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Med term chapter 3 and 4
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10/14/2009
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Abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities,top,extreme point
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acu/o
 Definition
sharp, severe ,sudden
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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amin/o
 Definition
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit
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bi/o
 Definition
life
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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strept/o
 Definition
twisted chains
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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FeLV
 Definition
Feline leukemia virus
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Sol.
 Definition
solution
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dx
 Definition
diagnosis
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ca
 Definition
cancerous
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tab.
 Definition
tablet
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hx
 Definition
history
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tx
 Definition
treatment
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rx
 Definition
prescription/ medication
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bx
 Definition
biopsy
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fx
 Definition
fracture
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tubes
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leuky/o
 Definition
white
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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mamm/o
 Definition
mamary glands
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mast/o
 Definition
mamary glands
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morph/o
 Definition
shapes
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bones
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lungs
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radi/o
 Definition
x rays
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sarc/o
 Definition
connective tissue
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
 Definition
clusters
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
 Definition
windpipe
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-coccus
 Definition
berry-shaped bacterium
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PSS
 Definition
physiological saline solution usually 0.9%
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LRS
 Definition
lacatated ringers solution
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FIP
 Definition
feline immunodeficiency peritunitis
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sx
 Definition
surgery
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mets.
 Definition
meta stasis
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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neutr/o
 Definition
neutrophil a white blood cell
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
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phay/o
 Definition
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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plas/o
 Definition
formation,developement
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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ectomy
 Definition
excision or removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-graph
 Definition
instrument
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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logy
 Definition
study of
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lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction
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malacia
 Definition
softing
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megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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oma
 Definition
tumor
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opsy
 Definition
to view
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osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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pathy
 Definition
disease
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penia
 Definition
deficiency
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pexy
 Definition
fixation
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plasia
 Definition
development
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
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stasis
 Definition
stopping or controlling blood
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stomy
 Definition
a new opening to the outside of the body
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therapy
 Definition
treatment
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tomy
 Definition
cutting into
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trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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er
 Definition
one who
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ia
 Definition
condition
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ist
 Definition
specialist
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ole
 Definition
little or small artery
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ule
 Definition
little or small vein
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um or ium
 Definition
structure or tissue
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us
 Definition
structure or substance
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y
 Definition
condition or process
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ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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al
 Definition
pertaining to
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ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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eal
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pertaining to
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genic
 Definition
pertaining to producing
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ic, ical
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pertaining to
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oid
 Definition
resembling
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ose
 Definition
pertaining to or full of
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ous
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pertaining to
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tic
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pertaining to
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pathological
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pertaining to the study of disease
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carp/o
 Definition
wrist bones
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cib/o
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meals
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cis/o
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to cut
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers or toes
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duct/o
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to lead or carry
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking or branching
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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glyc/o
 Definition
glucose
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immun/o
 Definition
protection
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mort/o
 Definition
death
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nat/i
 Definition
birth
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nect/o
 Definition
to bond or tie
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norm/o
 Definition
rule order
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis
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seps/o
 Definition
infection
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somm/o
 Definition
sleep
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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the/o
 Definition
to put or place
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thry/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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top/o
 Definition
place or position
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tox/o
 Definition
poison
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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blast/o
 Definition
immature, embroyic
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crine
 Definition
to secrete
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cyesis
 Definition
pregnency
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drome
 Definition
to run
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fusion
 Definition
coming together
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gen
 Definition
substance that produces
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lapse
 Definition
to slide or fall
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lysis
 Definition
breakdown
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meter
 Definition
to measure
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mission
 Definition
to send
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or
 Definition
one who
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partum
 Definition
birth or labor
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phoria
 Definition
to bear or carry
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physis
 Definition
to grow
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plasia
 Definition
developement
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plasm
 Definition
structure or formation
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pnea
 Definition
breathing
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rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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trophy
 Definition
nourishment or developement
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a an
 Definition
no not without
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ab
 Definition
away from
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ad
 Definition
towards
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ana
 Definition
up apart
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ante
 Definition
before
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anti
 Definition
against
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auto
 Definition
self
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bi
 Definition
two
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brady
 Definition
slow
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cata
 Definition
down
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con
 Definition
together or with
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contra
 Definition
against
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contraindication
 Definition
any condition that renders a particular treatment undeseriable
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de
 Definition
down or lack of
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dia
 Definition
through or complete
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diarrhea
 Definition
rapid flow of fecies through intestine
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dys
 Definition
painful bad or difficult
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ec ecto
 Definition
out or outside
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en endo
 Definition
within
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epi
 Definition
above
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eu
 Definition
good normal
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ex
 Definition
out or away from
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hemi
 Definition
half
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in
 Definition
not
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in
 Definition
into not within
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infra
 Definition
beneath
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macro
 Definition
large
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mal
 Definition
bad
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meta
 Definition
beyond or change
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micro
 Definition
small
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neo
 Definition
new
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pan
 Definition
all
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para
 Definition
abnormal beside near
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per
 Definition
through
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peri
 Definition
surrounding
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poly
 Definition
many much
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post
 Definition
after behind
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pre
 Definition
before or in front
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pro
 Definition
before or forward
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pseudo
 Definition
false
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supra
 Definition
above or upper
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syn sym
 Definition
together or with
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tachy
 Definition
fast
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ultra
 Definition
beyond excess
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uni
 Definition
one
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antigen
 Definition
foreign substance like toxin or virus
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antibody
 Definition
protein substances made by white blood cells to response in presence of antigens
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antitoxin
 Definition
pertain to against toxin
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basophil
 Definition
white blood cell that increases during the healing phase of inflammation
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monocyte
 Definition
mononuclear white blood cell that engulfs the digests cellular debris -contains one big nucleus
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eosinophil
 Definition
leukocyte with reddish staining granules and numbers elevated in allergic reactions
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thrombocyte
 Definition
platelet or clotting cell
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lymphocyte
 Definition
monouclear white blood cell that destroys foreign cells by maing antibodies
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neutrophil
 Definition
white blood cells with purple stained granules by eating them
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