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Med Term HOSA

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Definition
Caus/o   show
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show head  
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Concuss/o   show
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Contus/o   show
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Electr/o   show
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Encephal/o or Cerebr/o   show
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show fluid that cushions and nourishes the brain and spinal cord  
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Hydr/o   show
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show feeling  
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Klept/o   show
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show meninges (brain covering)  
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Myel/o   show
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show nerve  
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show protective covering of the neuron  
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show a chemical substance that transmits messages between nerve cells  
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Psych/o   show
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-algia   show
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show hernia  
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show sensation/feeling  
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-graphy   show
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-itis   show
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-mania   show
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show abnormal fear  
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A or An-   show
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show abnormal  
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show process of using sound to take a 3D picture of the carotid arteries to determine blood flow and plaque build-up  
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show process of using sound to take a 2D picture of the brain structures  
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show process of recording electrical activity within the brain (through the use of electrodes on the scalp)  
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show process of taking a picture of the spinal cord  
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show the absence of sensation/feeling (especially pain)  
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show affects the brain and entire body  
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Regional Anesthesia   show
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Local Anesthesia   show
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show the medication used to induce anesthesia  
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show regional anesthetic that is injected into the epidural space of the spine (Ex: child delivery)  
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Anesthesiologist   show
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show specialist (a RN; not a physician) in administering anesthetics  
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Neurologist   show
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show physician who specializes in surgery of the nervous system  
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show damage that occurs to the brain when blood flow is disrupted  
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show a type of stroke that occurs from a bleed  
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show a type of stroke that occurs when the blood flow is blocked  
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show the violent shaking up of the brain (that may result in a temporary loss of awareness and function)  
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show bruising of the brain tissue  
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Cerebral Hematoma   show
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Syncope   show
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Lethargy   show
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Coma   show
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Epilepsy   show
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show progressive decline in mental abilities (memory/thinking/judgment)  
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show progressive deterioration of the brain structures that affect thought/memory  
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show progressive loss of control over muscle movements (tremors/bradykinesia/shuffling gait)  
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show nerve cells deteriorate and cannot send impulses to the muscles which results in progressive muscle weakness and eventual paralysis (also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease)  
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show temporary paralysis of one of the 7th cranial nerves (affects one side of the face)  
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome   show
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Multiple Sclerosis   show
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Sciatica   show
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show lightning-like pain from inflammation of one of the 5th cranial nerves (affects one side of the face)  
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show burning pain (usually a result of injury to a sensory nerve)  
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show condition of excessive sensation (sensitivity to touch/pain)  
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Paresthesia   show
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show physician who specializes in diagnosing/treating chemical dependency/emotional problems/mental illness  
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Psychologist   show
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show spectrum of disorders in which an individual cannot develop normal social relationships  
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show learning disability in which the brain cannot process symbols (reading disorder)  
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Insomnia   show
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show disorder with sudden/uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day  
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Acrophobia   show
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Claustrophobia   show
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Panic Attack   show
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder   show
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show symptoms of anxiety/sleep disorders/difficulty concentrating/emotional disturbances that may develop after a traumatic event  
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Anxiolytic   show
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show madness to steal  
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show madness with (setting) fires  
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Trichotillomania   show
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Factitious disorder   show
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show fear that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation  
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show a false personal belief  
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Hallucination   show
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show characterized by withdrawal from reality and disorganized thinking (with delusions and hallucinations)  
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Antipsychotics   show
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AD   show
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show Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis  
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show Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder  
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show Cerebral Palsy  
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CSF   show
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show Electroencephalgraphy  
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show Epidural anesthesia  
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ICP   show
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LOC   show
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show Multiple Sclerosis  
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OCD   show
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Cyst/o   show
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Glomerul/o   show
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show blood  
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Lith/o   show
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Nephr/o   show
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show scanty  
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Py/o   show
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show renal pelvis (Function: collects urine that is filtered from the glomeruli)  
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Ureter/o   show
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Urethr/o   show
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show urine (Function: liquid waste product that contains urea)  
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show hernia or protrusion  
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show stretching  
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-ectomy   show
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-emia   show
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-gram   show
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-graphy   show
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-itis   show
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show freeing/loosening  
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-ostomy   show
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show surgical incision  
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-pathy   show
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-pexy   show
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show surgical repair  
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-ptosis   show
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-rrhagia   show
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show surgical suturing  
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show visual examination  
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-stenosis   show
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show to crush  
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-uria   show
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A- or An-   show
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Dys-   show
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Hyper-   show
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show below/deficient/decreased  
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Poly-   show
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show specialist in diseases/disorders of the kidneys  
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show specialist in diseases/disorders of the urinary system in females and the genitourinary system in males  
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Cystoscopy   show
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show the insertion of a tube into the bladder through the urethra to remove urine  
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Intravenous Pyelogram   show
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Voiding Cystourethrography   show
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show increased output of urination  
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show involuntary urination  
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show inability to control the excretion of urine/feces  
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Urethropexy   show
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show nighttime urination  
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Dysuria   show
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show Anuria  
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Oliguria   show
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Polyuria   show
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Hematuria   show
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Pyuria   show
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Hyperproteinuria   show
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show blood condition of decreased/deficient protein  
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show kidney stone  
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Ureterolith   show
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show bladder stone  
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Lithotomy   show
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show to crush a stone (using external shockwaves)  
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Nephropathy   show
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Nephrectasis   show
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show inflammation of the kidney  
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show inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney  
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Nephroptosis   show
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show abnormal condition of kidney pus (suppuration)  
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Kidney Failure   show
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Dialysis   show
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Hemodialysis   show
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Peritoneal Dialysis   show
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Nephrolysis   show
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Nephropexy   show
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Nephrostomy   show
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show surgical repair of the renal pelvis  
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Pyelotomy   show
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show stretching (or distention) of a ureter  
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Ureterorrhagia   show
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show surgical removal of a ureter  
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show surgical repair of a ureter  
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Ureterorrhaphy   show
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show inflammation of the bladder  
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Cystocele   show
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Cystectomy   show
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Cystopexy   show
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Cystorrhaphy   show
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Urethritis   show
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show excessive/sudden flow (bleeding) of the urethra  
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show abnormal narrowing of the urethra  
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BPH   show
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show catherization  
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CRF   show
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show cystoscopy  
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IVP   show
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show polycystic kidney disease  
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-algia   show
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dys-   show
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show surgical removal  
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show over, above or increased  
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hypo-   show
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-itis   show
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show a disease or abnormal condition  
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show a surgical incision  
