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1
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cac/o

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bad

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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calci/o

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calcium

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calcul/o

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calculate

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-calculia

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calculate

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cali/o

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calyx

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calic/o

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calyx

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calor/i

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heat

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campt/o

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bent

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capillar/o

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capillary

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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caps/o

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capsule, container

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cari/o

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caries

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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cata-

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down

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-cataphasia

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affirmation

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cathar/o

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cleansing, purging

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cathart/o

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cleansing, purging

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-cathisia

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sitting

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-kathisia

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sitting

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caud/o

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tail, lower part of body

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cav/o

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hollow, cavity

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cavit/o

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hollow, cavity

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cec/o

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cecum (first part of colon)

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-cele

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hernia

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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centr/o

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center

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cerumin/o

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cerumen

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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-chalasia

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relaxation

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-chalasis

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relaxation

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cheil/o

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lip

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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44
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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of wastes

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chir/o

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hand

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chlor/o

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green

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chlorohydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile, vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chore/o

A

dance

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chori/o

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chorion

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chorion/o

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chorion

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choroid/o

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choroid layer of the eye

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-chroia

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skin coloration

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chrom/o

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color

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chron/o

A

time

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chrys/o

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gold

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chyl/o

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chyle

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chym/o

A

pour

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cib/o

A

meal

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-cide

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kill

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-cidal

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pertaining to killing

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cine/o

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movement

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circum-

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around

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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cis/o

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cut

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-clasis

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break

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-clast

A

break

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claustr/o

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enclosed space

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clavicul/o

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clavicle

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cleid/o

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clavicle

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clin/o

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to slope, bend

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-clysis

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irrigation, washing

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coagul/o

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coagulation

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-coccus

A

berry shaped bacterium

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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cochle/o

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cochlea (inner part of the ear)

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-coimesis

A

sleeping

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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coll/a

A

glue

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colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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comi/o

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to care for

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-coma

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deep sleep

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con-

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together, with

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coni/o

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dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (lines of eyelids)

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consci/o

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awareness

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constrict/o

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narrowing

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contra-

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against, opposite

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contus/o

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bruise

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cor/o

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pupil

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core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex (outer region)

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cost/o

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rib

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cox/o

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hip

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crani/o

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skull

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cars/o

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mixture, temperament

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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to secrete, separate

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-crit

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separate

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critic/o

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crisis, dangerous

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cubit/o

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elbow, forearm

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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cupr/o

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copper

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-cusis

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hearing

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle

120
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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

123
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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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condition of cells, slight increase in numbers

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