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Medical Terminology

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all cell abnormal reduction   pancytopenia  
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white blood condition   leukemia  
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poison resembling   toxoid  
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extremity pain   acrodynia  
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middle form pertaining to   mesomorphic  
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beyond or excessive sound process of recording   ultrasonography  
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fast heart condition of   tachycardia  
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pus formation   pyopoiesis  
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gland inflammation   adenitis  
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large or long head pertaining to   macrocephalous  
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alongside of puncture for aspiration   paracentesis  
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small stone or correct foot pertaining to   orthopedic  
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vessel enlargement   angiomegaly  
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mind treatment   psychiatry  
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cancer origin or production   carcinogenisis  
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kidney one who specializes in study or treatment of   nephrologist  
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nose narrow condition or increase   rhinostenosis  
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below or deficient water process   hypohydration  
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air or gas stomach pain   aerogastralgia  
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fiber tumor   fibroma  
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death attraction for   necrophilia  
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hard condition or increase   sclerosis  
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blood breaking down or dissolution   hemolysis  
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topmost or extremity exaggerated fear or sensitivity condition of   acrophobia  
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cell instrument for measurement   cytometer  
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blue pertaining to   cyanotic  
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outside vessel pertaining to   extravascular  
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above or excessive nourishment or development condition or process of   hypertrophy  
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above the nose   supranasal  
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make active again   reactivate  
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before surgery   preoperative  
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not watered   dehydrated  
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across or through the skin   transdermal  
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excessively severe   superacute  
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below or under the navel   infraumbilical  
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outside the heart   exocardia  
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difficult voice   dysphonia  
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to turn away from   abduction  
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to gaurd before   prophylaxis  
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around a blood vessel   circumvascular  
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half paralysis   hemiplegia  
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inflammation of the kidney   nephritis  
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dissolution or breakdown of the kidney   nephrolysis  
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incision of the kidney   nephrotomy  
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developing from the kidney   nephrogenous  
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surgical fixation of the kidney   nephropexy  
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creation of an opening in the kidney   nephrostomy  
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excision of the kidney   nephrectomy  
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presence of kidney stones   nephrolithiasis  
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kidney tumor   nephroma  
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hernia of the kidney   nephrocele  
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suture of the kidney   nephrorrhaphy  
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downward displacement of the kidney   nephroptosis  
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A surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged part of the colon.   colostomy  
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suture of the vas deferens   vasorrhaphy  
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centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis   abdominocentesis  
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ab-   away from  
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inter-   between  
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para-   alongside  
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peri-   around  
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retro-   behind  
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intra-   within  
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anti-   against or opposed to  
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an-   without  
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ecto-   outside  
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dia-   across or through  
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poly-   many  
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hypo-   below or deficient  
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oligo-   few or deficient  
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mono-   one  
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pan-   all  
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ultra-   beyond or excessive  
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bi-   two or both  
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quadri-   four  
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semi-   half  
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infra-   below or under  
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hyper-   above or excessive  
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ante-   before  
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post-   after  
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tachy-   fast  
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brady-   slow  
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re-   again  
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a-   without  
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pod/o   foot  
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or/o   mouth  
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neo-   new  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ation   process  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-ecstasis   expansion  
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-dextro   right  
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melan/o   black  
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tri-   three  
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erythr/o   red  
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quadri-   four  
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leuk/o   white  
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uni-   one  
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cyan/o   blue  
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bi-   two  
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oligo-   few  
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dextr/o   right  
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sinistr/o   left  
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-gram   record  
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-osis   condition or increase  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-ula   small  
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-ism   condition of  
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