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| Away, lack of: abnormal, departing from |
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| From, without: asepsis, without infection |
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| An extremity: acrodermatitis, a dermatitis of the limbs |
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| To,toward, near: adrenal, near the kidney |
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| Gland: adenitis, inflammation of a gland |
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| Pain: Neuralgia, pain extending along the nerves |
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| Both: ambidextrous, referring to both hands |
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| Before: antenatal, occurring or having been formed before birth |
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| Against: antiseptic, against or preventing sepsis |
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| Joint: arthritis, inflammation of a joint |
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| Self: autointoxication, poisoning by toxin generated in the body |
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| Two: binocular, pertaining to both eyes |
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| Life: biopsy, inspection of living organism (or tissue) |
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| Bud, a growing thing in early stages: blastocyte, beginning cell not yet differentiated |
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| Eyelids: blepharitis, inflammation of an eyelid |
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| Arm: brachialis, muscle for flexing forearm |
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| Short: brachydactylia, abnormal slowness of heartbeat |
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| Windpipe: bronchiectasis, dilation of bronchial tubes |
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| Cheeck: buccally, toward the cheek |
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| Cancer: carcinogenic, producing cancer |
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| Heart: cardialgia, pain in the heart |
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| Head: cephalic measurements |
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| Lip: cheilitis, inflammation of the lip |
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| Bile: cholecyst, the gallbladder |
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| Cartilage: chondresctomy, removal of a cartilage |
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| Around: circumocular, around the eyes |
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| Clavicle: cleidocostal, pertaining to clavivle and ribs |
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| Vagina: colporrhagia, vaginal hemorrhage |
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| Against, opposed: contraindication, indication opposing usually indicated treatment |
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| Rib: intercostal, between the ribs |
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| Against: counterirritation, an irritation t relieve some other irritation (e.g a liniment) |
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| Skull: craniotomy, surgical opening in skull |
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| Hidden: cryptogenic, of hidden or unknown origin |
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| Skin- subcutaneous, under the skin |
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| Sac or bladder: cystisis, inflammation of any bladder |
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| Cell: cytology, scientific study of cells; cytometer, a device for counting and measuring of cells |
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| Lacrimal glands: daccryocyst, tear-sac |
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| Skin: dermatoid, skinlike |
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| Two: diphasic, occurring in two stages or phases |
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| Apart: disarticualtion, taking a joint apart |
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| Pain or difficulty: dyspepsia, impairment of digestion |
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| Outside: ectoretina, outermost layer of retina |
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| In: encapsulated, enclosed in a capsule |
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| Brain: encephalitis, inflammation of the brain |
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| Within: endothelium, layer of cells lining the heart, and blood and lymph vessels |
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| Intestine: enterosis, falling of intestine |
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| Above or on: epidermis, outermost layer of skin |
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| Red: erythrocyte, red blood cell |
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| Well: euphoria, well feeling, feeling of good health |
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| Out: excretion, material thrown out of the body or the organ |
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| Outside: exocrine excreting outwardly (opposite of endocrine) |
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| Outside: extramural, situated or occurring outside a wall |
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| Milk: galactose, a milk sugar |
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| Stomach: gastrectomy, excision of the stomach |
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| Tongue: glossectomy, surgical removal of tongue |
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| Sugar: glycosuria, sugar in the urine |
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| Women: gynecology, science of disease pertaining to women |
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| Blood: hematopoiesis, forming blood |
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| Half: heminephrectomy, excision of half the kidney |
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| Liver: hepatitis, inflammation of the liver |
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| Other(opposite of homo): heterotransplant, using skin from a member of another species |
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| Tissue: histology, science of minute structure and function of tissues |
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| Same: homotransplant, skin grafting by using skin from a member of the same species |
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| Water: hydrocephalus, abnormal accumulation of fluid in cranium(skull) |
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| Above, excess of: hyperglycemia excess of sugar in blood |
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| Under, deficiency of: hypoglycemia, deficiency of sugar in blood |
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| Uterus: hysterectomy, excision of uterus |
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| Self or separate: idiopathic, a disease self-originated (of unknown cause) |
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| In: infiltration, accumulation in tissue of abnormal substances (such as an IV) |
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| Not: immature, not mature |
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| Below: infraorbital, below the orbit |
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| Horn, cornea: keratitis, inflammation of the cornea |
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| Milk: lactation, secretion of milk |
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| White: leukocyte, white cell |
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| Large: macroblast, abnormally large red cell |
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| Breast: mastectomy, excision of the breast |
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| Great: megacolon, abnormally large colon |
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| Mind: dementia, deterioration of the mind |
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| Part: merotomy, division into segments |
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| Middle: mesaortitis, inflammation of the middle coat of the aorta |
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| Beyond, over, change: metastitis, change in the site of a disease, spreading(often refers to cancer) |
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| Small: microplasia, dwarfism |
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| Muscle: myoma, tumor made of muscular elements |
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| Fungi: mycology, science and study of fungi |
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| Corpse, dead: necrosis, death of cells adjoining living tissue |
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| New: neoplasm, any new growth or formation. |
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| Kidney: nephrectomy, surgical excision of kidney |
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| Nerve: neuron, nerve cell |
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| Tooth: odontology, dentistry |
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| Little: oligemia, deficiency in volume of blood |
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| Egg: oocyte, original cell of egg |
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| Ovary: oophorectomy, removal of an ovary |
