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316 Cards in this Set
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broncho
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bronchi/airway
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cili
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hairlike processes
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ectasis
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expansion
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laryngo
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larynx
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naso
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nose
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oro
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mouth
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oxy
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oxygen
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pector
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chest/breast
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pleura
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rib side
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pneumo
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lung
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ptysis
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spit
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pulmo
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lungs
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rhin
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nose
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tracheo
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trachea/windpipe
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angio
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vessel
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creatinine
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waste material in urine
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cysto
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bladder
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glomerulo
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nephron part; little ball
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peritoneo
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lining of abdominal organs
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pyelo
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pelvis
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reni
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kidneys
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uretero
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ureter
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urethro
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urethra
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uri
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urine
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uric
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pertaining to urine
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urina
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urines
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uro
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urine
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adeno
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gland
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calculi
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stone
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cele
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tumor/cyst/hernia
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cyto
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cell
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glyco
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sugar/sweet
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homeo, homo
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similar/same/like
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lingua
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tongue
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lip
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fat
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lith
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stone
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madara
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falling hair
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psych
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mind
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pyo
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pus
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radi
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rays
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thermic
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heat
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arthro
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joint
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carpo
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wrist
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chondro
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cartilage
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costa
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rib
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dactyl
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finger
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ili
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hip
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manus
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hand
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myel
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bone marrow
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myo
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muscle
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ortho
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straighten
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osteo
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bone
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pedi
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foot
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spondyl
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vertebra
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cutis
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skin
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dent
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teeth
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derm
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skin
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hapsia
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touch
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odont
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teeth
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onco
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tmor
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onychia
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nail beds
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pedicular
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lice
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prurigo
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itching
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psora
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itch
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sarco
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flesh
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sclero
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hard
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squama
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scaly
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tricho
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hair
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chole
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bile
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colon
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large intestine
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emesis
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vomiting
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gastro
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stomach
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glosso
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tongue
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hepat
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liver
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ile
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ileum
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laparo
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abdomen
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myxo
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mucus
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procto
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rectum/anus
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pyloro
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pylorus/gatekeeper
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stoma
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opening/mouth
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viscero
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body organs
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aortal
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aorta/main artery
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artero
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artery
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cardio
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heart
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emboli
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vessel obstruction
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emia
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blood
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hema
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blood
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phleb
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vein
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thromba
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blood clot
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varico
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blood vessel
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vaso
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blood vessel
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vena
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vein
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ventrica
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heart activity
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audio
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sound
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cerebro
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brain
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encephalo
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brain
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esthesia
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sensation
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medulla
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middle brain
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meningo
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membranes/spinal cord
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neuro
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nerves
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occiput
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back of skull
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oculo
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eye
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opthalamo
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eye
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oto
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ear
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parietes
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parietal/wall part
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pons
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bridges
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tempora
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temporal
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a, an
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without
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ab
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away from
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ad
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toward
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algia
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pain
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ante
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before; wall part
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bi
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two; double
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brady
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slow
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circum
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around
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concentric
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together; center
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de
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down or away from
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desis
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binding; fixation
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dia
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through
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dys
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difficult;abnormal
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ecto
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outside
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ectomy
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excision
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endo
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within
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epi
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outer; on top of; over
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exo
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away from
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extra
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outside; beyond
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ferro
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iron
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fore
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before
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form
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shape of
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graphy
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writing; record
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hemi
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half
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hyper
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above
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hypo
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below
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iasis
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condition of
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iatric
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medicine
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ic
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pertaining to
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hydra; hydro
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water
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inter
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between
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intra
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within
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isis; asis
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condition of
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itis
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inflammation
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juxa
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near
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kinesis
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movement
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kypho
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humped
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logia; logy
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science of
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lysis
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disintegration
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macro
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large; long
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malacia
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softening
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med; medi; medio
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middle
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mega; megaly
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enlargement
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micro
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small
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mono
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single; one
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multi
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many
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neo
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new
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ob
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against
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oid
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like; shape; resemble
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oligo