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show surgical repair  
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show sudden abnormal or excessive flow  
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show to suture or stitch  
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show flow or discharge  
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show rupture  
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-sclerosis   show
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show appendix  
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arteri/o   show
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show joint  
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show plaque or fatty substance  
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gastr/o   show
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col/o   show
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show process of recording a picture  
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-malacia   show
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-megaly   show
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show fungus  
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show spinal cord or bone marrow  
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show muscle  
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-necrosis   show
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neur/o   show
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show specialist  
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show study of  
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-pathy   show
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show surrounding  
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show before  
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post-   show
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show pus  
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-stenosis   show
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angi/o   show
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show heart  
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show red  
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cyan/o   show
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leuk/o   show
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melan/o   show
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poli/o   show
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hepat/o   show
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show heat, fever, fire  
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-dynia   show
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show surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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show picture or record  
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show creation of an artificial opening to the body surface  
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-scopy   show
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ab-   show
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show toward  
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eu-   show
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inter-   show
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show within, inside  
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sub-   show
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super-/supra   show
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show birth  
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Neo-   show
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AP   show
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CFS   show
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show differential diagnosis  
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Dx   show
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He   show
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show Inflammation  
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show Intramuscular  
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show pathology  
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show Post Natal  
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show prognosis  
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show white  
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show baldness  
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show eye lid  
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show cancerous  
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Contus/o   show
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Cutane/o or Derm/o or Dermat/o   show
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Crypt/o   show
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Erythem/o   show
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show hair follicle  
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Hidr/o   show
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Kerat/o   show
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Melan/o   show
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Myc/o   show
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Onych/o   show
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show lice  
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show wrinkle  
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Scler/o (-sclerosis)   show
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show sebum/wax/oil  
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show dry  
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-ectomy   show
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-ichthy   show
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show tumor  
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-osis   show
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show eating/swallowing  
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-plasty   show
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show abnormal flow/discharge  
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An-   show
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Hyper-   show
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Dermatologist   show
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show physician who specializes in the surgical restoration/reconstruction of body structures (plastic surgeon)  
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Miliaria   show
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show buildup of sebum in a hair follicle (blackhead/open or a whitehead/closed)  
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Seborrhea   show
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show sweating  
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Anhidrosis   show
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show abnormal condition of excessive sweat  
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show night sweats  
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Folliculitis   show
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show partial of complete lack of hair  
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show abnormal hairiness (in women)  
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show abnormal condition of hidden nail (ingrown toenail)  
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Onychomycosis   show
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show condition of nail eating (nail biting)  
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show genetic condition characterized by the absence/deficiency of pigmentation  
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show mask of pregnancy  
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Melanosis   show
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show loss of pigment in areas of the skin resulting in milk-white patches  
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show bruise  
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show skin hemorrhage  
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Petechiae   show
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show pathologic tissue change due to disease or injury  
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show scab  
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show discolored flat spot that is less than 1cm in diameter (freckles or flat moles)  
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show small/solid raised skin lesion less than 0.5mm in diameter with no visible fluid (pimple)  
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Wheal   show
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show closed pocket of pus caused by a bacterial infection  
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show closed pouch containing air/fluid/semi-fluid  
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show small elevation of skin containing pus (pimple)  
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show small blister (contains a watery fluid)  
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show large blister (contains watery fluid)  
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show torn or jagged wound  
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Puncture   show
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Ulcer   show
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show flat/dark red birthmark (require laser treatment)  
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show soft/raised/purplish birthmark made by a mass of superficial blood and blood vessels (resolve by age 5)  
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Dermatitis   show
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show itching  
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show general term for any skin conditions not associated with inflammation  
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Erythema   show
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Ichthyosis   show
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show autoimmune disorder with a red-scaly rash on the face and upper trunk (also attacks other body tissues)  
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Psoriasis   show
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Scleroderma   show
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Urticaria   show
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show dry skin  
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show lice infestation  
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show infestation with an itch mite that causes blisters from the burrowed eggs  
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Impetigo   show
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show fungal skin infection affecting different body areas (athlete’s foot; jock itch)  
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show infection within the connective tissue  
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Gangrene   show
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Necrotizing fasciitis   show
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show thickened skin on the hands/feet caused by repeat rubbing  
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show normal scar  
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show abnormally raised or thickened scar  
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Keratosis   show
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show moles (small dark growths from pigmented cells in the skin)  
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show small flesh colored growths that hang from the body (benign and enlarge with age)  
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Actinic Keratosis   show
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show cancerous skin lesion derived from the shedding cells (started as AK)  
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Malignant Melanoma   show
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Biopsy   show
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show scraping of debris/dead tissue from a wound to promote healing  
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show incision into a lesion (ex: abscess) and then draining the fluid  
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Mohs Surgery   show
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Blepharoplasty   show
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show injections to temporarily block nerve signals to the injected site  
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show surgical repair of the skin (skin graft)  
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show use of electric current to destroy a hair follicle  
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Liposuction   show
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Rhytidectomy   show
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show basal cell carcinoma  
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caut   show
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show debridement  
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show eczema  
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LE   show
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MM   show
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show narcotizing fasciitis  
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Ps   show
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show squamous cell carcinoma  
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Abdomin/o   show
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Adip/o   show
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Aden/o   show
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show front or before  
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Caud/o   show
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Carcin/o   show
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show head  
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show cartilage  
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show cell  
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Dem/o   show
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show back of the body  
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Gen/o   show
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show tissue  
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Home/o   show
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show peculiar to the individual  
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show hip bone  
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show lower back  
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Path/o (-pathy)   show
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show pelvis  
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Physi/o   show
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show back or toward the back  
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Ventr/o   show
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-crine   show
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-oma   show
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show formation  
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show formative material  
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-stasis   show
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-trophy   show
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show without  
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Ana-   show
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show within  
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show above  
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Eti/o   show
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show out of  
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Pan-   show
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Genetic Disorders   show
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)   show
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show condition that is associated with characteristic facial appearance/learning disabilities/physical abnormalities such as heart valve disease  
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show bleeding disorder  
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show condition characterized by nerve degeneration  
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show condition characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement  
