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The Language of Medicine Flashcards

1
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What is a cell?

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The fundamental unit of all living things.

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What are the major parts of a cell?

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Chromosomes, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, itochondria, endoplasmic reticulum.

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What makes up the structural organization of the body?

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Cells, Tissue, Organs, Systems.

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Types of cellys to identify:

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Epithelial cell, fat cell, nerve cell, and muscle cell.

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Types of Body Cavities:

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Cranial, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic, and Signal.

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What are Body Cavities?

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Spaces with in the body that contain internal organs.

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7
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What organ is in the cranial?

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The brain.

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What organs are in the Thoracic?

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Lung, Pancreas, heart, liver, esophogus, gall bladder, trachea, and bronchitubes.

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What organs are in the Abdominal?

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Stomach, Liver, S/L intestines, spleen, gall bladder, and pancreas.

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What organs are in the Pelvic portion?

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S/L Intestines, bladder, rectum, urethra, ureters, uterus, vagina

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What is in the Signal ?

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Nerves in the spinal cord.

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What are the anotomical devisions of the back?

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and coccygeal.

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Abdomin/ o

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Abdomin

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Adip/ o

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fat

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Anter/o

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anterial ( front)

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Cervic/ o

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Neck ( uterus)

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Chondr/o

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cartilage

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Chrom/o

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color

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Coccyg/ o

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tail bone

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Crani/ o

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skull

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Cyt/ o

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cell

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Dist/ o

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far/ distance

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Dors/ 0

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back portion of body

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Hist/o , Histi/ o

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tissue

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ili/ o

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illium of pelvic bone

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/ o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/ o

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lower back

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medi/ o

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middle

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nucle/ o

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nucleus

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pelvi/ i

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pelvis

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poster/ o

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back

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proxim/ o

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near/ close

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sacr/ o

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sacrum

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sarc/ o

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flesh

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spin/ o

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back bone

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thel/o , theli/ o

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nipple

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thorac/ o

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chest

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thrache/ o

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wind pipe/ trachea

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umbilic/ o

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umbilicous/ navel

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ventr/ o

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belly side

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43
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vertebr/ o

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vertebrae- back bone

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44
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viscer/ o

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internal organs

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ana-

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up

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cata-

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down

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47
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epi-

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above

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hypo-

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below

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inter-

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between

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50
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intra-

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with in

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meta-

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change

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process or condition

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-ose

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pertaining to/ full of

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-somes

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bodies

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-type

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picture, classification

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aden/ o

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gland

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arthr/ o

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joint

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bi/ o

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life

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carcin/ o

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cancer/ cancerous

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cardi/o `

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heart

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cephal/ o

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head

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cerebr/ o

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brain cerebrum

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cis/ o

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to cut

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crin/ o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cyto/ o

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cell

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derm/ o or dermat/ o

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skin

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electr/ o

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electricity

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enter/ o

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intestines

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erythr/ o

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red

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gastr/ o

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stomach

75
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glyc/ o

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sugar

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gnos/ o

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knowledge

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hemat/ o or hem/ o

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blood

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hepat/ o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment/ physician

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leuk/ o

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white

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log/ o

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study of

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nephr/ o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/ o

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tumor

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ophthalm/ o

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eye

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oste/ o

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bone

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path/ o

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disease

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ped/ o

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child

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psych/ o

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mind

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radi/o

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x rays

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/ o

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to cut

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thromb/ o

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clot, clotting

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ur/o

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UT, urine

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ic,ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inlfammation

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-ology

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process, study of

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing condition

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-osis

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usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-sis

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state of, condition

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-tomy

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process of cutting/ incesion

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-y

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process/ condition

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a-. an-

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no, not, with out

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aut-, auto

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self/ own

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dia-

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complete, through

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end- endo

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within

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epi-

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above, upon

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ex-, exo-

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out, outside of, outward.

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