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Medical Term quiz1

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root: Cutis   Skin (aka Dermatos)  
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root: Stomatos   mouth  
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Root: erythr   red  
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Suffix: megaly   enlargement  
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prefix 'an'   without (ie: anesthesia-without feeling)  
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Root: esthes   feeling (ie: anestesia)  
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Suffix 'ia'   condition ie: anesthesia-condition of not feeling  
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suffix 'ar'   pertaining to ie: intramuscular-pertaining to within the muscle  
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root: nas   nose  
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root: ur   urine  
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suffix: cyte   cell ie: hepatocyte-liver cell  
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root: chondr   cartilage ie: osteochondritis-inflamation of bone & cartilage  
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root: arth   joint ie: osteoarthritis-inflammation of bone and joint  
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root: hemat   blood ie: hematoemesis-vomiting blood  
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hematoemesis   vomiting blood  
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gastromegaly   enlargement of the stomach  
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hepatomegaly   enlargement of the liver  
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hyperthermia   the condition of excessive heat  
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intramuscular   PERTAINING to within the muscle  
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paranasal   pertaining to (area) near the nose  
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polyuria   the condition of too much urine  
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suffix: dynia   pain ie: gastrodynia  
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gastrodynia   stomach pain  
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suffix: logy   study of ie: hematology  
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hematology   study of the liver  
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suffix: centesis   surgical puncture ie: arthocentesis  
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arthrocentesis   surigical puncture of a joint  
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root: enter   intestine  
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gastroenteritis   inflammation of the stomach and intestines  
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root: encephal   brain ie: encephalomeningitis-inflamation fo the brain and meninges  
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encephalomeningitis   inflamation fo the brain and meninges  
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suffix: clasis   to break; surgical fracture Ie: osteoclasis: surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity  
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suffix: desis   binding, fixation (of a bone/joint)  
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arthorodesis   binding together of a joint  
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suffix: lysis   separation, destruction, loosening ie: thrombolysis-destruction of a blood clot  
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thrombolysis   destruction of a blood clot  
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suffix: pexy   fixation of an organ ie: mastopexy-fixation of the breast(s)  
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mastopexy   fixation of the breast(s)  
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suffix: plasty   surgical repair  
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rhinoplasty   surgical repair of the nose  
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suffix: rrhaphy   suture  
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myorrhapy   suture of a muscle  
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suffix: stomy   forming an opening (mouth) ie: trachostomy-forming an opening into the trachea  
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suffix: tome   instrument to cut Ie: osteotome- instrument to cut bone  
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osteotome   instrument to cut bone  
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suffix: tomy   incision ie: tracheotomy-incision through the neck into the trachea  
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tracheotomy   incision (through the neck) into the trachea  
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suffix: tripsy   crushing ie: lithotripsy-crushing a stone  
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lithotripsy   crushing a stone (surgical procedure for elimiating a stone in the kidney, ureter, bladder or gallbladder)  
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suffix: gram   record, writing ie: electrocardiogram-record of electrical activiity of the heart  
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electrocardiogram   record of electrical activity of the heart  
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suffix: graph   instrument for recording ie: cardiograph  
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cardiograph   instrumetn for recording electrical activiy of the heart  
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suffix: graphy   the process of recording ie: angiography-process of recording blood vessels (usually blood/lymph)  
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angiography   radiographic imaging of blood vessels after injection of a constrast medium exact defintion: process of recording blood vessels  
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pelvimeter   instrument for measuring pelvis  
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suffix: meter   instrument of measuring  
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suffix: scope   instrument for examining  
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endoscope   instrument for examing within  
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suffix: scopy   visual examination  
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endoscopy   visual examination within  
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suffix: algia   pain ie: neuralgia-pain of a nerve (usually occurs along the path of the nerve)  
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suffix: dynia   pain  
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suffix: cele   hernia, swelling ie: hepocele hernia of the liver  
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hepatocele   hernia of the liver  
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suffix: ectasis   dilation, expansion ie:bronchiectasis-dilation/expansion of one or more bronchi  
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bronciectasis   dilation/expansion of one more bronchi (usually associated with vaerious lung condtions and is commonly accompanied by chronic infection  
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lymphedema   swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid (may be caused by blockage of the lymph vessels  
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hyperemesis   excessive vomiting  
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suffix: emesis   vomiting  
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suffix: emia   blood condition ie: anemia-blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells (erythrocytes)  
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anemia   blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells  
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suffix: gen   forming, producing, origin ie: carcinogen-forming, production or origion of cancer.a carcinogen is a substance/agent such as cigaretes that cuase teh develpment/increase the incidence of cancer  
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suffix: genesis   forming, producing, origin ie: carcinogenesis-forming/producing cancer (transformation of normal cells into cancer cells, commonly as a result of chemicak, viral or radioactiv damage to genes.  
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suffix: iasis   abnormal condition (produced by something specific) ie: cholelithiasis-abnormal condition of gallstones  
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cholelithiasis   abnormal condition of gall stones (presence of gallstones in gallbladder/common bile duct)  
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suffix: lith   stone, calculus ie: cholelith-gallstone  
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cholelith   gallstone  
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malacia   softening  
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chondromomalacia   softening of the articular cartilage, usually involving the patella  
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suffix: osis   abnormal condition: increase (used primarily with blood cells)  
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cyanosis   dark blue/purple discoloration of the skin and mucus membranes (indicates a deficency of oxygen in the blood).  
