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01/05/2018

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abate
Definition
to lessen ease decrease or cease
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abnormal
Definition
pertaining to away from the norm or rule
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antipyretic
Definition
pertaining to an agent that is used to lower an elevated body temperature (fever)
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antiseptic
Definition
pertaining to an agent that works against sepsis.
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antitussive
Definition
pertaining to an agent that works against coughing
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cachexia
Definition
condition of ill health malnutrition and wasting
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-algesia
Definition
condition in which there is a sense of pain
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-ant
Definition
formation of a bad kind, growing worse
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-ase
Definition
enzyme that breaks down starch
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-blast
Definition
bone-forming cell
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-cide
Definition
agent that kills sperm
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-crit
Definition
blood test that separates solids from plasma in the blood by centrifuging the blood sample
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-genesis
Definition
formation of spermatozoa
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-lymph
Definition
serious fluid of inner ear
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-ac
Definition
pertaining to the heart
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-ad
Definition
pertaining to the head
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-ar
Definition
pertaining to the muscles
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-ary
Definition
pertaining to the skin
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