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aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancerous

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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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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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crin/o

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secerete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines, small intestines

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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female

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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leuk/o

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white

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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psych/o

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mind

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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thromb/o

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clotting

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

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removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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-ia

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

person who studies

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-logy

A

study of

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-opsy

A

examination

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-scope

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tool for visual exam

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-scopy

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visual exam process

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-sis

A

condition

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-tomy

A

to cut into

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a-, an-

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no, not

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aut-

A

self

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dia-

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complete

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dys-

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abnormal

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endo-

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in, within

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exo-

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outside

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hyper-

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more than normal

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hypo-

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less than normal

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peri-

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surrounding

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pro-

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before

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re-

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back

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

A

below

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trans-

A

across

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