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a-

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No, not, without, away from, negative

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-a

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Noun ending

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ab-

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Away from, negative, absent

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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-able

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Capable of, able to

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abort/o

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Premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus

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abrad/o, abras/o

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Rub or scape off

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abrupt/o

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Broken away from

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abs-

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Away from

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abscess/o

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Collection of pus, going away

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absorpt/o

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Suck up, suck in

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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acanth/o

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Spiny, thorny

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acetabul/o

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Acetabulum (hip socket)

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-acious

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Characterized by

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acne/o

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Point or peak

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acous/o, acoust/o

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Hearing, sound

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acquir/o

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Get, obtain

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acr/o

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Extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

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acromi/o

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Acromion, point of shoulder blade

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actin/o

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Light

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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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acuit/o, acut/o

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Sharp, sharpness

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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis

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Hearing, sense of hearing

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ad-

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Toward, to, in the direction of

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aden/o

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Gland

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adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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adhes/o

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Stick to, cling to

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adip/o

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Fat

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adnex/o

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Bound to

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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Adrenal glands

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aer/o

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Air, gas

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aesthet/o

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Sensation, sense of perception

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af-

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Toward, to

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affect/o

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Exert influence on

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aggultin/o

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Clumping, stick together

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aggress/o

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Attack, step forward

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-ago

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Abnormal condition, disease

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agor/a

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Marketplace

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-agra

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Excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain

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-aise

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Comfort, ease

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-al

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Pertaining to

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alb/i, alb/o, albin/o

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White

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albumin/o

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Albumin, protein

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alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o

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Relationship to pain

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-algesia, -algesic

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Painful, pain sense

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-algia

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Pain, suffering, painful condition

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align/o

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Bring into line or correct position

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aliment/o

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To nourish

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all/o, all-

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Other, different from normal, reversal

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alopec/o

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Baldness, mangy

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alveol/o

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Alveolus, air sac, small sac

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ambi-

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Both sides, around or about, double

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ambly/o

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Dull, dim

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ambul/o, ambulat/o

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Walk

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ametr/o

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Out of proportion

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-amine

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Nitrogen compound

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amin/o

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Aminion, fetal membrane

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amph-

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Around, on both sides, doubly

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amput/o, amputat/o

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Cut away, cut off a part of the body

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amyl/o

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Starch

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an-

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No, not, without

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an-, ana-

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Up, apart, backward excessive

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an/o

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Anus, ring

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-an

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characteristic of, pertaining to

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-ancy

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State of

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andr/o

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Male, masculine

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aneurysm/o

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Aneurysm

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angi/o

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Blood or lymph vessel

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angin/o

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Angina, choking, strangling

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anis/o

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Unequal

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ankyl/o

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Crooked, bent, stiff

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anomal/o

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Irregularity

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ante-

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Before, in front of, forward

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anter/o

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Before, front

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anthrac/o

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Coal, coal dust

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anti-

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Against

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anxi/o, anxiet/o

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Anxiety, anxious, uneasy

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aort/o

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Aorta

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ap-

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Toward, to

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-apheresis

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Removal

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aphth/o

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Ulcer

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apic/o

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Apex

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ap-, apo-

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Separation, away from, opposed, detached

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aplast/o

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Defective development, lack of develepment

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aponeur/o

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Aponeurosis (type of tendon)

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apoplect/o

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A stroke

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append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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aqu/i, aqu/o, aque/o

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Water

90
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-ar

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Pertaining to

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arachn/o

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Spiderweb, spider

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arc/o

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Bow, arc, or arch

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-arche

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Beginning

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areat/o

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Occurring in patches or circumscribed areas

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areol/o

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Little open space

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-aria

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Connected with

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arrect/o

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Upright, lifted up, raised

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arter/o, arteri/o

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Artery

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arthr/o, articul/o

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Joint

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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as-

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Toward, to

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asbest/o

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Asbestos

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-ase

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Enzyme

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aspir/o, aspirat/o

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To breathe in

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asthen-, -asthenia

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Weakness, lack of strength

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asthmat/o

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Gasping, choking

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astr/o

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Star, star-shaped

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at-

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Toward, to

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atel/o

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Incomplete, imperfect

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ather/o

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Plaque, fatty substance

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athet/o

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Uncontrolled

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-ation

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State or action

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atop/o

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Strange, out of place

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atres/i

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Without an opening

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atri/o

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Atrium

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attenuat/o

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Diluted, weakened

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aud-, audi/o, audit/o

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Ear, hearing, the sense of hearing

118
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aur/i, aur/o

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Ear, hearing

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auscult/a, auscult/o

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Listen

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aut/o

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Self

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-ax

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Noun ending

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ax/o

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Axis, main stem

123
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axill/o

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Armpit

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