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-centesis

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surgical puncture of a joint

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-lysis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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tom/o

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to cut, slice

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia; swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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decrease; deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plegia

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paralysis

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39
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-rrhage

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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42
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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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44
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-toxic

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pertaining to poison

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45
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-trophy

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development; nourishment

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arthr/o

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joint

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erythr/o

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red

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dermat/o

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skin

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gastr/o

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stomach

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enter/o

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intestine (usually small intestine)

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orth/o

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straight

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ped/o

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foot; child

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oste/o

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bone

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gastr/o

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stomach

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a-

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not, without (before consonant)

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an-

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not, without (before vowel)

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auto-

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self, own

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circum-

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around

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peri-

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around

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dia-

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through; across

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trans-

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across; through

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dipl-

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double

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diplo-

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double

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endo-

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in, within

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intra-

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in, within

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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homeo-

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same, alike

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hypo-

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under, below; deficient

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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uni-

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one

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post-

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after; behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before, in front of

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primi-

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first

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retro-

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backward; behind

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super-

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upper, above

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nat/o

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birth

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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poster/o

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back (of the body), behind, posterior

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hist/o

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tissue

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dors/o

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back (of the body)

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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later/o

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side; to one side

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ante-

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before, in front of

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medi- or medi/o

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middle

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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-al, -ior

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pertaining to

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-logy

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study of

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-ad

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toward

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caud/o

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tail

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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infer/o

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lower, below

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-lysis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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ili/o

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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intetine)

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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inguin/o

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groin

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spin/o

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spine

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

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cephal/o

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head

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thorac/o

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chest

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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nephr/o

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kidney

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nas/o

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nose

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neur/o

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nerve

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anti-

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against

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-oid

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resembling

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-verse, -version

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turning

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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-para

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near, beside; beyond

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para-

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to bear (offspring)

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salping/o

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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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muc/o

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mucus

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splen/o

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spleen

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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hepat/o

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liver

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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epi-

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above; upon

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septic/o

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infection

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-lepsy

A

seizure

Medical Terminology pt 2 (15 decks)

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