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acanth-

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thorn, spine

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acou-/acous-

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hear

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acr-

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extremities (hands and feet)

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acu-/acus-

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hear

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aden-

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gland

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aer-

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air/gas

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alg-

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pain

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alges-

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sensitivity to pain

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all-

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other, difference from

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ambly-

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dull, faint

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amni-

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fetal membrane, amniotic sac

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ancyl-/ankyl-

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fused, stiffened, hooked, crooked

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andr-

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man, male

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angi-

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blood vessel

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aphrodis-/aphrodisi-

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sexual desire

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arachn-

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spider, web, arachnoid membrane

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arteri-

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artery

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arthr-

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joint

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asc-/ascit-

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sac, bladder

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aut-

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self

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bar-

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weight, pressure

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bi-

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life

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blenn-

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mucus

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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carcin-

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carcinoma, cancer

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cardi-

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heart

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cel-/celi-

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abdomen

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-cel-

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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cente-

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pierce

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cephal-

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head

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cheil-/chil-

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lip

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cheir-/chir-

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hand

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chlor-

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green

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chol-/chole-

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bile, gall

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chrom-/chroma-/chromat-

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color, pigment

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chron-

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timing

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cla-/clas-

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destroy

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-clast

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something that breaks/destroys

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col-/colon-

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colon

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coli-

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e coli

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crani-

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skull

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crin-

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secrete

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crypt-

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hidden, latent

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cyan-

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blue

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cyst-/cysti-/-cystis

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bladder, cyst

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cyt-

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cell

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dactyl-

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finger, toe

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dem-

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people, population

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derm-/-derma/dermat-

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skin

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desm-

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ligament

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diplo-

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double, twin

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dips-

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thirst

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dolich-

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long, narrow, slender

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drom-

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a running

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dynam-

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power, force, energy

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echo-

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reverberating sound

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edema/edemat-

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swelling

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elc-

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ulcer

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-em-

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blood

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eme-

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vomit

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encephal-

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brain

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enter-

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intestine

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er-/erot-

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sexual desire

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erg-

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work

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erythr-

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red, red blood cell

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esthe-/esthes-

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sensitivity, sense

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gastr-

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stomach

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gen-/gene-

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come into being, produce

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ger-

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old age

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gnath-

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lower jaw

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gno-/gnos-

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know

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gram-

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a record

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graph-

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write, record

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gyn-/gynec-

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woman, female

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helc-

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ulcer

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helmint-/helminth-

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intestinal worm

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hem-/hemat-

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blood

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hepar-/hepat-

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liver

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hidr-/hidrot-/-idr-

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sweat

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hist-/histi-

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tissue

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hydr-

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water, fluid

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hypn-

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sleep

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iatr-

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healer, physician, treatment

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icter-

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jaundice

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idi-

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of one’s self

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in-/inos-

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fiber, muscle

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is-

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equal, same, similar

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isch-

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suppress

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kine-

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move

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kines-/kinesi-

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movement, motion

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klept-

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steal

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lal-

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talk

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lapar-

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abdomen, abdomen wall

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lei-

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smooth

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lep-

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attach, seizure

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lept-

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thin

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leuk-

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white, white blood cell

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lex-

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read

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lip-

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fat

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lith-

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stone, calculus

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log-

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word, study

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ly-/lys-

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destroy, break down

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macr-/mega-/megal-

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large, long

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malac-

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soft

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man-

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be mad

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mel-

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limb

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melan-

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dark, black

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mening-/-meninx

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meningeal membrane, meninges

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mes-

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middle, partial

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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metr-

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measure

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micr-

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small

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mne-

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remember

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morph-

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form, shape

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my-/mys-

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muscle

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myc-/mycet-

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fungus

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myel-

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bone marrow, spinal cord, myelin

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myx-

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mucus

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narc-

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stupor, numbness

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ne-

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new

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necr-

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corpse, dead

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nema/nemat-

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thread (worm)

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nephr-

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kidney

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neur-

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nerve, nervous system, neuron

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no-

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mind, mental activity, comprehension

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nom-

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law

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nos-

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disease, illness

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nyct-

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night

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odont-

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tooth

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odyn-

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pain

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olig-

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few, deficient

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omphal-

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navel, umbilicus

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onc-

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tumor

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onych-

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fingernail, toenail

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orec-/orex-

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have an appetite

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orth-

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straight, erect, normal

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oste-

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bone

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ot-

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ear

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ox-/oxy-

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acute, pointed, rapid, oxygen

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pachy-

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thick

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pali-/palin-

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back, again

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pan-/pant-

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all, entire, every

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path-

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disease

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ped-

A

child

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pen-

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decrease, deficiency

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-pex-

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fixing, surgical attachment

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pha-

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speak, communicate

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phag-

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swallow, eat

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pharmac-/pharmaceu-

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medicine, drug

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phem-

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speech

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-phil-

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love

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phob-

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fear

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phon-

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voice, sound

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phor-

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bearing, carrying

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phos-, phot-

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light

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phras-

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speak

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phren-

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mind, diaphragm

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phylac-

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protection

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phys-/physi-

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nature, appearance

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phyt-

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plant, growth

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plas-/plast-

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form, develop

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plec-/pleg-/plex-

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strike, paralyze

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pod-

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foot

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poie-

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produce, make

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poli-

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grey matter of the spinal cord and brain

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poly-

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many, excessive

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por-

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passage, opening

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prax-

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act, action

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presby-

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old, old age

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prosop-

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face

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prostat-

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prostate gland

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prot-

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first, primitive, early

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pseud-

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false

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psych-

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mind

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pt-

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fall, sag, drop

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pty-

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spit

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ptyal-

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saliva

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py-

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pus

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pyr-

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fever, burning

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pyrex-

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be feverish

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pyret-

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fever

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rachi-/rhachi-

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spine

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rhag-

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flow profusely, hemorrhage

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rhe-

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flow, secrete

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rhex-

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rupture

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rhin-

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nose

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-rrhaph-

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suture

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sapr-

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rotten, putrid, decaying

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sarc-

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flesh, soft tissue

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-sche-

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suppress, check

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-schisis/schist-/schiz-

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split, cleft, fissure

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scler-

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hard

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scop-

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look at, examine

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sep-

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be infected

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sit-

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food

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som-/-soma/somat-

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body

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spasm-

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spasm

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splen-

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spleen

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spondyl-

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vertebra

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sta-/stat-

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stand, stop

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-stat

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device or agent used to stop the flow of something

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-staxia/-staxis

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dripping, oozing

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stear-/steat-

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fat

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sten-

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narrow

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stere-

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solid, having three dimensions

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sthen-

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strength

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stom-/stomat-

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mouth, opening

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ta-

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streching

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tachy-

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rapid

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tax-

A

muscular coordination

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tel-

A

end, completion

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ten-/tenon-/tenont-

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tendon

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than-/thanat-

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death

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the-

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put

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therap-/therapeu

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treat medically, heal

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therm-

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heat, body temperature

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thyr-

A

thyroid gland

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tom-

A

cutting, slice, incision

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ton-

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tone, tension

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top-

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place

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tox-/toxi-

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poison

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trachel-

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neck, cervix

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trich-

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hair

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trop-

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turning

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troph-

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nourishment

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xanth-

A

yellow

Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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