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show condition characterized by a missing essential digestive enzyme that can lead to severe mental retardation if left undectected/untreated  
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show fatal condition in which harmful quantities of fatty substance build up in tissues and nerve cells in the brain  
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show the defective development or congenital absence of an organ/tissue  
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Hypoplasia   show
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show change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other  
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show abnormal development of tissues/cells  
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Hyperplasia   show
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show general increase in the bulk of a body part/organ due to an increase in size of cells in the tissues  
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Indirect contact   show
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Bloodborne   show
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Airborne   show
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Food-borne and water-borne   show
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Endemic   show
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show sudden/widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area (Ex: measles)  
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Pandemic   show
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show symptoms for which no physiological/anatomical cause can be identified (Ex: irritable bowel syndrome)  
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Iatrogenic illness   show
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Idiopathic disease   show
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Infectious disease   show
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Nosocomial Infection   show
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show caused by detectable physical changes in the body (Ex: Diabetes)  
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show abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth  
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show secrete substances into ducts that lead into organs or out of the body (Ex: sweat gland)  
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Endocrine   show
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show among people  
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show study of  
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show specialist  
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show abnormal hardening  
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Dys-   show
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show inflammation  
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Umbilic/o   show
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show anterior  
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show abdomen  
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anat   show
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show communicable disease  
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CH   show
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show cytology or cytoplasm  
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D   show
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show epidemic  
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hemo   show
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Histo   show
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show physiology or posterior  
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umb   show
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show ventral  
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show divides body along the midline into right and left  
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Frontal Plane   show
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Transverse Plane   show
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Histologist   show
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show specialist in the analysis of tissue samples to establish a diagnosis  
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show specialist in the study of cells  
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show specialist in genetics  
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CF   show
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PKU   show
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Ankyl/o   show
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Arthr/o   show
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Burs/o   show
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Chondr/o   show
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show rib  
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Crani/o   show
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Hem/o   show
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show hump  
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show lamina (part of bone that surrounds the spinal canal; where the spinal cord passes)  
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Lord/o   show
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Myel/o   show
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Oste/o   show
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show foot  
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Por/o   show
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Scoli/o   show
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Spondyl/o   show
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show synovial membrane (membrane that lubricates the joints)  
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show slipping  
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show loosening / setting free (therapeutic) or breaking down/destruction (diseased condition)  
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show deficiency  
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-poietic   show
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show substitute for a disease/missing body part  
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show mechanical appliance designed to control/correct/compensate for impaired limb function  
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show used to treat certain types of cancers (leukemia  
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show uses healthy bone marrow from a compatible donor  
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Autologous BMT   show
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show abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe (bunion)  
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show total dislocation of a bone from its joint  
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show partial displacement of a bone from its joint  
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show joint inflammation caused by the body’s immune system attacking its own joint tissues  
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Ankylosing Spondylitis   show
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Osteoarthritis   show
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show “wear-and-tear” of the cartilage of the vertebrae  
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show pain in the lumbar region of the spine (may be caused by anything)  
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show vertebra slipping forward on the spinal column  
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Spina Bifida   show
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Kyphosis   show
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Lordosis   show
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show abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (sideways)  
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show collapse of a vertebra due to trauma or weakened state (osteoporosis)  
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Comminuted fracture   show
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show bone is bent/partially broken (usually in children)  
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Open fracture   show
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Spiral fracture   show
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Stress fracture   show
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show surgical fixation (fusion) of a joint (to stiffen the joint due to severe deformities)  
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show surgical repair of the vertebrae where bone cement is injected to stabilize compression fractures  
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Arthrolysis   show
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show surgical repair of a joint (may also be an artificial joint replacement)  
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Bursectomy   show
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show surgical repair of (damaged) cartilage  
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Synovectomy   show
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show surgical removal of lamina  
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Craniotomy   show
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show surgical removal of a portion of the skull to relieve pressure from swelling of the brain  
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show surgical repair of the skull  
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show surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity  
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show surgical removal of bone  
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show surgical repair of bone/bones  
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show surgical suturing (wiring together) of bones  
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Osteotomy   show
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External fixation   show
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show fracture treatment where pins or a plate directly hold the bone/broken pieces in place (this is not usually removed after healing)  
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Bursitis   show
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Chondromalacia   show
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show benign tumor in cartilage  
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show inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum  
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Hemarthrosis   show
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Synovitis   show
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Craniostenosis   show
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Ostealgia   show
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Osteitis   show
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Osteomalacia   show
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Osteomyelitis   show
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Osteonecrosis   show
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Myeloma   show
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show benign bony projection covered with cartilage  
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show abnormal condition of porous bone (loss of bone density)  
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Osteopenia   show
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Chiropractor   show
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Orthopedic surgeon   show
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Osteopath   show
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Podiatrist   show
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show pertaining to the formation of blood (from bone marrow)  
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show abnormal hardening of a joint  
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show stiff; abnormal condition (loss of joint mobility)  
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show pertaining to the formation of blood (from bone marrow)  
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Myeloma   show
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show benign tumor of bone and cartilage (cartilage-capped bony growth)  
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BMT   show
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show Bone Density Testing  
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CR   show
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show Fracture  
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show Osteoarthritis  
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show Osteoporosis  
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TMJ   show
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show Total Hip Ahtroplasty  
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TJA   show
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TKA   show
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show pain  
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show hernia/swelling  
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show destruction/breakdown/loosening/setting free  
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-clonus   show
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-desis   show
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show surgical removal  
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show condition  
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show action/process/state/condition  
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-itis   show
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show abnormal softening  
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show surgical incision  
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-paresis   show
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A-   show
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Ab-   show
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Ad-   show
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Brady-   show
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Ex-   show
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show bad/difficult/painful/abnormal  
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Hemi-   show
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show excessive  
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show deficient  
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show many  
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-penia   show
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show surgical repair  
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-plegia   show
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-rrhaphy   show
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-rrhexis   show
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show heart  
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show to lead or carry  
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Electr/o   show
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Fasci/o   show
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Fibr/o   show
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show bend  
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show movement  
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show flesh  
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show coordination/order  
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Tens/o   show
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show muscle  
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Quadr/o or Quadr/i   show
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Ten/o or Tend/o or Tendin/o   show
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Exercise Physiologist   show
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show specialist in diseases related to nerves (diagnoses/treats the causes of paralysis and similar muscular disorders related to loss of nerve function)  
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show specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation (restoring function)  