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| Eye: opthalmometer, an instrument for measuring the eye |
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| Straight, normal: orthograde, walk straight (upright) |
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| Bone: osteitis, inflammation of a bone |
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| Ear: otorrhea, discharge from ear |
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| Ovary: ovariorrhexis, rupture of an ovary |
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| Irregular, around, wrong: paracystic, situated near the bladder |
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| Disease: pathology, science of disease |
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| Children: pediatrician, child specialist |
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| Feet: pedograph, imprint of the foot |
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| Thorough, excessively: percutaneous, through the skin |
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| Around, immediately around (in contradistinction to para): periosteum, sheath around bone |
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| Love: hemophilic, fond of blood(as bacteria that grow well in presence of hemoglobin) |
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| Vein: phlebotomy, opening of vein for bloodletting |
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| Fear: hydrophobic, reluctant to associate with water |
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| Lung(pneum-air): pneumococcus, organism causing lobar pneumonia |
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| Gray: poliomyelitis, inflammation of gray substance of spinal cord |
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| Many: polyarthritis, inflammation of several joints |
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| After: postpartum, after delivery |
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| Before: prenatal, occurring before birth |
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| Before: prognosis, forecast as to result of disease |
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| Rectum: proctectomy, surgical removal of rectum |
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| False: pseudoangina, false angina |
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| Soul or mind: psychiatry, treatment of mental disorders |
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| Pus: pyorrhea, discharge of pus |
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| Pelvis: pyelitis, inflammation of pelvis or the kidney |
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| Backward: retroversion, turned backward (usually applies to the uterus) |
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| Nose: rhinology, knowledge concerning noses |
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| A tube: salpingitis, inflammation of tube |
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| Half: semilunar, half moon-shaped valve |
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| Poison: septicemia, poisoned condition of lood |
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| Body: psychosomatic, having bodily symptoms of mental origin |
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| Make stand: stasis, stoppage of flow of fluid, as in blood (hemostasis) |
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| Narrow: stenosis, narrowing of duct or canal |
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| Under: subdiaphragmatic, under the diaphragm |
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| Above, excessively: superacute, excessively acute |
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| Above, on: suprarenal, above |
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| With, together: symphysis, a growing together, as symphysis pubis |
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| Fast: tachycardia, fast-beating heart |
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| Stretch: extensor, a muscle extending or stretching a limb |
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| Heat: daithermy, therapeautic production of heat in tissues |
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| POISON: toxemia, poisoned condition of blood |
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| Trachea: tracheitis, inflammation of the trachea |
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| Across: transplant, transfer tissue from one place to another |
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| Three: triceps, three-headed muscle |
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| Hair: trichosis, any disease of the hair |
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| One: unilateral, affecting one side |
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| Vessel: vasoconsrictor, nerve or drug that narrows blood vessel |
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| Animal: zooblast, an animal cell |
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| Pain: cardialgia, pain in the heart |
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| Affected with, condition or state of: leukocytosis, excess number of leukocytes |
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| Weakness: neurasthenia, nerve weakness |
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| Germ: myeloblast, immature bone marrow cell |
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| Tumor, hernia: enterocele, any hernia of intestine |
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| Cut, kill: germicidal, destructive to germs |
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| Injection: hypodermoclysis, injection under the skin |
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| Round bacterium: pneumococcus, bacterium of pneumonia |
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| Cell: leukocyte, white cell |
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| Dilation, stretching: angiectasis, dilatation of a blood vessel |
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| Excision: adenectomy, excision of adenoids |
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| Blood: glycemia, sugar in blood |
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| Relating to sensation: anesthesia, absence of feeling |
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| Bear, carry: efferent carry out to periphery |
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| Producing: pyogenic, producing pus |
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| Pertaining to a physician or the practice of healing (medicine): pediatrics, science of medicine for children |
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| Inflammation: tonsillitis, inflammation of tonsils |
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| Science of: pathology, science of disease |
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| Losing, flowing, dissolution: autolysis, dissolution of tissue cells |
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| Softening: osteomalacia, softening of bone |
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| Tumor: myoma, tumor made up of muscle elements |
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| Being affected with: arteriosclerosis, thickening and "hardening" of arteries |
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| Creation of an opening: gastrostomy, creation of an artificial gastric fistula |
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| Cutting into: laparotomy, surgical incision into abdomen |
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| Disease: myopathy, disease of muscle |
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| Decrease or deficiency of: leukopenia, lack of white blood cells |
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| To fix: proctopexy, fixation of rectum by suture |
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| Eating: polyphagia, excessive eating |
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| Speech: aphasia, loss of power of speech |
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| Fear: hydrophobia, fear of water |
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| Molding: gastroplasty, molding or reforming stomach |
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| Air or breathing: dyspnea, difficult breathing |
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| Making, forming: hematopoiesis, forming blood |
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| Falling: enteroptosis, falling of intestine |
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| RHYTHM: arrhythmia, variation from normal rhythm of heart |
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| Flowing or bursting forth: otorrhagia, hemorrhage from ear |
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| Suture of: enterorrhaphy, act of sewing up a gap in intestine |
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| Discharge: otorrhea, discharge from ear |
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| Pertaining to strength: asthenia, loss of strength |
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| Order, arrangement of: ataxia, failure of muscular coordination |
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| Nourishment: atrophy, wasting, or diminution |
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| To do with urine: polyuria, excessive secretion of urine |
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