epistaxis
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sten(o)‐
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denoting something as ‘narrow in shape’ or pertaining to narrowness
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stenography
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‐stenosis
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abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure
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restenosis, stenosis
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stomat(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the mouth
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stomatogastric, stomatognathic system
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‐stomy
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creation of an opening
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colostomy
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sub‐
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beneath
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subcutaneous tissue
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super‐
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in excess, above, superior
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superior vena cava
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supra‐
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above, excessive
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supraorbital vein
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tachy‐
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denoting something as fast, irregularly fast
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tachycardia
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‐tension, ‐tensive
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pressure
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hypertension
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tetan‐
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rigid, tense
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tetanus
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thec‐
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case, sheath
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intrathecal
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therap‐
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treatment
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hydrotherapy, therapeutic
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therm(o)‐
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heat
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thermometer
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thorac(i)‐, thorac(o)‐, thoracico‐
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of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck
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thorax
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thromb(o)‐
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of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood
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thrombus, thrombocytopenia
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thyr(o)‐
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thyroid
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thyrocele
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thym‐
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emotions
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dysthymia
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‐tome
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cutting instrument
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osteotome
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‐tomy
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act of cutting; incising, incision
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gastrotomy
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tono‐
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tone, tension, pressure
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tonometer
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‐tony
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tension
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top(o)‐
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place, topical
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topical anaesthetic
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tort(i)‐
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twisted
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torticollis
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tox(i)‐, tox(o)‐, toxic(o)‐
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toxin, poison
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toxoplasmosis
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trache(a)‐
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trachea
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tracheotomy
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trachel(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the neck
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tracheloplasty
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trans‐
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denoting something as moving or situated ‘across’ or ‘through’
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transfusion
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tri‐
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three
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triangle
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trich(i)‐, trichia, trich(o)‐
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of or pertaining to hair, hair‐like structure
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trichocyst
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‐tripsy
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crushing
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lithotripsy
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‐trophy
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nourishment, development
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pseudohypertrophy
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tympan(o)‐
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eardrum
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tympanocentesis
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‐ula, ‐ule
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small
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nodule
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ultra‐
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beyond, excessive
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ultrasound
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un(i)‐
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one
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unilateral hearing loss
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ur(o)‐
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of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine
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urology
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uter(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the uterus or womb
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uterus
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vagin‐
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of or pertaining to the vagina
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vagina
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varic(o)‐
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swollen or twisted vein
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varicose
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vasculo‐
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blood vessel
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vasculotoxicity
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vas(o)‐
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duct, blood vessel
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vasoconstriction
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ven‐
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of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)
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vein, venospasm
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ventricul(o)‐
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