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show specialist in diseases characterized by inflammation  
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Sports Medicine Physician   show
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show inflammation of the fascia  
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show fibrous tissue muscle pain (widespread pain)  
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show pain of a tendon  
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Tendinitis   show
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Atrophy   show
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Muscular Dystrophy   show
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show muscle pain  
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show muscle hernia  
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show muscle destruction or breakdown  
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show abnormal softening of muscle  
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Myorrhexis   show
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Polymyositis   show
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show deficiency of flesh (loss of muscle mass/strength/function)  
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Atonic   show
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Dystonia   show
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Hypertonia   show
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show condition of deficient (muscle) tone  
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Myotonia   show
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Ataxia   show
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show condition of abnormal coordination (mild ataxia)  
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Contracture   show
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show condition of slowness in (muscle) movement  
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show condition of abnormal (involuntary muscle) movement  
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Hyperkinesia   show
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show condition of decreased/deficient (muscle) movement  
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Nocturnal Myoclonus   show
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Singultus   show
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show partial paralysis of muscle  
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Hemiparesis   show
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Hemiplegia   show
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Paraplegia   show
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show paralysis of (all) four (extremities)  
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show process of producing a record of muscular electricity (measures strength of contractions)  
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Electromyogram   show
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Electroneuromyography   show
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Fasciotomy   show
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Fascioplasty   show
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show binding together a tendon (to a bone)  
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show to set free a tendon (from adhesions)  
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Tenectomy   show
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Tenoplasty   show
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show surgical suturing of a tendon  
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Tenotomy   show
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show surgical removal of part of a muscle  
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show surgical repair of a muscle  
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Myotomy   show
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Ergonomics   show
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Adhesion   show
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show specialized tissue manipulation to relieve pain (from fibromyalgia)  
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show Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  
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EMG   show
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FMS   show
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show hemiplegia  
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show Intermittent Claudication  
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show Impingement Syndrome  
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show Myasthenia Gravis  
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MD   show
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PM   show
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show quadriplegia or quadriplegic  
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show Repetitive Stress Disorder  
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Angi/o or Vascul/o   show
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show artery  
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Ather/o   show
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show heart  
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Cyt/o or -cyte   show
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show electric  
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Embol/o   show
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show red  
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show blood  
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Leuk/o   show
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My/o   show
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show vein  
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Thromb/o   show
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show valve  
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show mixture or blending  
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show surgical removal  
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-emia   show
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show picture or record  
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show process of recording  
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-itis   show
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show to destroy  
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show abnormal enlargement  
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-ologist   show
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-oma   show
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show disease  
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show deficiency  
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-plastic   show
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-plasty   show
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show surgical suturing  
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-sclerosis   show
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-stasis   show
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-stenosis   show
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show slow  
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Endo-   show
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show above/upon  
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Dys-   show
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Hyper-   show
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Peri-   show
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show rapid  
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Erythrocytes   show
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show White (blood) cell- fight infection  
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Thrombocytes   show
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show Abnormal enlargement of the heart  
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show Inflammation of the heart  
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Pericarditis   show
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Myocarditis   show
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show Inflammation of the muscle heart layer  
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Endocarditis   show
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show Inflammation of a (heart) valve  
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show Inflammation of a blood vessel  
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Angiostenosis   show
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show Benign tumor of blood and blood vessels  
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Phlebitis   show
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Atherosclerosis   show
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Arteriosclerosis   show
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Arteriostenosis   show
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show Abnormal mixture (of blood)  
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Thrombocytopenia   show
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Leukopenia   show
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show Bad, difficult formation of bone marrow (Also called pre-leukemia  
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Leukemia   show
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Bradycardia   show
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Tachycardia   show
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Hypotension   show
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show excessive/high blood pressure  
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show The process of recording the electrical activity of the heart  
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show The record of electrical activity of the heart  
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Angiography   show
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show The process of recording or taking a picture of the veins  
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show Surgical repair (or replacement) of a valve (of the heart)  
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show Surgical removal of an aneurysm  
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show Surgical suturing of an aneurysm  
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show Surgical removal of a fatty plaque (from an artery)  
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Angioplasty   show
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Cardiologist   show
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show specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases/disorders of the blood  
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show physician who specializes in the surgical treatment of disorders of the blood vessels  
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Hemoglobin   show
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show episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium  
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show episode where there is a total blockage of blood flow to the myocardium  
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Thrombus   show
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Thrombotic Occlusion   show
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show foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling)  
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Embolism   show
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show blood condition caused by the spread of pathogens and their toxins in the blood (blood poisoning)  
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show blood condition characterized by the absence of all formed blood elements caused by the hemopoeitic failure of bone marrow  
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Hemolytic Anemia   show
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Megaloblastic Anemia   show
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Pernicious Anemia   show
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show genetic blood condition characterized by abnormal hemoglobin that causes the red blood cells to form a crescent shape  
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Cardiac Arrest   show
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show rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria  
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Atrial Tachycardia   show
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show rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles  
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Ventricular Tachycardia   show
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Coronary Thrombosis   show
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Arrhythmia   show
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)   show
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show shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm  
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show tumor (actually a deposit) of a fatty plaque  
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Orthostatic Hypotension   show
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any disease of the heart muscle   show
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A-Fib   show
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chol   show
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CAD   show
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show electrocardiogram  
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MI   show
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PAD   show
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show peripheral vascular disease  
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show ventricular vibrillation  
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Allergist   show
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Antigen   show
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show any substance that produces an allergic reaction  
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show overreaction by the body to a particular antigen  
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show type of medication that works against histamine  
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Anaphylaxis   show
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Immunologist   show
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Autoimmune Disorder   show
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Immunodeficiency Disorder   show
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HIV   show
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AIDS   show
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show treatment of the immune system (involves stimulating the immune response)  
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Immunosuppressant   show
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show specialist in the prevention/causes/ treatments of tumors and cancer  
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Tumor   show
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show new or strange formation (tumor)  
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show not life-threatening  
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Malginant   show
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Myoma   show
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show tumor of muscle flesh  
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Angiogenesis   show
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Cancer   show
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Metastasize   show
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Metastasis   show
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Carcinoma   show
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Adenocarcinoma   show
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Sarcoma   show
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show tumor of bone flesh  
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Chondrosarcoma   show
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Angiosarcoma   show
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show tumor of lymph vessel flesh  
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Lymphoma   show
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Leukemia   show
