production
haematopoiesis
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poly‐
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denotes a ‘plurality’ of something
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polymyositis
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post‐
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denotes something as ‘after’ or ‘behind’ another
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post‐operation, post‐mortem
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pre‐
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denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time)
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premature birth
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presby(o)‐
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old age
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presbyopia
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prim‐
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denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most important’
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primary
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p.r.n.
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pro re nata
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whenever necessary
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proct(o)‐
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anus, rectum
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proctology
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prot(o)‐
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denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most important’
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protoneuron
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pseud(o)‐
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denotes something false or fake
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pseudoephedrine
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psor‐
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itching
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psoriasis
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psych(e)‐, psych(o)
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of or pertaining to the mind
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psychology, psychiatry
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‐ptosis
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falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse
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apoptosis, nephroptosis
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‐ptysis
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(a spitting), spitting, haemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes
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haemoptysis
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pulmon‐, pulmo‐
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of or relating to the lungs
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pulmonary
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pyel(o)‐
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pelvis
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pyelonephritis
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py(o)‐
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pus
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pyometra
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pyr(o)‐
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fever
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antipyretic
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q.d.
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quaque die
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every day
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q.d.s.
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quaque die sumendum
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four times daily
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q.i.d.
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quater in die
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four times daily
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q.q.h.
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quater quaque hora
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every four hours
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quadr(i)‐
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four
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quadriceps
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R.
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recipe
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Take
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radio‐
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radiation
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radiowave
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ren(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the kidney
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renal
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retro‐
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backward, behind
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retroversion, retroverted
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rhin(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the nose
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rhinoplasty
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rhod(o)‐
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denoting a rose‐red colour
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rhodophyte
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‐rrhage
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burst forth
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haemorrhage
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‐rrhagia
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rapid flow of blood
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menorrhagia
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‐rrhaphy
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surgical suturing
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nephrorrhaphy
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‐rrhexis
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rupture
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karyorrhexis
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‐rrhea
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flowing, discharge
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diarrhoea
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‐rupt
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break or burst
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erupt, interrupt
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salping(o)‐
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of or pertaining to tubes, e.g. Fallopian tubes
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salpingectomy, salpingopharyngeus muscle
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sangui‐, sanguine‐
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of or pertaining to blood
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exsanguination
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sarco‐
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muscular, flesh‐like
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sarcoma
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scler(o)‐
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hard
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scleroderma
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‐sclerosis
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hardening
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atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis
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scoli(o)‐
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twisted
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scoliosis
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‐scope
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instrument for viewing
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stethoscope
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‐scopy
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use of instrument for viewing
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endoscopy
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semi‐
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one half, partly
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semiconscious
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sial(o)‐
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saliva, salivary gland
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sialagogue
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sigmoid(o)‐
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sigmoid, S‐shaped curvature
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sigmoid colon
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sinistr(o)‐
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left, left side
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sinistrocardia
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sinus‐
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of or pertaining to the sinus
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sinusitis
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