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A-/AN-
 Definition
WITHOUT, LACKING OR ABSENCE OF
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ALLO-
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OTHER OR DIFFERNT
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AUTO-
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SELF OR OWN
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BI-
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TWO OR BOTH
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DIA-

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THROUGH OR COMPLETE
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DYS-
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DIFFICULT, PAINFUL OR ABNORMAL
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ENDO-
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WITHIN,INNER OR INSIDE
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EPI-
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ON, UPON OR OVER
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HYPER-
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EXCESSIVE OR ABOVE NORMAL
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HYPO-
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BELOW, UNDER OR DEFICIENT
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INTRA-
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WITHIN OR INSIDE
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NEO-
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NEW
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PARA-
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BESIDE, ABNORMAL OR BEYOND
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PERI-
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AROUND OR ABOUT
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SUB-
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UNDER OR BELOW
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-A
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NO MEANING
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-AD
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TOWARD
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-al
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pertaining to
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-coccus
 Definition
berry-shaped
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision
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-gen
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substance that produces/causes, agent that produces/causes
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-genic
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producing, originating, causing
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-ia
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conduction of ,diseased state
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
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specialist who studies and treats
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-logy
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study of
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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tumor, swelling
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-opsy
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view of , process of viewing
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-osis
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abnormal condition , increased numbers pertaining to blood
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-pathy
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disease
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-phagia
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eating
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-plasia
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development growth
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-plasm
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growth , substance
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adip/o
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fat
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albin/o
 Definition
white
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cauter/o
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to burn
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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hidr/o
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fish, dry or scaly
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kerat/o
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hard,horny
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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onych/o
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nail
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scler/o
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hardening
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trich/o
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hair
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BP
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blood pressure
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MRI
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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RX
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PRESCRIPTION
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STAT
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IMMEDIATELY (FROM THE LATIN STATIM)
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PRN
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AS NEEDED
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CPR
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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
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DNR
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DO NOT RESUSCITATE
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EKA/ECG
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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AIDS
 Definition
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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alzheimer.s disease
 Definition
alois alzheimer
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down syndrome
 Definition
john langdon down a british physician who first described the condition
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crohn's disease
 Definition
a type of inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract
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hodgkin's lymphoma
 Definition
a cancer of the lymphatic system which is part of the bodys immune system
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lou gehrig's disease
 Definition
also known as amyotropic lateral sclerosis (als) it is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
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