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Babinski's reflex
 Definition
extension of the great toe with flexion of other toes on exciting sole
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Bell's palsy
 Definition
peripheral facial paralysis
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Dupuytren's contracture
 Definition
flexion deformity of fingers
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Grave's disease
 Definition
exophthalmic goiter
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Hodgkin's disease
 Definition
lymphogranulomatosis
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Parkinson's disease
 Definition
paralysis agitans
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Romberg's sign
 Definition
swaying of the body and an inability to stand when the eyes are closed and the feet are placed together
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a

 

ampulla

 

 

the plural form...

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ae
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en

lumen

 

 

the plural form will be...

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ina

 

 

 

lumina
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is

diagnosis

 

the pl will be...

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es
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ma

stigma

 

 

pl will be...

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mata
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on

criterion

 

pl will be...

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a
Term

um

bacterium

 

pl will be...

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a
Term

us

bronchus

 

pl will be...

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i
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perineal
 Definition
pertaning to the anatomical region between the thighs and the lower end of the trunk
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peritoneal
 Definition
pertaning to a membrane
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peroneal
 Definition
pertaning to the region of the fibula or outer side of the leg
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acr/o
 Definition
extremity
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acrocyanosis
 Definition
bluish or reddish color in the fingers, wrists, and ankles
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bas/o
 Definition
base
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basic
 Definition
pertaning to base
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cardiogenic
 Definition
originating in the heart
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cyanophil
 Definition
cell easily stained with blue dyes
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pharmac/o
 Definition
drug
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pharmacology
 Definition
study of drugs
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top/o
 Definition
place
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topical
 Definition
pertaning to the place or surface
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a-

 

an-

 Definition
without
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acardia
 Definition
congenital absence of the heart
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gran-
 Definition
grain
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granule
 Definition
small grain
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- gen
 Definition
originate, produce
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antigen
 Definition
any substance capable of inducing anitibody formation
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-gram
 Definition
record, picture, tracing
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cardiogram
 Definition
picture of the heart
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- (o) logist
 Definition
specialist in the study
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-(o) logy
 Definition
study of
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- osis
 Definition
condition
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cyanosis
 Definition
condition of blueness
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- scopy
 Definition
visual eaximation
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gastroscopy
 Definition
visual examination of the stomach
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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