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Under, deficient

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Mal-

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Over, excessive in

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Hyper-

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Below, After

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Infra-

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Between

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Inter-

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Equal

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ISO-

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Around

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Circum

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Backward

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Retro

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Supra, above

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Epi-

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Fast

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Tachy

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One

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Uni-

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Vessel

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Angio-, vaso-

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Inflammation

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-itis

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Condition of

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-osis

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Skin

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Dermat(o)

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Nerve

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Neur(o)

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Cardia

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Heart

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-sub, -infra

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Below, under

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Across, through

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Trans

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Vessel

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-angi

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-rrhea

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Abnormal discharge

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Against

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Ant, anti-

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Fast

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Tachy

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-algesia

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Pain

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Normal

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Norm/o

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Ventricular fibrillation

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V-fib

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G.I

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Gastro intestinal

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Tx, Rx

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Treatment

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Prescription

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Px

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D.T

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Delirium tremens

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ICP

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Intracranial pressure

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HR

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Heat rate

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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ETT

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Endotracheal tube

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Auto-

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Self

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Ante-

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Before, forward

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Exo

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Out, away from

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Macro

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Large

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Micro

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Small

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Meso

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Middle

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Poly

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Many

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-algia

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Pain

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-centisis

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Surgical, puncture to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, excision

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-oma

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Tumor

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-opsy

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To view

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-ostomy

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To make an opening

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-otomy

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To cut into

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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Polesis

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Formation

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Crin/o

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To secrete

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Lumb/o

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Loin

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Crur/o

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Leg

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Gynec/o

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Woman

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pract/o

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Rectum, anus

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Vicer

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Internal organ

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;C/cr(o)

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extremity

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aden(o):

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-gland

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blephar/o:

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-eyelid

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calc:

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-stone; heel

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chole:

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-bile

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cost(o)

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-rib

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hydro()

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water

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oophar(O);

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ovary

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orchi/o:

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testicles

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phag/o

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-eat

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psycho/o

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mind

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salping/o

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-a tube

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-cele:

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swelling or tumor

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-lysis

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death/ destruction

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gno:

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know

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heter

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other, different

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lingu:

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tongue

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idi

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seperate

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-cide

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to kill

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trich

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hair

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serum

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clear portion of a bod fluid

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pulse

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forceful pumping of blood out of the heart

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systole:

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muscles contract

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diastole:

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muscles relax

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anatomy:

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study of a structure of an organism and its parts

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physiology:

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the study of an orgamisms normal body function

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pathophysiology:

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study of disease mechanisms

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osmosis:

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movement of water across a semipermiable membrane

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-apheresis

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remive or carry away

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retrograde

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backward conduction

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antegrade

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normal conduction

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clinical death

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moment the heart stops beating

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biological death:

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time when brain damage begins, 4-6min post <3 stopping

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hyponatrimia

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no salt in the blood stream

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automaticity

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ability to initiate impulse

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conductivity

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ability to initiate impulse to another cell

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excitability:

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ability to become excited from an impulse

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contractibility:

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ability to contract from an impulse

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c

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with

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Tx

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treatment