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acrodermatitis
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inflammation of the skin extremities
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acromegaly
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enlarged extremities
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acroparalysis
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paralysis of the extremities
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adjective
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descriptor; modifies nouns
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anemia
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lack blood; noun
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anemic
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lack blood; adjective
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appendix
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glandular tissue below the cecum; singular
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appendices
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glandular tissue below the cecum; plural
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bacillus
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rod-shaped bacteria; singular
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bacilli
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rod-shaped bacteria; plural
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bacterium
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microorganism group; singular
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bacteria
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microorganism group; plural
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brainstem
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midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
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carcinoma
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cancer (epithelial origin); singular
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carcinomata
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cancer (epithelial origin); plural
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carpus
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wrist bone; noun
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carpal
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wrist bone; adjective
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chickenpox
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viral infection with Varicella zoster
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combining form
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word root plus a vowel
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compound word
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word made of two or more word roots
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condyle
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rounded bony process; noun
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condylar
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rounded bony process; adjective
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contraction
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condition of shortening a body part (tensing)
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crisis
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acute (severe) situation; singular
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crises
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acute (severe) situation; plural
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cyanosis
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condition of blueness; noun
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cyanotic
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condition of blueness; adjective
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cytometer
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instrument that measures (counts) cells
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dermatitis
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inflammation of the skin
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dermatology
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the study of the skin, medical specialty
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disease
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abnormal function or condition
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extension
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stretching or elongation
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gastrectomy
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excision of the stomach
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gastric
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stomach; adjectival form
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gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach
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gastroduodenoscopy
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examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope
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gastroduodenostomy
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make a surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum
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hydrocele
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herniation or sac containing fluid
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hydrophobia
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abnormal fear of water
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hydrotherapy
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therapy using water
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hyperthyroidism
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overactive thyroid condition
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ilium
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upper pelvic bone; noun
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iliac
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upper pelvic bone; adjective
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inflammation
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condition defined by redness, swelling, pain and warmth
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inject
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put in using a needle; verb
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injected
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put in using a needle; verb
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injecting
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put in using a needle; verb
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injectable
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able to be injected
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larynx
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voice box; singular
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larynges
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voice box; plural
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lymphadenopathy
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disease of a lymph gland
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microbe
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very small organism
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microfilm
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image reduced to small size on film
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micrometer
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one millionth of a meter
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microscope
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instrument used to look at small structures
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microsurgery
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surgery using a microscope
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mucus
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watery substance produced by a membrane; noun
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mucous
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watery substance produced by a membrane; adjective
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neurospasm
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nerve spasm (twitching)
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noun
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name of a person, place, or thing
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practitioner
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one who practices
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prefix
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placed before a word root to change its meeting
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psychiatrist
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specialist in treating mental disorders
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radiographer
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one who makes x-ray images
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sensitivity
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quality of being sensitive
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spermatozoon
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sperm; singular
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spermatozoa
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sperm; plural
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suffix
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follows a word root to change its meaning or part of speech
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thermometer
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instrument that measures thermometer
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transport
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carry across
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verb
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action or state of being word
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vertebra
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spinal bones; singular
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vertebrae
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spinal bones; plural
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vomit
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evacuate stomach contents, verb
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vomited
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evacuate stomach contents, verb
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vomiting
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evacuate stomach contents, verb
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word root
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base of a word
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-ism
hyperthyroidism part of speech |
condition, state or theory; noun
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-tion
contraction part of speech |
condition; noun
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-ist
psychiatrist part of speech |
specialist; noun
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-er
radiographer part of speech |
one who; noun
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-ity
sensitivity part of speech |
quality;noun
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-ous
nervous part of speech |
possessing, having, full of; adjective
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-able
injectable part of speech |
ability; adjective
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-ible
edible part of speech |
ability;adjective
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-on
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-ma
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-mata
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-sis
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-ses
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-nx;singular
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-ges
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-a; singular
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-ae
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-us; singular
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-i
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-um; singular
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-a
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-is; singular
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-es
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-ex;singular
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-ices
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-ix; singular
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-ices
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-ax; singular
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-aces
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-osis (noun)
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-otic (adj.)
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-ia (noun)
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-ic (adj.)
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--us (noun)
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-ous, al (adj.)
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-um (noun)
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--ac (adj.)
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-e (noun)
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-ar (adj.)
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