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few
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ology
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study of
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oma
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tumor
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osis
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condition
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otomy
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incision
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pachy
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thick
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para
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near; departure from norm
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path
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disease
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penia
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deficiency
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peri
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around
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pexy
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fixation;suspension
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phobia
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fear of
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phoresis
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transmission
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pexy
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fixation;suspension
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plasty
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surgical correction
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phobia
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fear of
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plegia
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paralysis; stroke
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phoresis
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transmission
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poly
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many
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plasty
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surgical correction
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post
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after
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plegia
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paralysis; stroke
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pre
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before
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pro
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in front of; on behalf of
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poly
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many
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pseudo
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false
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post
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after
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ptosis
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falling
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pre
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before
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re
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back ; again
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pro
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in front of; on behalf of
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retro
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backward
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pseudo
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false
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ptosis
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falling
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rrhapy
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suture
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re
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back ; again
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rhexis
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rupture
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retro
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backward
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rrhapy
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suture
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rhexis
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rupture
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pexy
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fixation;suspension
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phobia
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fear of
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phoresis
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transmission
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plasty
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surgical correction
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plegia
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paralysis; stroke
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poly
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many
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post
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after
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pre
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before
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pro
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in front of; on behalf of
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pseudo
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false
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ptosis
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falling
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re
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back ; again
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retro
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backward
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rrhapy
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suture
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rhexis
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rupture
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scopy
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exam
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semi
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half
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sphygmo
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pulse
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sub
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below
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super; supra
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above
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sym ; syn
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together
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tachy
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swift; fast
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tele
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distance
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toxo; toxic
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poisoning
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trans
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across
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tri
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three
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ultra
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above
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uni
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one
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xeno
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foreign
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xero
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dry
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albus
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white
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chloro
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green
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chrom
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color
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cirrhos
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yellow
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cyano
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blue
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erythro
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red
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leuko
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white
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melano
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black
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polio
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gray
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purpura
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purple
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rhodo
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red
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rubeo
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red
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xantho
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yellow
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CMA (RMA)
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Certified Medical Assistant
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CNA
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Certified Nursing Aide
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EMT
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Emergency Medical Technician
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LVN; LPN
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Licensed (Vocation)Practical Nurse
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MD
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Medical Doctor
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ME
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Medical Examiner
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MLT
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Medical Lab Technologist
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NP
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Nurse Practitioner
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OT
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Occupation Therapist
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PA
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Physician's Assistant
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PT
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Physical Therapist
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RHIT
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Registered Health Information Technician
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RN
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Registered Nurse
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RRT; RT
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(Registered) Respiratory Therapist
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a
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before
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aa
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of each
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abd
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abdominal
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a.c.
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before meals
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ADL
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Activities of Daily Living
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ad lib
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as desired
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a.m.
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morning
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amt
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amount
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AROM
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Active Range of Motion
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ax/axillary
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under arm
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BID
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2 times a day
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BM
|
bowel movement
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BP
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blood pressure
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BRP
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bathroom privileges
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C
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Celsius
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c (with line over c)
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with
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cal
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calorie
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cath
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cahteter
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CBR
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complete bed rest
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cc
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cubic centimeter
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CHF
|
congestive heart failure
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cm
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centimeter
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CN
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Charge nurse
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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c/o
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complains of
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DC
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discontinue
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DON
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Director of Nursing
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Dr
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doctor
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dx
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diagnosis
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F
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Farenheit
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fx
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fracture
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GI
|
gastrointestinal
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gtt
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drop
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GU
|
genitourinary
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h
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hour
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H2O
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water
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HOB
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head of bed
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HOH
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hard of hearing
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HS
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hour of sleep
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i/o
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input/output
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IV
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intrvenous
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kg
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kilogram
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L
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liter
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lb
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pound
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LE/LLE/LUE
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left (upper/lower) extremity
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lt
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left
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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mm
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millimeter
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noc
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night
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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N/V
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nausea and vomiting
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OD
|
right eye/overdose
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OOB
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out of bed
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OS
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left eye
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OU
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both eyes
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oz
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ounce
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p (with line over it)
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after
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p
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pulse
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p.c.
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after meals
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PO
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by mouth
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p.m.
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evening
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prn
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as needed
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PROM
|
passive range of motion
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