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RTE1000 Intro to Radiologic Science > Medical terminology > Flashcards

Medical terminology Flashcards

1
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stem

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main body of a word

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prefix

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comes before a stem

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suffix

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comes after a stem

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Oste

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bone

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chondr

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cartilage

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arthr

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joint

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tend

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tendon

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myel

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spine

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my

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muscle

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cost

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rib

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derm

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skin

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onych

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nail

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enter

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intestine

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duoden

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first part of small intestine

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jejun

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second part of small intestine

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ile

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third part of small intestine

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col

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colon

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proct

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rectum

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hepat

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liver

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chol

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gall bladder

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abdomin

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abdomen

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lapar

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abdominal wall

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cardi

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heart

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angi

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vessel

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phleb

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vein

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arteri

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artery

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thromb

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clot

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sclerosis

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hardening

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ather

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thickening

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cyt

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cell

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hem

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blood

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hemat

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blood

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lymph

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lymph

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splen

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spleen

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phag

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eat

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acr

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extremity

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gluc

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sugar

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aden

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gland

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neur

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nerve

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cerebr

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brain

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encephal

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brain

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psych

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mind

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mani

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madness

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phobi

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fear

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esthesi

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feeling/sensation

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nephr

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kidney

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ren

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kidney

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urter

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ureter

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cyst

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bladder

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urethr

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urethra

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lith

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stone

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hyster

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uterus

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salping

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tube

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oto

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ear

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tymp

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ear drum

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opthalm

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eye

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occulo

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eye

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opt

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vision

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blephar

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eyelid

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kerat

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cornea

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py

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pus

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lipo

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fat

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febri

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fever

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myc

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fungus

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necro

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dead

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emesis

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vomit

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intra

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inside/within

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endo

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inside/within

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em

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inside/within

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peri

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around/surrounding

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ecto

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outside

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retro

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behind

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post

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behind

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sub

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under

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hypo

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under

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inter

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between

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ante

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before

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post

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after

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without/absence

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An

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without/absence

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anti

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against

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uni

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one

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mono

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one

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bi

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two

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tri

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three

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quad

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four

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multi

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many

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poly

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many

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hemi

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half

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semi

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half

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hypo

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too low

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hyper

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too high

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tachy

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fast

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brady

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slow

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leuko

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white

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erythro

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red

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cyano

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blue

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melano

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black

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micro

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small

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macro

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large

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mega

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large

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antero

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anterior

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latero

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side

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medio

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middle

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postero

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posterior

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hydro

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water

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dys

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difficult

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noct

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night

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mal

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bad

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pan

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all/total

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-emia

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blood

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-iasis

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dilation

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-asis

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condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-ptosis

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downward displacement

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-trophy

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growth

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-phobia

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fear

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-ectomy

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removal

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-scopy

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inspection

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-stomy

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surgically created opening

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-tomy

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incision/cutting into

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-plasty

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plastic repair

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-centisis

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puncture

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-algia

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pain

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-genic

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producing

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-lysis

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destruction

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-rrhea

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excessive discharge

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-spasm

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involuntary movement

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