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acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
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sharp, severe, sudden
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amnion (sac surronding the embryo in the uterus)
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bronch/o
bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
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colon (large intestine)
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
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lymph
a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout body.
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myel/o
- spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
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neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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plas/o
formation, development
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pleura (membrane surronding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
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trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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berry-shaped bacterium
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excision, removal, resection
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condition of producing, forming
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intrument for recording
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process of recording
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breakdown, destruction, separation
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tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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condtion, usually abnormal
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development, formation, growth
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falling, dropping, prolapse
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instrument for visual examination
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process of visual examination
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stopping, controlling
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opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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incision, cutting into
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development, nourishment
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structure, tissue
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pertaining to
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
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pertaining to, full of
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hernia
protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it.
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streptococcus
a berry shaped bacterium that grows in twisted chains
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staohylococci
berry shaped bacteria that grows in small clusters
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anemia
literally no blood. reduction in the number of RBCs
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aplastic anemia
a severe type occurs when bone marrow fails to produce all cells.
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tonsillitis
inflamation of the tonsils. note the spelling with double l
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acromegaly
an endocrine disorder where the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty.
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splenomegaly
note the spelling, spleen has two e's and spleno- has just one.
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achondroplasia
an inherited disorder in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone.
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note when two consonants begin a word, the first is silent. pronounced TO-SIS
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laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope.
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tracheotomy
an incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage.
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tracheostomy
an opening into the trachea through which an indwelling tube is inserted.
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