum | show 🗑
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| toc/o | show | oxytocin
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| chorion/o, chori/o | show | chorioamnionitis
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| show | breast | mastectomy
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| show | Vagina. | Vaginoplasty
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| show | Woman | Gynecologic
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| show | The expected date when a pregnant woman will give birth, typically calculated 40 weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period. | Expected date of delivery
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| FAS | show | Fetal alcohol syndrome
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| G | show | Gravida
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| LGA | A term used for newborns who are larger than the typical weight for their gestational age, often above the 90th percentile. | show 🗑
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| CPD | show | Cephalopelvic disproportion
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| show | against or opposite. | Contraindication
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| show | bloody nose | Chemotaxis
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| syn | together | show 🗑
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| mono | show | monoplegia
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| -ium | show | Endocardium
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| ile | small intestine | show 🗑
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| colon | large intestine | show 🗑
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