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away (away from)
ab/norm/al
away (away from)/normal or regular/refers to
ab/ducens
away/draw or lead |
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without or lack of
a/men/orrhea
without or lack of/monthly/flow |
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capable of or ability to
erg/able
work/capable of
related term(s): -IBLE |
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Definition
to miscarry (natural or induced)
abort/ion
to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of
(discharge of the embry/o 'early' or fet/us 'young' deliberate or not) |
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to tear away from
abruptus placentae
to tear away from (separate quickly) / cake |
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a going away
abscess
a going away
(tissue disintegration & displacement: 'Staph' infection forming pus) |
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pointed
Acne/form
pointed/shape
(ACNE is a bacterial inflammation of the hair follicle and sebaceous 'oil' gland. Similar infections may cause acne or form lesions) |
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hearing
acoust/ic
hearing/refers to
related term(s): AUDI- |
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extremities, height, and pointed
acro/megal/y
extremities/enlarged/refers to
acro/phob/ia
height/fear/refers to
acr/om/ial
extremity/shoulder/refer to |
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sun, ray, radium
actino/myco/sis
sun, ray, radium/fungus/condition (growth) |
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sharp
acu/ity
sharp/process of
(seeing sharply or clearly)
acute
quick, sudden, sharply |
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refers to, pertains to, or state of
cardi/ac
heart/refers to, pertains to, or state of
related term(s): -AL, -AR, -ARY, -ATE, -EUM, -IAC, -IC, -ICAL, -ILE, -IS, -IUM, -ORY, -OUS, -UM, -US |
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near or beside
ad/ren/al
near or beside/kidney/refers to
(the ad/ren/al gland is located on top of kidney |
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gland
aden/ectomy
gland/removal
(the following are common glands: lymph nodes, oil, sweat, and endocrine) |
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fat
adip/oma
fat/tumor
(adip/oma is also known as lip/oma)
related term(s): steato-, lipo- |
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air or gas
aero/cele
air or gas/distension of cavity (like a tumor) |
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toward
af/ferent
toward/to carry
(nerve or blood flow toward a structure) |
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