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abdomin/o-

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abdomen

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append/o

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appendix; small structure hanging form a larger structure

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arteri/o-

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artery

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arthr/o-

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joint

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bi/o-

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life; living organism; living tissue

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholecyst/o-

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gallbladder

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col/o-

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colon

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colon/o-

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colon

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communicat/o-

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impart; transmit

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cost/o-

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rib

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cutane/o-

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skin

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derm/o-

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skin

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dietet/o-

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diet; foods

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digest/o-

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break down food; digest

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enter/o-

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intestines

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esthest/o-

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feeling; sensation

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etym/o-

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word origin

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gastr/o-

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stomach

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gemin/o-

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group; set

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hepat/o-

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liver

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hyster/o-

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uterus; womb

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intestin/o-

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inttestine

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lapar/o-

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abdomen

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laryng/o-

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larynx

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later/o-

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side

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mamm/o-

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breast

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medic/o-

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medicine; physician

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menstru/o-

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monthly discharge of blood

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ment/o-

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chin; mind

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muscul/o-

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musccle

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nas/o-

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nasal

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neur/o-

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nerve

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nutrit/o-

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nourishment

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pelv/o-

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hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

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36
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phag/o-

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eating; swallowing

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37
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pleg/o-

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paralysis

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38
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pneumon/o-

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air; lung

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psych/o-

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mind

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sperm/o-

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sperm; spermatozoon

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spir/o-

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breath;coil

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tens/o-

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pressure; tension

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therap/o-

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thyroid/o-

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thread gland

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tonsill/o-

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trache/o-

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trachea; windpipe

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urin/o-

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urinary system; urine

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uter/o-

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uterus; womb

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vagin/o-

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ven/o-

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-gram

A

picture; record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ia

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condition; state; thing

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-iatry

A

medical treatment

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-ic

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pertaining to

60
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-ics

A

knowledge; prctice

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-ation

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being; having; process

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-ine

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pertaining to ; thing pertaining to

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-ion

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action; condition

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-ism

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disease from a specific cause; process

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-ist

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person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

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-itis

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infection of; inflammation of

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-ive

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pertaining to

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-logy

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-metry

A

process of measuring

72
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-oma

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mass; tumor

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-osis

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condition; process

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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-scope

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instrument used to examine

77
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-stomy

A

surgical created opening

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-therapy

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-tomy

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process of cutting; process of making an incision

80
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a-

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away from; without

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an-

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not; without

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anti-

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bi-

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brady-

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de-

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reversal of; without

86
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dis-

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abnormal; difficult; painful

87
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endo-

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innermost; within

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epi-

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above; upon

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hemi-

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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hypo-

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below; deficient

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inter-

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intra-

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mal-

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bad; inadequate

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peri-

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poly-

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many; much

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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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quadrillion’s-

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re-

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again and again; backward; unable to

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sub-

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below; underneath

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tachy-

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trans-

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across; through

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tri-

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