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-emia

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Blood Condition

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-algia -dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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Excision Removal

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-tome

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Instrument to Cut

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arthr/o

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joint

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append/

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appendix

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thromb/o

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Blood Clot

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mast/o

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Breast

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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my/o

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Muscle

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trache/o

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windpipe trachea

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oste/o

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Bone

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lith/o

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stone calculus

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-stomy

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pexy

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Fixation (or an organ)

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-tomy

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incision

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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electr/o

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electricity

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-gram

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record writing

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-graph

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instrument for 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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angi/o

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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pevi/i

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pelvis

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endo

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in within

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-desis

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binding; fixation (bone or joint)

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-edema

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swelling

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-itis

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inflammation

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neur/

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nerve

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ot/o

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ear

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hepat/o

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liver

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bronchi/

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bronchus (plural bronchi)

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lymph/

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lymph

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hyper/

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excess above normal

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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an/

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without; not

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chol/e

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bile; gall

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gastr/

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stomach

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-lysis

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destruction loosening separation

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-ectasis

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dilation; expansion

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-cele

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hernia swelling

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FISH

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Fluorescence in situ Hybridization A cytogentic technique Looks for chromosomal abnormalities which are deletions & duplications that can cause disease Sample examples: amniotic fluid; bone marrow; peripheral blood; solid tissue 88365: per specimen initial single probe stain proc. +88364: each addtn’l single probe 88366: multiplex probe

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cytogenetic

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genetic study of the structure and function of the cell, especially the chromosomes

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flow cytometry

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suspend cells in a stream of fluid & pass them by an electronic detection apparatus. Cell contents are fluorescently labeled & then excited by a laser to emit light at vary wavelengths Especially used to detect blood cancers Considered AP studies 85060; 88168; 88184-88189; 88319

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-pathy

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disease

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dys/

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bad painful difficult

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-trophy

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nourishment development

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-toxic

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poison

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arteri/o

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artery

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dia/

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through across

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men/o

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menstruation

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hemi/

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one half

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hem/o

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blood

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erythr/o

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red

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cyan/

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blue

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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-stenosis

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narrowing stricture

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-rrhea

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discharge flow

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-phobia

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fear

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhage -rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-penia

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decrease deficiency

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ischemic

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local restriction of blood supply

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-malcia

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softening

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peri-

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around

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odont-

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teeth

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dipl- diplo-

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double

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-opia

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vision

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bacteri-

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bacteria

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-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -iac -ic -ior -ous -tic

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pertaining to

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-crine

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secrete

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homo- homeo-

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same

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-graft

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transplantaion

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-plasia

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formation; growth

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derm/

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skin

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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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-cyte

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cell

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mono- uni-

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one

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post-

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after behind

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nat/

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birth

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-gnosis

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knowing

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primi-

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first

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-gravida

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pregnant woman

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retro-

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backward behind

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-version

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turning

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super-

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above upper

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5 Levels of human body ogaization

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cellular tissue organ system organism

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chondr/o/oma

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tumor composed of cartilage

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cyt/o/meter

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instrument for counting and measuring cells a _________ counts and measures cells within a specified amount of fluid, such as blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid

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histo/o/lysis

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separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue

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nucle/ar

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pertaining to a nucleus

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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caud/o

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tail

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caud/ad

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toward the tail

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-ad

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toward

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dist/al

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pertaining to the farthest (point of attachment)

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dors/o

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back (of body)

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dors/al

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pertaining to the back (of the body)

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infer/o

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lower, below

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infer/ior

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pertaining to below or lower (structure or surface)

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later/o

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side, to one side

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later/al

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pertaining to the side

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medi/o

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middle

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medi/al

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pertaining to the middle

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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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poster/ior

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pertaining to the back (of the body, organ, or structure)

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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proxim/al

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pertaining to the nearest (point of attachment)

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super/o

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upper, above

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super/ior

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pertaining to above or upper (part of the body organ or structure)

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ventr/o

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belly belly side

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ventr/al

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pertaining to the belly side (front of the body)

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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hist/o/logist

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specialist in the study of tissue

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-logy

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study of

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cyt/o/logy

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study of cells

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cyt/o/lysis

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destruction, dissolution or separation of a cell

