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Medical terms for being a liced massage therapist

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show Extremity   Acral lentiginous melanoma usually begins in the fingers or toes  
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Adeno-   Glandular   show
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show Pain   An analgesic is a painkiller  
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angio-   Blood or lymph vessels   show
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show joint   Arthroplasty is surgical implantation of an artificial joint, often to treat osteoarthritis  
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show Slow   Bradycardia means slow heartbeat.  
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show Crab(cancer)   A carcinogen is a cancer-triggering agent.  
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Cardio-   show Cardiomyopathy refers to damaged heart muscle.  
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show Neck   Cervical cancer originates in cells found in the neck of the uterus  
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show Swelling, hernia   In spina bifida meningocele, dura mater and arachnoid protrude an incompletely closed vertebral arch  
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Cep- Ceph-   Head, Brain   show
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Chole   show Cholecyst is another term for gallbladder  
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show with, together   A concentric muscle contraction brings the bony attachments closer together  
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Contra-   show A coup-contrecoup head injury occurs when the brain hits the opposite side of the cranium from the direction of the original blow  
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show Hollow Organ   Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder  
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Demo-   People   show
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Derm-   show Dermatophytosis is condition of having plants (in this case fungi) growing on the skin  
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show Through   Diabetes mellitus means sweetness flowing through, referring to excessive production of urine that is high in sugar  
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Dys-   Difficulty   show
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show Outside, removal   An appendectomy is the removal of the appendix  
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show Blood   Septicemia is a type of infection of the blood.  
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endo-   Inside   show
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show Upon   An epidemic is a contagious disease that affects a lot of people. (Literally it means upon the people)  
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Eryth-   Red   show
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ex-   show Exophthalmos is a condition in which the eyes bulge out of their usual position.  
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show Beginning, producing   An allergen is an allergy-producing substance  
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glyco-   show Hypoglycemia is another term for blood sugar  
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show Recording, writing   Venography is a test to measure blood flow through veins.  
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hemi-   half   show
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show Blood   Hemorrage means flowing blood  
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Hepat-   show Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver  
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show Water   Hydrocephalus is a condition involving to much cerebrospinal fluid.  
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Hyper-   show Hyper uricemia describes having to much uric acid in the blood  
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Hypo-   show Hypo tension is another term for low blood pressure.  
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show Without   Malignant melanoma lesions may show as asymmetrical discolorations on the skin.  
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