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show drug of chemical treatment (that kills fast growing cells)  
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Antiangiogenesis   show
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show pertaining to being against the new or strange formation (type of medication that blocks the growth of malignant cells)  
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Cytotoxic   show
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show treatment that is a short (distance; administered internally with implanted devices)  
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show treatment that is a far (distance; administered externally using 3D computer imaging machines)  
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Lymphadenitis   show
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Lymphadenopathy   show
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Lymphangioma   show
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show abnormal enlargement of the spleen  
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show excessive bleeding of the spleen  
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Lymphedema   show
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show process of taking a picture of a lymph vesel  
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Anti-   show
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Brachy-   show
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show change beyond  
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Aden/o   show
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Angi/o   show
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Carcin/o   show
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show drug or chemical  
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show cartilage  
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show cell  
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Immun/o   show
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show lymph node  
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show lymph vessel  
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show lymph  
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show white blood cell  
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My/o   show
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Neo-   show
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Onc/o   show
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Oste/o   show
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show eat or swallow  
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show flesh  
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show spleen  
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Tele-   show
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-edema   show
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-genesis   show
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show inflammation  
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-lytic   show
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show abnormal enlargement  
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show specialist  
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-oma   show
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-plasm   show
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show pertaining to formation  
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show abnormal excessive fluid discharge (usually blood)  
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show control  
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-therapy   show
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show poison  
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show produced in the Thymus; phagocytes (cells that eat)  
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B-Lymphocytes   show
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-emia   show
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Ab   show
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show antigen  
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show Carcinoma  
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show Hodgkin's Lymphoma  
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show immunoglobulin  
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LE   show
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MET   show
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met   show
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NHL   show
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Anthrac/o   show
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show asbestos  
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Atel/o   show
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Bronch/o   show
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Capn/o   show
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Coni/o   show
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show blue  
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show blood  
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show larynx  
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Ot/o   show
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show oxygen  
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show pharynx  
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Phon/o   show
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Pneum/o or Pneumon/o   show
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show lung  
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Py/o   show
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show nose  
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show septum  
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show sinus  
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show to breathe  
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show chest  
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show trachea  
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Turbercul/o   show
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-centesis   show
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show stretching  
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show surgical removal  
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-emia   show
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-ia   show
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show inflammation  
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show means to measure  
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show specialist  
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show abnormal condition  
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show surgical incision  
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-ostomy   show
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-plasty   show
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-plegia   show
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-pnea   show
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show spitting  
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show excessive bleeding  
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show abnormal flow or discharge  
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-scopy   show
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show involuntary contraction  
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A or An-   show
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Brady-   show
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Dys-   show
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show excessive  
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Hypo-   show
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Tachy-   show
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show specialist in the ear/nose/throat  
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Pulmonologist   show
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Sinusitis   show
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Rhinitis   show
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show abnormal discharge of the nose (runny nose)  
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Pharyngitis   show
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show inflammation of the larynx  
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show paralysis of the larynx  
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Laryngospasm   show
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Aphonia   show
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Dysphonia   show
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show inflammation of the bronchi  
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Bronchorrhea   show
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Asthma   show
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show contraction (tightening) of the bronchi  
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show Abnormal condition of the lung (serious lung infection and/or inflammation)  
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show type of pneumonia that occurs when a foreign substance is inhaled into the lungs  
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Hemoptysis   show
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Pneumothorax   show
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show “blood chest” (a condition in which there is blood in the chest cavity)  
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Pyothorax   show
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Atelectasis   show
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show Abnormal condition of coal or coal dust (in the lungs; also called black lung disease)  
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show Abnormal condition of asbestos (in the lungs)  
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show Abnormal condition of lung dust (lung tissues become fibrous after prolonged exposure)  
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show Abnormal condition of knots (in the lungs; caused by the an infectious disease that mainly affects individuals who also have an immunodeficiency disorder)  
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show genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with mucus  
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show good or normal breathing  
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show without (spontaneous) breathing  
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show (abnormally) slow breathing  
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show (abnormally) rapid breathing  
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show bad or difficult breathing  
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Hyperpnea   show
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Hypopnea   show
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show abnormal condition of excessive carbon dioxide  
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Anoxia   show
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show abnormal condition of blue (from lack of oxygen)  
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show abnormal condition of decreased oxygen (in the tissues)  
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show abnormal blood condition of decreased oxygen  
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Bronchoscopy   show
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Laryngoscopy   show
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show means to measure oxygen  
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show means to measure breathing (air volume)  
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show surgical repair of the septum  
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Pharyngoplasty   show
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Tracheotomy   show
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Tracheostomy   show
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show surgical removal of the larynx  
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show surgical repair of the larynx  
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show surgical removal of the lung  
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Thoracentesis   show
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show Bronchitis  
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show bronchoscopy  
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CSB   show
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CF   show
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show diphtheria  
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PCP   show
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Pno   show
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PPV   show
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show Sleep Apnea Syndrome  
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show Upper Respiratory Infection  
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Aer/o   show
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show anus  
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Cholangi/o   show
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Chole/o   show
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show gallbladder  
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show colon  
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Duoden/o   show
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show small intestine  
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show esophagus  
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Gastr/o   show
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show gums  
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show blood  
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show liver  
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show illeum  
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show fungus  
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show teeth  
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show straight/normal/correct  
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show palate  
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Proct/o   show
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show fire/fever  
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Stomat/o   show
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Xer/o   show
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-algia   show
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-ectomy   show
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-itis   show
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show process of recording or producing a picture  
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show presence of stones  
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-ologist   show
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-osis   show
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-ostomy   show
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-pepsia   show
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show swallowing condition  
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-plasty   show
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show excessive/sudden flow (usually of blood)  
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show surgical suturing  
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-rrhea   show
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show visual examination  
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show bad/difficult/painful/abnormal  
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Hyper-   show
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Peri-   show
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Bariatrics   show
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show specialist in diagnosing/treating disorders of teeth and tissues of the oral cavity  
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show specialist in diagnosing/treating disorders of the stomach and intestines  
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show specialist in the correct alignment of teeth and related facial structures  
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Periodontist   show
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show specialist in diagnosing/treating disorders of the colon/rectum/anus  