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Blood Condition

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-emia

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Vomiting

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-emesis

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pain

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-algia -dynia

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Excision Removal

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-ectomy

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Instrument to Cut

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-tome

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joint

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arthr/o

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appendix

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append/

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Blood Clot

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thromb/o

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Breast

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mast/o

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Nose

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Rhin/o

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Muscle

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my/o

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windpipe trachea

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trache/o

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Bone

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oste/o

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stone calculus

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lith/o

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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-stomy

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surgical repair

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-plasty

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Fixation (or an organ)

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-pexy

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incision

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-tomy

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suture

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-rrhaphy

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electricity

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electr/o

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record writing

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-gram

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process of recording

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-graphy

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instrument for recording

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-graph

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instrument for measuring

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-meter

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act of measuring

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-metry

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instrument for examining

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-scope

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-visual examination

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-scopy

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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angi/o

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pelvis

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pevi/i

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in within

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endo

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crushing

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-tripsy

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binding; fixation (bone or joint)

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-desis

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swelling

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-edema

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inflammation

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nerve

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neur/

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ear

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ot/o

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liver

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hepat/o

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bronchus (plural bronchi)

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bronchi/

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lymph

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lymph/

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excess above normal

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surgical puncture

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without; not

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an/

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bile; gall

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chol/e

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stomach

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stomach

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gastr/

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destruction loosening separation

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-lysis

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dilation; expansion

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-ectasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-iasis

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hernia swelling

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-cele

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genetic study of the structure and function of the cell, especially the chromosomes

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cytogenetic

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enlargement

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-megaly

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disease

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-pathy

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bad painful difficult

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dys/

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nourishment development

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poison

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artery

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arteri/o

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through across

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dia/

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menstruation

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men/o

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one half

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hemi/

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blood

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hem/o

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red

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erythr/o

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cyan/

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cartilage

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chondr/o

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narrowing stricture

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discharge flow

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fear

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-phobia

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paralysis

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-plegia

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bursting forth (of)

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rupture

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-rrhexis

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decrease deficiency

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local restriction of blood supply

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ischemic

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-osis

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softening

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-malcia

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around

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peri-

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teeth

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odont-

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double

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dipl- diplo-

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vision

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bacteria

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bacteri-

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bacteria

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bacteri-

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secrete

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-crine

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same

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homo- homeo-

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transplantaion

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-graft

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formation; growth

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-plasia

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skin

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derm/

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under below deficient

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hypo-

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large

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macro-

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cell

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-cyte

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one

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mono- uni-

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after behind

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post-

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birth

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nat/

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knowing

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-gnosis

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first

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primi-

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pregnant woman

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-gravida

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backward behind

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retro-

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turning

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-version

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above upper

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super-

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above upper

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super-

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cellular tissue organ system organism

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5 Levels of human body ogaization

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cellular tissue organ system organism

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5 Levels of human body ogaization

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tumor composed of cartilage

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chondr/o/oma

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instrument for counting and measuring cells a _________ counts and measures cells within a specified amount of fluid, such as blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid

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cyt/o/meter

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pertaining to a nucleus

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nucle/ar

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anterior, front

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anter/o

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tail

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caud/o

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toward the tail

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caud/ad

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toward

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-ad

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far, farthest

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dist/o

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pertaining to the farthest (point of attachment)

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dist/al

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back (of body)

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dors/o

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pertaining to the back (of the body)

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dors/al

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lower, below

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infer/o

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pertaining to below or lower (structure or surface)

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infer/ior

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side, to one side

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later/o

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side, to one side

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later/o

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middle

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medi/o

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pertaining to the middle

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medi/al

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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poster/o

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pertaining to the back (of the body, organ, or structure)

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poster/ior

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pertaining to the back (of the body, organ, or structure)

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poster/ior

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near, nearest

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proxim/o

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pertaining to the nearest (point of attachment)

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proxim/al

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upper, above

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super/o

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pertaining to above or upper (part of the body organ or structure)

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super/ior

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belly belly side

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ventr/o

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pertaining to the belly side (front of the body)

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ventr/al

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specialist in the study of

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-logist

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specialist in the study of tissue

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hist/o/logist

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study of

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-logy

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study of cells

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cyt/o/logy

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destruction, dissolution or separation of a cell

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cyt/o/lysis

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