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a-

without

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an-

against

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ab-

away

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anti-

against

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ad-

toward

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con-

connects

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dys-

painful or difficult

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endo-

inner

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epi- (upon)

flap that covers the trachea (windpipe) during swallowing

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larynx

voice box

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pharynx

throat

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trachea

wind pipe

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ex-

out

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mal-

ill or bad

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pro-

before

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tri-

three

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ultra-

beyond or excess

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apnea

condition of not being able to breathe

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neonatal

before birth

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anemia

deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin

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relapse

the return of symptoms of illness

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dysuria

difficult, painful urination

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antibody

substance that works against germs, made by white blood cells

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congenital anomaly

an irregularity that is present at birth

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bradycardia

slow heartbeat

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prosthesis

an artificial substitute for a missing part of the body

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subscapular

pertaining to under the shoulder bone

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bilateral

pertaining to both sides

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ultrasonography

recording of sound waves to make an image of organs in the body

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adrenal

endocrine glands that are near or above each kidney

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metastasis

the spread of a cancerous tumor to another organ

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ultra- and meta-

beyond

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dialysis

Process of separating wastes from the blood

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periosteum

Membrane that surrounds the bone

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ante- and pro-

before

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poly- and hyper-

too much or excessive

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syndrom

signs and symptoms

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para-

beside or near

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epidural hematoma

abnormal condition of blood above

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endo- and intra-

within

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prolapse

organs sliding or falling forward

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hyperplasia

increase in the number of cells

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metacarpal

handbone

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remission

symptoms of diseases disappearing

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subscapular

below the shoulder bone

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perianal

pertaining to surrounding the anus

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subcostal

under the ribs

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periosteum

membrane surrounding the bone

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retroperitoneal

behind the abdominal cavity

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antigen

foreign bacteria or viruses in the body

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relapse

symptoms of disease return

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ante-

before

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hemi-

half

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hyper-

excessive

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inter-

between

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intra-

within

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post-

after

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meta-

beyond

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con-

within or together

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dys-

painful

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ec-

outside

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endo-

within

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ex- extra-

outside

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para-

beside

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hypo-

below

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in-

in

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intra-

within

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mal-

bad

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neo-

new

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poly-

many or excessive

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tachy-

fast

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trans-

across

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-pnea

breathing

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cutane/o

skin

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re- retro-

back or behind

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quadri-

four

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peri-

surrounding

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-pnea

breathing

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-tension

pressure

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-uria

presence of urine

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-dipsia

thirst

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-gen

producing or generate

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-emia

blood condition

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-lapse

falling

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-lysis

breakdown

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-mission

sending or releasion

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-partum

birth or labor

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-pathy

disease or disorder

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-phagia

eating or swallowing

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-phasia

speech or language

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-plasia

development or formation

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-plegia

paralysis or inability to move

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-rrhea

flow or discharge

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-stasis

stoppage or slowing

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-mortem

death

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-plasm

substance

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-graphy

recording or imaging

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-tic

pertaining or relating to

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ana-

up or against

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bradyuria

slow discharge of urine

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