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Anatomical Language Flashcards

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A-, An-

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Without

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Auto-

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Self

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Cyt/o-

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Cell

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Dis-

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Separation, Taking apart

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Dys-

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Abnormal, difficult

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Eu-

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Good, Well

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Idio-

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Self, One’s own

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Lyso-, Lys-,

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Break down, destruction, dissolving

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Mal-

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Abnormal

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Myc/o-

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Fungus

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Necr/o-

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Death

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Neo-

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New

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Oxy-

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Sharp, Acute, Oxygen

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Pan-, Pant/o-,

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All or everywhere

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Re-

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Again, Backwards

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Somat/o- Somatico

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Body; Bodily

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Acous/o-

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Hearing

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Aden/o-

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Gland

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Adip/o-

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Fat

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Adren/o-

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Gland

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Angi/o-

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Blood vessel

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Arteri/o-

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Artery

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Arthr/o-

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Joint

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Bucc/o-

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Cheek

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Bronch/i-

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Bronchus

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Burs/o

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Burso

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Carcin/o-

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Cancer

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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Chol-

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Bile

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Chondri-

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Cartilage

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Coron-

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Heart

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Cost-

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Rib

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Cutane-

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Skin

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Cyst/o-, Cysti-

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Bladder or Sac

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Derm-, Dermat/o-

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Skin

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Duoden/o-

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Duodenum

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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Gloss-

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Tongue

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Hem-, Hema-, Hemat/o-, Hemo-

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Blood

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Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

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Liver

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Hist/o-, Histio-

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Tissue

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43
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Hyster/o-

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Uterus

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44
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Kerat/o-

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Corena (Eye or Skin)

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45
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Lacrim/o-

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Tear (from eye)

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Lact/o-, Lacti-

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Milk

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Lingu/o-

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Tongue

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Mamm/o-, Mast/o-

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Breast

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My/o-

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Muscle

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Myel/o-

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Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Nephr/o-

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Kidney

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52
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Neur/i-, Neur/o-

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Nerve

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Oculo-

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Eye

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54
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Onco-

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Tumor

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Oo-

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Egg, oocyte

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Op-, Opto-

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Eye

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Osseo-, Ossi-, Ost/o-, Oste/o-

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Bone

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Phren-, Phren/o-, Phrenico-

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Rib, pleura

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Pneum-

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Lung

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Proct/o-

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Anus, Rectum

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Psuedo-

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Pysch-

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Ren/o-

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Rhin/o-

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Sarco-

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Schiz/o-

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Split, Cleft

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Sclero-, Sclera-

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Sten/o-

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Narrowed, Blocked

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Stom/a-, Stomat/o-

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Thromb/o-

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Blood Clot

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Ven/o-

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Rhabd/o-

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Rod-shaped, striated

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Reticul/o-

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Scoli/o-

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Ab-, Abs-

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Ad-

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Ante-

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Before, Forward

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Circum-

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Cycl-

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Circle, Cycle

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De-

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Away from, Ending

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Dia-

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Across, Through

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Ect/o- Exo

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Outer, Outside

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End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o-

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Inner, Inside

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Epi-

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Upon, Outside of

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Ex-, Extra-

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Infra-

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Below, Beneath

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Inter-

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Intra-

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Meso-

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Meta-

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Change; Beyond

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Para-

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Alongside, Abnormal

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Path/o-

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Peri-

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Post-

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Behind, After

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Pre-

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Before, In front

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Retro-

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Backward, Behind

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Sub-

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Super-

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Supra-

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Above; Upon

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Sy- Syl- Sym- Syn- Sys-

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Trans-

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Across, Through

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Brady-

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Diplo-

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Hemi-

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Hetero-

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Other; Different

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Homo-

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Hyper-

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Above, Beyond, Excessive

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Hypo-

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Under; Deficient

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Iso-

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Equal, Like

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Macro-

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Big, long, Large

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Mic-, Micro-

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Mon- Mono-

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Olig/o-

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Few, little

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Poly-

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Many, Excessive

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Semi-

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Tachy-

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-ac, -ial, -eal, -ity, -ous,

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Pertaining to

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-blast, -blastic, -blasto

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-cyte, -cytic

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-dynia

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Pain, Swelling

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-ectasis

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Expansion, Dilation

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia, -iasis, -ism

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-ites, -itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-lysis, -lytic

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break down, destruction

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-malacia

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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-osis

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condition (usually abnormal)

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-pathy

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-penia

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deficiency; lack of

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-phagia, -phagy

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eating; swallowing

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-phasia

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-pnea

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-poiesis

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production

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping

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-rrhage, -rrhagic

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-stasis

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level, unchanging

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-trophy

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-uria

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in the urine

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-desis

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surgical binding

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-ectomy

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cut out; removal

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-ostomy

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-otomy

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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