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110 Cards in this Set
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AE
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above the elbow
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AK
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above the knee
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AP
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anteroposterio
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BE
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below the knee
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C1,C2 to C7
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first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra and so on
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CT
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computed tomography
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CTS
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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Fx
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fracture
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HD
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hip disarticulation; hemodialysis; hearing distance
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HNP
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herniated nucleus pulposus (Herniated disk)
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IM
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intramuscular
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L1, L2 to L5
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first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra and so on
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ORTH
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orthopedics
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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S1, S2 to S5
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first sacral vertebra, second sacral vertebra and so on
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T1, T2 to T12
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first thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra and so on
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TKR
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total knee replacement
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anklyosis
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immobility of a joint
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (wrist canal through which the flexor tendons and median nerve pass)
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contracture
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fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint.
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crepitation
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grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction
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Ewing sarcoma
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malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow, usually in long bones or the pelvis. It occurs most frequently in adolescent boys.
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gout
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hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints.
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herniated disk
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herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebra.
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osteoporosis
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decrease in bone density with an increase in porosity, causing bones to become brittle and increasing the risk of fractures.
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Paget disease
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skeletal disease affecting elderly people that causes chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and softening of bones and bowing of long bones; also called osteitis deformans
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rheumatoid arthritis
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chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in joints and related structures that result in crippling deformities.
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sequestrum
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fragment of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue.
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kyphosis
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increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture
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lordosis
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forward curvature of the lumbar region of the vertebral column, leading to a sway back posture.
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scoliosis
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abnormal sideward curvature of the spine, either to the left or to the right
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muscular dystrophy
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group of hereditary diseases characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue.
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myasthenia gravis
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autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscular weakness and progressive fatigue.
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rotator cuff injuries
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injuries to the capsule of the shoulder joint, which is reinforced by muscles and tendons, also called musculotendinous rotator cuff injuries.
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sprain
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trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament, accompanied by paid and disability.
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strain
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trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch
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talipes
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congenital deformity of the foot, also called club foot
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tendonitis
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inflammation of a tendon usually caused by injury or overuse; also called tendinitis
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torticollis
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spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles causing stiffness and twisting of the neck that may be congenital or acquired; also called wryneck.
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arthrocentesis
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puncture of a joint space with a needle to removed fluid.
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rheumatoid factor
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blood test to detect the presence of a rheumatoid factor, a substance presence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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arthroplasty
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surgical reconstruction or replacement of a painful, degenerated joint to restore mobility in rheumatoid or osteoarthritis or to correct a congenital deformity
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arthroscopy
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visual examination of the interior of a joint performed by inserting an endoscope through a small incision
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sequestrectomy
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excision of a necrosed piece of bone
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total hip arthroplasty
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replacement of the femur and acetabluum with metal components. The acetabulum is plastic coated to avoid metal to metal articulating surfaces.
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arthr/o
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joint
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calc/o
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calcium
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calcane/o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
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carp/o
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carpus (wrist bones)
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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encephal/o
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brain
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller, outer bone of lower leg)
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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lumb/o
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loin (lower back)
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus (hand bones)
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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spin/o
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spine
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae (backbone)
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae (backbone)
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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tend/o
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tendon
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tibi/o
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tibia (larger inner bone of lower leg)
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cyt/o
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cell
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cyst/o
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bladder
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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enter/o
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intestine (usually small intestine)
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hepat/o
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liver
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proxim/o
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near
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radi/o
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radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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roentgen/o
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xrays
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-algia
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pain
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-dynia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-cyte
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cell
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-gram
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record, writing specialist
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-grahy
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process of recording
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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specility in study of
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-malacia
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softening
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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en-
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in, within
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hemi-
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one half
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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inter-
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between
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peri-
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around
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quadri-
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four
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