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Chapter 1 Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused by adequate lack of oxygen

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Erythr

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Red

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Leuk

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White

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Melan

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Black

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Poli

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Gray

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Neur

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Nerve

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Osis

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Abnormal condition

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Algia

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Pain and suffering

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Dynia

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Pain

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Malacia

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Abnormal softening

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Necrosis

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Tissue death

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Sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Rhino

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Nose

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Ology

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Study of

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Nat

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Birth

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Hyper

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Excessive or increased

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Inter

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Between or among

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Sub

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Under,less,or below

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Dys

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Bad , difficult,painful

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Ad

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Towards or in direction of

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Eu

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Good,normal, well,easy

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Hypo

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Means deficient or decreased

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Intra

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Within or inside

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Supra

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Above or excessive

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Laryng/o

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Throat

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Lith

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Stone

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Graphy

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Process of recording a picture

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Gram

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Record or picture

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Arterio

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Artery

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Scopy

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Visual examination

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Endo

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Within

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Otomy

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Surgical incision

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Sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Malacia

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Abnormal softening

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Stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Rrhage & rrhagia

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Bursting forth an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding

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Hem

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The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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Rrhapy

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Suture or stitch

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Myo

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Muscle

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Rrhea

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Abnormal flow or discharge

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Nat

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Birth

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Ab

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Away from

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Ad

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Toward or in the direction of

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Eu

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Good normal well or easy

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Edema

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Excessive fluid in body tissues causing Swelling

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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Oma

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Mass or tumor

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Articulate

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Come together

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Approximate

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Come together of two edges

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Osis

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Abnormal

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Cyan

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Blue

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Crin/O

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To secrete

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Esthesi/o

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Sensation

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Gastr

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Stomach

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Ger/a ger/o geront/o

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Elderly

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Gynec

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Female

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Immun/o

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Immune

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Obstetr

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Midwife

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Opthalm

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Eye

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Ped/o

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Child

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Laryng/o

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Larynx or voice box

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Path/o

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Disease

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Path/o

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Disease

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Path/o

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Disease

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Ne/o

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New

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Radi/o

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Radiation

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Rheumat/o

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Rheumatism/arthritis

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Ur/o

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Urinary tract or urine

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Hepat

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Liver

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Mamm/o , mast/o

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Breast

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Myel

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Pulm/o pulmonary/o pneum/o

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Lung

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Vas/o

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Vessel

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Cerebr/o encephal/o

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Brain

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Chir/o

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Hand

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Col/o

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Colon or large intestine

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Cele

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Hernia

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Ectasia

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Dilation or dilatation

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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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Ia , iasis

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Condition

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Mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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Oid

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Resembling

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Penia

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Deficiency

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Phobia

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Fear

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Ptosis

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Prolapse or sagging

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Spasm

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Cramp or twitching

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Stasis

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Stopping or controlling

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Able

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Capable of

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Ase

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Enzyme

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Eum ,ium

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Membrance

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Ia, ism

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Condition or theory

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Iac

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One who suffers

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Opia

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Vision

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Ose

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Sugar

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Adip/o , lip/o

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Fat

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Amyl/o

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Starch

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Lact/o

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Milk

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Prote/o

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Protein

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Pyr/o

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Fire

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Adip , lip

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Fat

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Amyl

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Starch

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Muc

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Mucus

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