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Anorexia nervosa   show
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Bulemia nervosa   show
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show excessive accumulation of fat in the body  
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show the condition of weighing 2-3 times more than the ideal body weight  
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show (excessive) air swallowing (while eating or drinking that is a common cause of gas in the stomach)  
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show bad/difficult/painful digestion; (indigestion)  
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show vomiting  
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show the act of belching/burping  
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show vomiting of blood  
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Hyperemesis   show
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Regurgitation   show
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Stomatomycosis   show
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Stomatorrhagia   show
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Xerostomia   show
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Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate   show
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Gingivitis   show
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show difficult swallowing  
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)   show
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Pyrosis   show
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show inflammation of the stomach  
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Gastroenteritis   show
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Gastrorrhea   show
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Diverticulosis   show
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Diverticulitis   show
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Enteritis   show
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show chronic (unknown) condition of repeat inflammation/irritation and ulcers in the colon that follow a continuous pattern  
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show chronic autoimmune disorder of the digestive tract (most often occurs in the colon) and occur in sporadic patches  
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Volvulus   show
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show the telescoping of the intestine in itself  
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Anal fissure   show
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Melena   show
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Hepatitis   show
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Jaundice   show
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show progressive deterioration of the liver caused by excessive alcohol use or hepatitis  
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Cholangitis   show
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show pain in the gallbladder  
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Cholecystitis   show
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show presence of gallstones  
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show process of recording or taking a picture of the bile duct  
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy   show
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Colonoscopy   show
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Sigmoidoscopy   show
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Anoscopy   show
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Antiemetic   show
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show Gingivectomy  
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show surgical repair of the palate (cleft lip and palate)  
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Stomatoplasty   show
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Gastrectomy   show
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Gastrostomy Tube   show
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show surgical removal (of all or part) of the colon  
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show surgical removal of diverticula  
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show surgical creation of an opening (between the) stomach (and) duodenum  
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show surgical creation of an opening from the ileum (to outside the abdomen)  
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Colostomy   show
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show surgical removal of the rectum  
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Proctopexy   show
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show surgical repair of the rectum  
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Hepatectomy   show
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Hepatorrhaphy   show
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Choledocholithotomy   show
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show surgical removal of the gall bladder  
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show common bile duct  
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show stones  
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-pexy   show
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bili   show
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chole   show
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CIR   show
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COL   show
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CRC   show
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EGD   show
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show esophageal varices  
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GE   show
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show ileocecal sphincter  
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IH   show
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IO   show
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show jaundice  
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MO   show
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show pepetic ulcers  
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show temporomandibular disorders  
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TPN   show
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UC   show
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Angi/o   show
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Ankyl/o   show
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Arthr/o   show
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show carbon dioxide  
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Cardi/o   show
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Cholangi/o   show
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show gall (bile)  
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Cholecyst/o   show
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show cartilage  
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show rib  
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show skull  
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show cell  
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Embol/o   show
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Erythr/o   show
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show blood  
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Hist/o   show
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show movement  
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Kyph/o   show
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Leuk/o   show
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Lord/o   show
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Mening/o   show
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My/o   show
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Myel/o   show
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show tumor  
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Oste/o   show
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show oxygen  
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Path/o   show
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show vein  
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Por/o   show
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Pyel/o   show
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Quadr/I   show
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Sarc/o   show
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Scoli/o   show
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Splen/o   show
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Spondyl/o   show
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Synovi/o or synov/o   show
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Thromb/o   show
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show poison  
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show urine  
🗑
show ureter  
🗑
show urethra  
🗑
show vein  
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-algia   show
🗑
show hernia/protrusion  
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show cell  
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show surgical fusion/fixation  
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show surgical removal  
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-edema   show
🗑
show blood condition  
🗑
show condition  
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show pertaining to  
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show inflammation  
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-lithiasis   show
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show surgical loosening/breaking or destruction  
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show abnormal softening  
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-ologist   show
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show study of  
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-osis   show
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show partial paralysis or weakness  
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show deficieny  
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show paralysis  
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show spitting  
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show chest  
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-tripsy   show
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show noun ending  
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Brady-   show
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Hemi-   show
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show excessive  
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Hypo-   show
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show between  
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Intra-   show
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Tachy-   show
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Anesthetic   show
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Anesthetist   show
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Angina   show
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show heart beat without a rhythm  
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Cardiac arrest   show
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show the identification of a disease  
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show blockage of a blood vessel from a circulating substance  
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Embolus   show
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show crack or groove-like sore  
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show abnormal passage  
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Paraplegia   show
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Prognosis   show
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Supination   show
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Suppuration   show
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Thrombotic occlusion   show
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show blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel  
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Triage   show
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show any bodily injury from an accident/disaster  
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Pathology   show
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Arthrodesis   show
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Arthrolysis   show
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show inflammation of bone  
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Osteomalacia   show
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Osteoporosis   show
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show slight paralysis (weakness) of half (of the body)  
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Hemiplegia   show
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Myoparesis   show
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show paralysis of four (limbs)  
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show red (blood) cell  
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show deficiency of clotting cell  
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Leukemia   show
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show white (blood) cell  
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show deficiency of white (blood cells)  
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Bradycardia   show
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show condition of fast heart  
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Hemoptysis   show
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show “blood chest”  
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Hypercapnia   show
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Hypoxemia   show
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show condition of decreased oxygen  
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Cholangitis   show
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Cholecystalgia   show
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Cholecystectomy   show
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Cholecystitis   show
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show presence of gallstones  
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Meningitis   show
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show hernia/protrusion of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord  
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show inflammation of bone marrow or spinal cord  
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-algia   show
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show difficult, painful or bad  
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-ectomy   show
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hyper-   show
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show below, under or decreased  
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-itis   show
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-osis   show
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-otomy   show
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show surgical repair  
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-rrhage/-rrhagia   show
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-rrhaphy   show
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show rupture  
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-sclerosis   show
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show artery  
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arthr/o   show
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show stomach  
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show abnormal softening  
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-megaly   show
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myel/o   show
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my/o   show
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-necrosis   show
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show nerve  
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-ology   show
