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3651295894acr/oextremities0
3651295895cardi/oheart1
3651297245cyan/oblue2
3651297246cyt/ocell3
3651298643dermat/oskin4
3651298644duoden/oduodenum5
3651300465electr/oelectrical6
3651300466eti/ocause7
3651300467gastr/ostomach8
3651300468gram/orecord9
3651301888leuk/owhite10
3651301889megal/oenlarged11
3651301890path/odisease12
3651311891-algiapain13
3651311892-ectomyexcision of14
3651313045-itisinflammation15
3651313046-ologistone who studies, specialist16
3651313047-ologystudy of17
3651314427-osiscondition (abnormal)18
3651314428-acondition (abnormal)19
3651314429-ycondition (abnormal)20
3651314430-ostomyforming a new opening21
3651315864-otomyincision into22
3651317675-tomeinstrument that cuts23
4056162588aden/ogland24
4056162589arthr/ojoint25
4056163821carcin/omalignancy26
4056165057cele/o, o/celehernia27
4056165058cephal/ohead28
4056165786chondr/ocartilage29
4056165800cost/oribs30
4056166481dent/otooth31
4056167616emes/isvomiting32
4056167617hist/otissue33
4056168936laryng/olarynx, voice box34
4056168937lip/ofat35
4056169816malac/osoft36
4056169817morph/ostructure of37
4056171804muc/omucus38
4056173209onc/otumor39
4056174330ost/o, oste/obone40
4056176148plast/orepair41
4056177045trach/etrachea42
4056178218troph/odevelopment43
4056178219en-, endo-in, inside, within44
4056179333ex-, ex/o-outside, out45
4056180888hyper-excessive46
4056181678hypo-under47
4056181679inter-between48
4056183202-al, -ar, -icof, or pertaining to49
4056184023-oidresembling50
4056184024-omatumor51
4056185945-ismmedical condition, disease52
4056189299abdomin/oabdomen53
4056189300chol/ebile54
4056190525cocc/icoccus55
4056190526crani/ocranium, skull56
4056191781cyst/obladder, sac57
4056193102dipl/odouble58
4056193103hydrowater59
4056194044lith/ostone, calculus60
4056195345metr/o, metermeasure61
4056195346ot/oear62
4056195347pelv/ipelvis63
4056196142phob/iafear64
4056196143py/opus65
4056197225rhin/onose66
4056197226staphyl/ogrape67
4056198656strept/ochain68
4056198657therap/otreatment69
4056199669thorac/othorax70
4056199670ab-away from71
4056201180ad-toward72
4056201181-arpertaining to73
4056201182-centesispuncture of a cavity74
4056202215-genesis, gen/oproduce, originate75
4056203193-metermeasuring instrument76
4056204323-orrheaflow, discharge77
4056219092angi/ovessel78
4056219093arter/i/oartery79
4056219951blast/oembryo80
4056220856colp/ovagina81
4056220857crypt/ohidden82
4056221945fibr/ofiber83
4056221946hem/o, hemat/oblood84
4056223098hyster/outerus85
4056223945kinesi/omotion86
4056224791lys/odestruction87
4056225810men/omenses88
4056225811my/omuscle89
4056226730nephr/okidney90
4056226731neur/onerve91
4056227825o/oegg, ovum92
4056227826oophor/oovary93
4056228546orchid/otestes94
4056230045peps/o, peps/iadigestion95
4056230046pyel/opelvis of the kidney/renal pelvis96
4056231477salping/ofallopian tube97
4056232970scler/otough, hard98
4056232972ureter/oureter99
4056234060urethr/ourethra100
4056234061ur/ourine101
4056235238a-, an-without102
4056236014dys-pain103
4056237745-blastembryonic104
4056237746-y, -ianoun ending105
4056238732-orrhagiahemorrhage106
4056238818-orrhaphysuture107
4056239753-pexyfixation108
4056240880-ptosisdrooping109
4056240881-spasmtwitching110
4056241815-spermsperm111
4056245114cheil/olip, lips112
4056245115col/ocolon113
4056246207esophag/oesophagus114
4056247088gingiv/ogums115
4056247795gloss/otongue116
4056247817hepat/oliver117
4056249040pancreat/opancreas118
4056250453proct/oanus and rectum119
4056251127rect/orectum120
4056251128stomat/omouth121
4056251962-clysisirrigation122
4056253506-ectasiadilation, stretching123
4056254969-scope, -scopylook, examine124
4056254970-toxinpoison125
4424433665algesiasense of pain126
4424433666arteri/oartery127
4424439591cardiac arreststopped heart128
4424439592dactyl/ofingers129
4424441268defibrillationheart shocked to a regular heartbeat130
4424443665embolismobstruction of a blood vessel131
4424445256embolusforeign particle in blood stream132
4424446817esthesiafeeling, sensation133
4424450243fibrillationvery fast, irregular heartbeat134
4424452385myel/ospinal cord, bone marrow135
4424455072phas/ospeech136
4424455073phleb/ovein137
4424456977plas/oformation138
4424456978thrombosisblood clot occluding a vessel139
4424458891thrombusblood clot140
4424460897macro-large141
4424463329micro-small142
4424465365tachy-fast143
4424465366brady-slow144
4424467385poly-many145
4424469772sym-, syn-together146