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cardiomegaly   enlargement of the heart  
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neuroma   tumor composed of nerve tissue (a bening tumor composed chiefly of neurons and nerve fibers, usually arising from a nerve tissue. It may also be a swelling of a nerve that usually results from compression)  
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suffix: pathy   disease ie: myophaty-disease of the muscles  
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myopathy   disease of the muscles  
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penia   decreae, deficiency ie: erythropenia-decrease in red blood cells  
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erythorpenia   decrease in red blood cells  
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suffix: phagia   eating, swallowing ie: ydsphagia-inability/difficulty in swallowing  
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dysphagia   inability/difficulty in swallowing (dys-bad/paingful)  
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suffix: phasia   speech ie: aphasia absence/impairment of speech  
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prefix: a   without ie: aphasia-absence/impairment of speech  
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suffix: plasia   abnormal formation/growth of cells, tissues or organs (general term for abnormal formation of an anatomic structure) antonym: plasm  
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dysplasia   abornmal formation of an anatomic structure  
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plasm   formation growth neoplasm-new formation/growth of tissue (neo-new) (antonym: plasia)  
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neoplasm   new formation/growth of tissue (A neoplasm is an abnormal formation of a new tissue such as a tumor/growth)  
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suffix: plegia   paralysis ie: hemiplegia-paralysis of one side of the body (usually caused by a brain injury/stroke)  
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suffix: rrhange   bursting forth ie: hemorrage-bursing forth of blood (a loss of a large amount of blood within a short period, either internally or externally) antanoym- rrhagia  
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suffix: rrhagia   bursting forth ie:menorrhagia: profused discare of blood during menstration  
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suffix: rrhea   discharge, flow ie: diarrhea (dia-through/across)  
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suffix: rrhexis   rupture anterorrehxis-rupture of an artery  
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anterorrhexis   rupture of an aterty  
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suffix: sclerosis   abnormal condition of hardening ie: arteriosclearosis  
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ateriosclerosis   abnormal condition/hardening of an artery  
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suffix: spasm   involuntary contraction/twitching  
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root: blephar   eyelid  
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blepharospasm   twitching of an eyelid  
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suffix: stenosis   narrowing/stricture arteriostenosis-abnormal narrowing of an artery  
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arteriostenosis   abnormal narrowing of an artery  
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suffix: trophy   nourishment, development ie: dysrophy-bad nourishment  
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dystrophy   an abnormal condition caused by improper nutrition or altered metabolism  
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suffix: 'al'   pertaining too ie: nural-pertaining to a nerve  
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suffix: 'ac'   pertaining too ie: cardiac  
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suffix: 'ary'   pertaining to ie: pulmanary  
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suffix: 'eal'   pertaining to ie: esophageal  
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suffix: 'ic'   pertaining to ie: thoracic  
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suffix: 'ical'*   pertaining to (*combination of ic and al) ie: pathological-pertaining to the study of disease  
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pathological   perthaining to the study of diesease  
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suffix: 'ile'   pertaining to ie: penile  
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suffix: 'ior'   pertaining to ie: posterior-pertaining to the back of the body (poster: back (of body), behind)  
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suffix: 'ous' (3)   pertaining to OR composed of OR producing ie: cutanious  
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suffix: 'tic'   pertaining to acoustic-pertaining to hearing (acous-hearing)  
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suffix: 'esis'   condition ie: diuresis-abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine  
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diuresis   abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine  
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suffix: 'ia'   condition ie: pnemonia-infection of the lung cuased by baceria, virus or disease  
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suffix: 'ism'   condition hyperthryoidism-condition characterized by overactivity of the thryoid gland  
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suffix: 'iatry'   medicine, treatment ie: podiatry-speciality concerned with treatment and conditions of the feet  
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suffix: 'ician'   specialist ie: obsterician: Md who specializes in teh branch of medicine concerned with pergnancy and childbirth  
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suffix: 'ist'   speciailist Ie; hematologist-specialized in treatment of disorders of blood and blood forming tissues  
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suffix: 'y'   condition/process neuropathy-disease condiditon of the nerves  
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neuropathy   diease condition of the nerves (condition-y)  
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suffix: 'icle'   small, minute ie: ventricle-small cavity as of the brain/heart  
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root: ventr   belly ie: ventricle  
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ventricle   small cavity of hte brain/heart ie: icle-small, minute  
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suffix: 'ole'   small, minute ie: arteriole-the smallest of the arteries, minute artery (arteries narrow to form arterioles which branch into capillaries (the smallest blood vessels)  
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suffix: 'ule'   small, minute ie: venule-small vein continuous with a capillary  
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amastia   without a breast (may be the result of a congenital defect, an endocrine disorder or mastectom)  
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perfix 'a'   without ie: aneshesia  
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prefix: brady   slow ie: bradycardia-slow heart rate  
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dystochia   difficult chioldbirth  
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prefix 'eu'   good, normal ie: eupnea-normal breathing (pnea-breathing)  
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prefix hetero   differnet ie: hetrograph-different transplatn  
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hetograft/xeongraft   transplant of tissue from anotehr speciies that is used as a temporary graft in certain cases as in treating a severly burned patient when tissue from the patient or from a tissue bank is not available  
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prefix homo   same homogpraft/allograft-transplatn of tissue obtained rrom a member of the pats own species ie: bone, kidney, lung heart  
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prefix homeo   same ie: homeoplasia-formation fo a new tissue similar to that already existing in part  
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homeoplasia   formation fo a new tissue similar to that already existing in part  
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prefix mal   bad ie: malnutrition  
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malnutrition   refers to any disorder resulting from an inadequate or excessive intake of food  
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prefix pan   all panarthritis-inflamation of all (or many) joints  
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prefix pseduo   false  
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pseudocyesis   false pregnancy  
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prefix syn/sym   union/together/joined ie: syndactylism-condtion of joined fingers/toes  
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root: dactyl   fingers/toes  
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prefix: tachy   rapid ie: tachypnea-rapid breathing  
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tachypnea   rapid breathing  
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