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show disease  
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-stenosis   show
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-ostomy   show
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diff Dx   show
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show Inflammation  
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show gland  
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Anter/o   show
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show tail or lower part of the body  
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show cancerous  
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show head  
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Chondr/o   show
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Hist/o   show
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show disease  
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show back or toward the back  
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Ventr/o   show
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-oma   show
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-plasia   show
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A-   show
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Ana-   show
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Epi-   show
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show pathologic conditions caused by absent or defective genes  
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)   show
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Hemophilia (hemo)   show
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Huntington’s Disease   show
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Muscular Dystrophy (MD)   show
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Phenylketonuria (PKU)   show
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show fatal condition in which harmful quantities of fatty substance build up in tissues and nerve cells in the brain  
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show the defective development or congenital absence of an organ/tissue  
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show incomplete development of an organ/tissue  
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show change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other  
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show abnormal development of tissues/cells  
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Hyperplasia   show
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show general increase in the bulk of a body part/organ due to an increase in size of cells in the tissues  
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show ongoing presence of a disease within a population (Ex: the common cold)  
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Epidemic   show
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show outbreak of disease occurring over a large geographic area or worldwide (Ex: AIDS)  
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Functional disease   show
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Iatrogenic illness   show
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Idiopathic disease   show
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Infectious disease   show
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show infection acquired in a hospital or clinical setting  
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show caused by detectable physical changes in the body (Ex: Diabetes)  
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show abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth  
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-ologist   show
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Umbilic/o   show
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show communicable disease  
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P   show
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Midsagittal Plane   show
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show divides body into anterior and posterior  
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show divides body into superior and inferior  
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show specialist in the structure and composition of tissues  
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Pathologist   show
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show Cystic Fibrosis  
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PKU   show
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Ankyl/o   show
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Burs/o   show
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Cost/o   show
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Kyph/o   show
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Lord/o   show
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Oste/o   show
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show pore (small opening)  
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Scoli/o   show
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show vertebrae (backbone)  
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Synovi/o; Synov/o   show
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show loosening / setting free (therapeutic) or breaking down/destruction (diseased condition)  
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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)   show
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show uses healthy bone marrow from a compatible donor  
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show the patient receives his own marrow cells that have been previously harvested  
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Hallux valgus   show
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show total dislocation of a bone from its joint  
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show partial displacement of a bone from its joint  
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show joint inflammation caused by the body’s immune system attacking its own joint tissues  
🗑
show bone/joint inflammation caused by “wear-and-tear” of cartilage at the joints  
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show “wear-and-tear” of the cartilage of the vertebrae  
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Lumbago   show
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Spina Bifida   show
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Kyphosis   show
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Lordosis   show
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Scoliosis   show
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show bone is splintered/crushed into pieces  
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Greenstick fracture (Fx)   show
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show bone is broken out to the surface of the skin  
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Spiral fracture (Fx)   show
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Stress fracture (Fx)   show
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Arthrodesis   show
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Arthrolysis   show
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Arthroplasty   show
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Bursectomy   show
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show surgical repair of (damaged) cartilage  
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show surgical removal of synovial membrane from a joint  
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show surgical removal of bone  
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Osteoplasty   show
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show surgical suturing (wiring together) of bones  
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Osteotomy   show
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show inflammation of a bursa  
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Chondromalacia   show
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show benign tumor in cartilage  
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Costochondritis   show
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Synovitis   show
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show bone pain  
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show inflammation of bone  
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Osteomalacia   show
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Osteomyelitis   show
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show death of bone tissue (due to insufficient blood supply)  
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Myeloma   show
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show benign bony projection covered with cartilage  
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show abnormal condition of porous bone (loss of bone density)  
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Chiropractor   show
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show specializes in diseases/disorders involving the bones  
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Osteopath   show
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show abnormal hardening of a joint  
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show stiff; abnormal condition (loss of joint mobility)  
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show tumor found in bone marrow  
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show benign tumor of bone and cartilage (cartilage-capped bony growth)  
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show Bone Marrow Transplant  
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Fx   show
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OA   show
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OP   show
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show slow  
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Tachy-   show
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-cele   show
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-desis   show
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-emia   show
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show condition  
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show pertaining to  
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-al   show
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show Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  
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show prognosis  
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A   show
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show Activities of Daily Living  
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show Related To  
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show towards the lower part of the body  
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cephalic   show
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anterior   show
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posterior   show
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show refers to the back of the organ or body  
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show refers to the front, or belly side, of the organ or body  
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show surrounds and protects the brain  
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show surrounds and protects the spinal cord  
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thoracic cavity   show
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abdominal cavity   show
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show contains primarily the organs of teh reproductive and excretory systems  
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rt & lt hypochondriac region   show
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rt & lt lumbar region   show
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rt & lt iliac region   show
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show above the stomach  
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umbilical   show
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show below the stomach  
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sign   show
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show patient reported (subjective) evidence of diease  
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show torn/jagged wound  
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lesion   show
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palpation   show
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show pounding or racing of the heart  
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show the identification of disease  
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show the prediction or probable course/outcome of a disease  
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show invasion of the body by pathogens  
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show localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues  
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chronic illness   show
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show illness that has a quick onset and/or lasts for a short duration  
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remission   show
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show pain and suffering  
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show difficult, painful or bad  
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-ectomy   show
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hyper-   show
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hypo-   show
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-itis   show
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show a disease or abnormal condition  
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show a surgical incision  
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-plasty   show
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show sudden abnormal or excessive flow  
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show to suture or stitch  
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show rupture  
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-sclerosis   show
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arteri/o   show
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show joint  
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gastr/o   show
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show abnormal softening  
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show large or enlargement  
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myel/o   show
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my/o   show
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show tissue death  
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show nerve  
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-ology   show
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show disease  
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-stenosis   show
🗑
-ostomy   show
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diff Dx   show
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show Inflammation  
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Aden/o   show
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Carcin/o   show
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Chondr/o   show
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-oma   show
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show without  
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show pathologic conditions caused by absent or defective genes  
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Endemic   show
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Epidemic   show
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Pandemic   show
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show symptoms for which no physiological/anatomical cause can be identified (Ex: irritable bowel syndrome)  
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Iatrogenic illness   show
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show illness without known cause (Ex: Crohn’s disease)  
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show caused by living pathogenic organisms (Ex: flu)  
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show infection acquired in a hospital or clinical setting  