4424469774-orrhexisrupture, bursting apart147
4424471586-tripsyrubbing, crushing148
4424473129-emiablood149
4424479767anti-against150
4424481356chlor/ogreen151
4424483012erythr/ored152
4424483013melan/oblack153
4424483014pyret/ofever154
4424485166xanth/oyellow155
4424495469symptomsbodily change a patient perceives156
4424495470signschanges a physician notices157
4424495471localinvolving a small area or part of the body158
4424495472generalinvolving many different areas or the whole body159
4424495473prognosisprediction of the course and outcome of a disease160
4424541434acuterapid onset, short course161
4424543061chroniclong, drawn out162
4424545412paroxysmalsudden period of attack or recurrence of disease163
4424549370syndromesymptoms occurring together as a disease164
4424553261active treatmenttreatment that aims for a cure165
4424553328systemic treatmenttreatment directed towards control of life-threatening signs and symptoms166
4424559419palliative treatmenttreatment that relieves bothersome symptoms167
4424563008prophylactic treatmenttreatment that focuses on disease prevention168
4424568371morbiditydisease rate169
4424570105mortalitydeath rate170
4424576035cystclosed sac/pouch171
4424576036lesionany change in the structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease172
4424577530polypa tumor with a little foot or stem173
4424577531papillasmall, nipplelike protuberance174
4424689226excrescencea useless outgrowth such as a wart or mole175
4424577532condylomawartlike growth of skin occurring in genital area176
4424579169papulepimple177
4424579170benignmild, not spreading, not recurring178
4424579171infiltrationslipping into/between normal body cells179
4424579292malignantbad, growing worse, resisting treatment, threatening death180
4424581889metastasisspreading or migration of disease to another location181
4424581890neoplasmtissue growing autonomously with no useful function182
4424581891distalfurthest from the point of attachment to the trunk183
4424581892dorsaltowards the back184
4424581934lateralfarther from midline185
4424584185medialcloser to midline186
4424584186proximalclosest to the point of attachment to the trunk187
4424584187ventraltowards the belly188
4424611017ecto-, exo-outer side189
4424612421end-, endo-inner, within190
4424612422meso-middle191
4424614141circum-around192
4424614142peri-around about193
4424614144epi-over, surrounding194
4424615910sub-below, under195
4424619871supra-, super-above, over196
4424619873infra-below, beneath197
4424624545top/oplace, location198
4424629564gen/ooriginating, production199
4424705633amni/o, amniot/ofetal sac200
4424705634gravid/awith child201
4424708505gyn/o, gynec/owoman202
4424708506mamm/obreast203
4424711343mast/obreast204
4424712100metr/outerus205
4424714750parabear, bring forth206
4424715144multi-many207
4424717436nulli-none208
4424717437oligo-little, small209
4424718960post-after210
4424718961pre-before211
4424718962primi-first212
4424719327secundi-second213
4424720971-aryof, pertaining to214
4424722552-atrophywasting215
4424722553-dyniapain, painful216
4424724489-maniamadness217
4424724757-pathydisease218
4424726829-phobiafear219
4424726830climacterictransitional period of life marking the beginning of the end of child bearing years and ending with the onset of menopause220
4424730240episiotomyincision of the perineum to more quickly deliver a baby in distress221
4424730241involutionthe process the body goes through to return the uterus to it's normal size after birth222
4424733414parturitionlabor223
4424733415perineumstructure that make up the pelvic outlet and comprise the pelvic floor224
4424733416peritoneumtough membrane covering the organs of the belly and lining the abdominal cavity225
4424733519pudendafemale external genitalia226
4424737008puerperiumperiod of time following labor (6 weeks) in which involution occurs227
4424795489blephar/oeyelid228
4424795490core, core/opupil229
4424797887corne/o, karat/ocornea230
4424797888cycl/ociliary body231
4424800013ir, irid/oiris232
4424803118lacrim/otear233
4424805831ophtalm/oeye234
4424805832retin/oretina235
4424805940scler/o (eye)sclera236
4424818417bronch/i, bronch/obronchus237
4424820296ment/ochin238
4424826045pharyng/othroat239
4424826046pleur/ocovering of the lungs240
4424828297pne/oair, breathe241
4424830246pneum/oair, breathe242
4424833029pneumon/olung243
4424833030trache/owindpipe244

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