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carp/o

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wrist bones

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cib/o

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meals

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cost/o

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rib

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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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flex/o

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to bend

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furc/o

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forking, branchin

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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sugar

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immun/o

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protection

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later/o

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side

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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nat/i

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birth

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necr/o

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death

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nect/o

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to bind, tie, connect

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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone)

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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the/o

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to put, place

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland; shield

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top/o

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place, position, location

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tox/o

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poison

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urethr/o

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urethra

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-crine

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to secrete

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-drome

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to run

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-fusion

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coming together; to pour

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-meter

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to measure

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-mission

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to send

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-or

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one who

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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to grow

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasm

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structure or formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping, prolapse

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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a-, an-

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no, not, 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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ana-

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up, apart

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self, own

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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con-

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with, together

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec-

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out, outside

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en-, -endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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upon, on, above

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, outside, away from

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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in-

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into, within, not

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infra-

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beneath, under

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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in, within, into

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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meta-

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beyond, change

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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pan-

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all

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para-

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abnormal, beside, near

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per-

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through

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peri-

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surrounding

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poly-

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many, much

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before, forward

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pros-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, again

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retro-

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behind, backward

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sub-

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under

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supra-

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above, upper

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syn-, sym-

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together, with

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across, through

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

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one

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a-, an-, in-

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not; no; without

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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before; forward; in front of

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anti-, contra-

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against, opposite

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con-, syn-, sym-

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with; together

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de-, cata-

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down, lack of

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dia-, per-, trans-

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through; complete; across

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dys-, mal-

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bad; abnormal; difficult; painful

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ec-, ecto-, ex-

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out; outside

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endo-, in-, intra-

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in; within; into

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epi-, hyper-, supra-

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upon; on; above; excessive; upper

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hypo-, infra-, sub-

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under; deficient; beneath

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re-, retro-, post-

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back; again; behind; backward; after

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ultra-, meta-

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beyond; excess; change

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apnea

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without/not breathing

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anoxia

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without oxygen

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abnormal

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away from normal

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abductor

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muscle that draws a limb away from the body

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adductor

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muscle that draws a limb toward the body

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anabolism

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process in metabolism where simple molecules combine to generate complex molecules

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analysis

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detailed examination of the elements or structure of something

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urinalysis

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laboratory examination of urine that aids in the diagnosis of many medical conditions

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antecibum

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before meals

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anteflexion

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displacement forward of an organ so that its axis is bent upon itself

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antepartum

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before birth

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antibiotic

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destroy or inhibit growth of microorganisms such as bacteria

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antibody

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protein produced against an antigen

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antigen

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substance that stimulates production of an antibody

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antisepsis

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practice of using antiseptics to eliminate the microorganisms that cause disease

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antitoxin

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antibody that curates a toxin

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autoimmune disease

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body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues, causing inflammation and injury

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bifurcation

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normal splitting into two branches

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bilateral

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having or relating to two sides

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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catabolism

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breakdown of complex molecules to form simpler ones; form of metabolism

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congenital anomaly

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inherited medical condition that occurs at or before birth

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connective

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connective tissue supports and binds other body tissue and parts

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contradiction

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against a statement or argument

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contralateral

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affecting the opposite side; stroke affecting right side of brain may cause contralateral paralysis affecting the left arm and leg

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dehydration

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lack of water

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diameter

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measurement through something

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diarrhea

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flow through; waste flowing through colon

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dialysis

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purification of blood

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hemodialysis

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waste materials are separated from the blood via a machine when kidneys no longer function

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dyspnea

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difficult or abnormal breathing

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muscular dystrophy

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weakness and deterioration

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dysentery

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infection of the intestines

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ectopic pregnancy

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the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus

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endocardium

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smooth membrane which lines the inside chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves

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endoscope

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camera that goes inside the body during procedures

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endotracheal

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situated or occurring within the trachea

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epithelium

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thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface; top layer of the skin

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euphoria

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feeling of well-being

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euthyroid

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normal thyroid function

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exophthalmos

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protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland

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hemiglossectomy

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operation to remove part of the tongue and adjacent tissue

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hyperglycemia

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increase in blood sugar

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hyperplasia

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increase in cell numbers

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hypertrophy

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increase in size of individual cells

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hypodermic injection

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injection made into the subcutaneous tissues

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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insomniac

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person who is not able to sleep

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incision

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cut into

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infracostal

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situated beneath the ribs

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intercostal

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lies between adjacent ribs

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intravenous

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taking place within the veins

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macrocephaly

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excess fluid in the brain; large head

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malaise

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discomfort

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malignant

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very infectious disease; cancerous

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metacarpal bones

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hand bones that lie beyond the wrist bones but before the finger bones

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metamorphisis

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change of the form of nature

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metastasis

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beyond control

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microscope

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optical instrument used to look at very small things

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microcephaly

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smaller, underdeveloped brain

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neonatal

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newborn; interval from birth to 28 days

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neoplasm

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new and abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body; associated with cancer

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pancytopenia

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deficiency of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes

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paralysis

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abnormal disruption of the connection between nerve and muscle

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parathyroid glands

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located beside the thyroid gland

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percutaneous

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through the skin

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pericardium

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membrane surrounding the heart

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polymorphonuclear

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having a nucleus with several lobes and a cytoplasm that contains granules (leukocytes)

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polyneuritis

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any disorder that affects the peripheral nerves collectively

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postmortem

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after death

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postpartum

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after birth

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precancerous

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cell likely to develop into cancer

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prenatal

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before birth

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prodrome

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early symptom indicating the onset of a disease or illness

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prolapse

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to slide or fall forward

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prosthesis

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an artificial limb

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relapse

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a disease or its signs and symptoms return after an apparent recovery

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remission

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signs and symptoms lessen and the patients feels better

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recombinant DNA

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DNA that has been formed artificially by combining constituents from different organisms

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retroperitoneal

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situated or occurring behind the peritoneum

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retroflexion

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abnormal position of an organ bent or tilted backward

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subcutaneous

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under the skin

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suprapubic

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above the pubis or pubic bone

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syndactyly

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webbed toes or fingers

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synthesis

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to bring together

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symbiosis

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occurs when two organisms live together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not

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symmetry

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equality of parts on opposite sides of the body

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symphysis

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joint in which the bony surfaces are firmly united by a layer of fibrocartilage

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tachypnea

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fast breathing

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transfusion

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transfer of blood or blood parts from one person to another

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transurethral

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though the urethra

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ultrasonography

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noninvasive imaging test

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