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show caused by detectable physical changes in the body (Ex: Diabetes)  
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show abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth  
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show specialist  
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show communicable disease  
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P   show
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CF   show
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PKU   show
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Cost/o   show
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Kyph/o   show
🗑
show swayback curve/bent backward  
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show bone  
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show vertebrae (backbone)  
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-lysis   show
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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)   show
🗑
show joint inflammation caused by the body’s immune system attacking its own joint tissues  
🗑
show bone/joint inflammation caused by “wear-and-tear” of cartilage at the joints  
🗑
Kyphosis   show
🗑
Lordosis   show
🗑
Scoliosis   show
🗑
show bone is splintered/crushed into pieces  
🗑
Greenstick fracture (Fx)   show
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show bone is broken out to the surface of the skin  
🗑
Spiral fracture (Fx)   show
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Stress fracture (Fx)   show
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BMT   show
🗑
show Fracture  
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show Osteoarthritis  
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Brady-   show
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Tachy-   show
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show hernia  
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-desis   show
🗑
-emia   show
🗑
-ia   show
🗑
-ic   show
🗑
show Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  
🗑
show prognosis  
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A   show
🗑
show Activities of Daily Living  
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show Related To  
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show objective evidence of a disease  
🗑
show patient reported (subjective) evidence of diease  
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diagnosis (Dx)   show
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prognosis (prog)   show
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infection   show
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inflammation (inflam)   show
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remission   show
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Angi/o or Vascul/o   show
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Ather/o   show
🗑
show heart  
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Cyt/o or -cyte   show
🗑
show red  
🗑
Hem/o or Hemat/o   show
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show white  
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Phleb/o   show
🗑
show clot  
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show picture or record  
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-graphy   show
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-lytic   show
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-penia   show
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Endo-   show
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Epi-   show
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show surrounding  
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show Red (blood) cell- carry oxygen  
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Leukocytes   show
🗑
show Clotting cell (Platelet)- clot blood  
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show episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium  
🗑
Myocardial Infarction (MI)   show
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show blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel (stationary)  
🗑
show foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling)  
🗑
show when the heart abruptly stops or develops an abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood  
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show rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria  
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show rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles  
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show abnormality or loss of normal rhythm in the heartbeat  
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)   show
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show shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm  
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A-Fib   show
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chol   show
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CAD   show
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EKG or ECG   show
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MI   show
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show ventricular vibrillation  
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Allergist   show
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Antigen   show
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show any substance that produces an allergic reaction  
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Allergy   show
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show a severe response to an allergen  
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Immunologist   show
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Autoimmune Disorder   show
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show condition in which the immune response in compromised  
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Immunotherapy   show
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Immunosuppressant   show
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Oncologist   show
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Tumor   show
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Benign   show
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show potentially life-threatening  
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show class of diseases with uncontrolled cell multiplication and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues  
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Metastasize   show
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show change beyond control (new cancer site that results from the spreading process)  
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show against  
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Lymphaden/o   show
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Lymphangi/o   show
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Lymph/o   show
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Lymphocyt/o   show
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show flesh  
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-genesis   show
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Tox/o or -toxic   show
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show produced in the Thymus; phagocytes (cells that eat)  
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B-Lymphocytes   show
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Crani/o   show
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Dors/o   show
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Kines/o   show
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Laryng/o   show
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show ear  
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show behind, toward the back  
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Rhin/o   show
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show tendon  
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show tone, tension, stretching  
🗑
Ventr/o   show
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show in front, belly side of body  
🗑
show break down  
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-paresis   show
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-plegia   show
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-Hemi-   show
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show localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of an arterial wall  
🗑
hypertension   show
🗑
show low blood pressure  
🗑
show abdomen  
🗑
ant   show
🗑
show dorsal  
🗑
FMS   show
🗑
show hemiplegia  
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MD   show
🗑
show Multiple Sclerosis  
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quad   show
🗑
ventr   show
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show asbestos (insulation particles)  
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Aer/o   show
🗑
show blood vessel  
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Anthrac/o   show
🗑
show incomplete  
🗑
show bronchus  
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Capn/o   show
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Carcin/o   show
🗑
show burning  
🗑
show chemical  
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Col/o   show
🗑
Coni/o   show
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Cyan/o   show
🗑
show bladder  
🗑
Cyt/o   show
🗑
Duoden/o   show
🗑
show electric  
🗑
Encephal/o   show
🗑
show small intestines  
🗑
Gastr/o   show
🗑
Hem/o or Hemat/o   show
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Ile/o   show
🗑
show protected/safe  
🗑
show to steal  
🗑
show larynx (voicebox)  
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Leuk/o   show
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Lith/o or –lith   show
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Lymphaden/o   show
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Lymphangi/o   show
🗑
Lymphocyt/o   show
🗑
show muscle  
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show fungus  
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show kidney  
🗑
Olig/o   show
🗑
show ear  
🗑
show oxygen  
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Palat/o   show
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Pneum/o or Pneumon/o   show
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show eat/swallow  
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Pharyng/o   show
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Phon/o   show
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show rectum  
🗑
show lung  
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Py/o   show
🗑
show renal pelvis  
🗑
Pyr/o   show
🗑
Rhin/o   show
🗑
Sarc/o   show
🗑
show to breathe  
🗑
Stomat/o or –stomia   show
🗑
show clot  
🗑
show trachea (windpipe)  
🗑
show hair pulling  
🗑
Ur/o or –uria   show
🗑
Ureter/o   show
🗑
Urethr/o   show
🗑
Xer/o   show
🗑
show pain  
🗑
show hernia/protrusion  
🗑
-centesis   show
🗑
-cyte   show
🗑
-ectasis   show
🗑
show swelling  
🗑
-emesis   show
🗑
show blood condition  
🗑
show sensation/feeling  
🗑
-genesis   show
🗑
show picture or record  
🗑
-graphy   show
🗑
-ia   show
🗑
show inflammation  
🗑
-lithiasis   show
🗑
show madness  
🗑
show means to measure  
🗑
show specialist  
🗑
show tumor  
🗑
-osis   show
🗑
-ostomy   show
🗑
-otomy   show
🗑
show digestion  
🗑
-phagia   show
🗑
-plasm   show
🗑
-plastic   show
🗑
-plasty   show
🗑
show breathing  
🗑
-poetic   show
🗑
-ptosis   show
🗑
show spitting  
🗑
-rrhagia   show
🗑
-rrhea   show
🗑
show visual examination  
🗑
show control  
🗑
-therapy   show
🗑
-thorax   show
🗑
show pertaining to poison  
🗑
show to crush  
🗑
A-   show
🗑
Anti-   show
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show short  
🗑
show slow  
🗑
Dys-   show
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show excessive/increased  
🗑
show deficient/decreased  
🗑
show new or strange  
🗑
show fast  
🗑
show far  
🗑
Aspiration Pneumonia   show
🗑
show chronic allergic disease characterized by episodes of bronchospasms and wheezing  
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Cystic Fibrosis   show
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show branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of obesity  
🗑
show eating disorder characterized by binge eating and self-induced vomiting  
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Anorexia   show
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Obesity   show
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show the act of burping/belching  
🗑
Regurgitation   show
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Crohn’s Disease   show
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Ulcerative Colitis   show
🗑
show inflammation of the small pouches (within the small intestines)  
🗑
Volvulus   show
🗑
show telescoping of the intestines on itself  
🗑
show black and tarry stools containing digested blood  
🗑
show involuntary urination  
🗑
show increased output of urination  
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Incontinence   show
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Catheterization   show
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Ultrasonography   show
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Echoencephalography   show
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Anesthesiologist   show
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Anesthetist   show
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Local Anesthetic   show
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Regional Anesthetic   show
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General Anesthetic   show
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show medication that works against psychotic disorders  
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Anxiolytic   show
🗑
show medication to induce anesthesia  
🗑
Hemorrhagic Stroke   show
🗑
show disruption of brain flow caused by a blockage  
🗑
show fainting  
🗑
Lethargy   show
🗑
show deep state of unconsciousness without spontaneous eye movement/response to pain  
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Concussion   show
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show bruising of brain tissue  
🗑
show a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain  
🗑
show general decline in mental abilities  
🗑
show progressive deterioration of the brain structures that affect thought/memory  
🗑
show progressive loss of control over muscle movements (tremors/bradykinesia/shuffling gait)  
🗑
show progressive deterioration of muscle related to the loss of nerve function  
🗑
Multiple Sclerosis   show
🗑
Guillain-Barre Syndrome   show
🗑
Trigeminal Neuralgia   show
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Bell’s Palsy   show
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Psychologist   show
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physician specialist of the min who CAN prescribe medications   show
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show characterized by recurrent/unwanted obsessions and compulsions (impulses to act)  
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder   show
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show intense emotional feelings (fear/terror) with physical symptoms  
🗑
Hypochondriasis   show
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Factitious Disorder   show
🗑
Schizophrenia   show
🗑
show bile, gall  
🗑
show large blister (contains watery fluid)  
🗑
show normal scar  
🗑
show abnormally raised or thickened scar  
🗑
show abnormal condition of hidden nail (ingrown toenail)  
🗑
show abnormal condition of nail fungus  
🗑
show condition of nail eating (nail biting)  
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Melanosis   show
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Vitiligo   show
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Macule   show
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Pustule   show
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show small blister (contains a watery fluid)  
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Lupus Erythematosus   show
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show autoimmune disorder in which the tissues become thick and hardened  
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Nevi   show
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show autoimmune disease where there are flare-ups with silvery plaques  
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