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a-, an-

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without; lacking

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andr/o-

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male

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bio-

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life

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chem/o-

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chemistry

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contra-

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against

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cyt/o-

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cell

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dis-

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separation; taking apart

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dys-

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difficult; abnormal

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eu-

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good; well

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fibr/o-

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fiber

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gluco-, glyco-

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glucose; sugar

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gyn/o-, gynec-

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female

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hydr/o-

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water

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idio-

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self; one’s own

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lyso-, lys-

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break down; destruction; dissolving

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mal-

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bad

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myc/o-

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fungus

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necr/o-

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death

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neo-

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new

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oxy-

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sharp; acute; oxygen

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pan-, pant/o-

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all or everywhere

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pharmaco-

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drug; medicine

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re-

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again; backward

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somat/o-, somatico-

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body; bodily

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acous/o-

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hearing

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aden/o-

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gland

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adip/o-

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fat

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adren/o-

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gland

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angi/o-

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blood vessel

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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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bucc/o-

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cheek

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bronch/i-

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bronchus

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burs/o-

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bursa

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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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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chol-

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bile

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chondri-

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cartilage

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coron-

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heart

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cost-

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rib

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crani/o-

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brain

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cutane-

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skin

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cyst/o-, cysti-

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bladder or sac

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derm-, demat/o-

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skin

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duoden/o-

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duodenum

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gastr-

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stomach

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gloss-

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tongue

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hem-, hema-, hemat-, hemo-, hemat/o-

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blood

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hepat/o-, hepatico

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liver

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hist/o-, hisitio

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tissue

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hyster/o-

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uterus

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ileo-

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ileum

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ischi/o-

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ischium

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kerat/o-

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cornea (eye or skin)

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lacrim/o-

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tear (from your eyes)

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lact/o-, lacti-

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milk

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laryng/o-

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larynx

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lingu/o-

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tongue

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lip/o-

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fat

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lymph/o-

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lymph

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mamm-, mast/o-

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breast

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mening/o-

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meninges

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muscul/o-

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muscle

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my/o-

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muscle

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myel/o-

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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nephr/o-

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kidney

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neur/i-, neur/o-

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nerve

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oculo-

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eye

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onco-

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tumor; bulk; volume

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onych/o-

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fingernail; toenail

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oo-

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egg; ovary

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op-, opt-

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vision

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opthalm/o-

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eye

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orchid/o-, orchio-

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testis

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orth/o-

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straight; normal; correct

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osseo-

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bony

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ossi-

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bone

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ost-, oste/o-

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bone

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ot/o-

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ear

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ovar/i-, ovario-, ovi-, ovo-

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ovary

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phalang-

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phalanx

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phleb/o-

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vein

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phren/i-, phreno-, phrenico-

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diaphragm

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pleur-, pleur/a-, pleur/o-

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rib; pleura

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pneum/a-, pneumat/o-

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air; lung

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proct/o-

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anus; rectum

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prostat-

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prostate

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pseudo-

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false

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psych/o-, psyche-

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mind

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radio-

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radiation; radius

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ren/o-

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kidney

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retin-

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retina (of the eye)

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rhin/o-

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nose

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salping/o-

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tube

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sarco-

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muscular; flesh-like

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schiz/o-

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split; cleft

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sclera-, sclero-

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hardness

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sigmoid/o-

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sigmoid colon

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sperma-, spermo-, spermato-

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sperm

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splen/o-

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spleen

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sten/o-

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narrowed; blocked

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stern-

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sternum

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stom/a-, stomat/o-

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mouth

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thorac/o-, thoracico-

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chest

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thromb/o-

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blood clot

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thyr/o-

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thyroid gland

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trache/o-

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trachea

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tympan/o-

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eardrum

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ur/o-

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urine

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vagin-

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vagina

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varic/o-

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duct; blood vessel

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vasculo-

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blood vessel

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ven/o-

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vein

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vertbr-

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vertebra; spine

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chlor/o-

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green

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chrom-, chromato-

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color

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cyano-

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blue

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erythr/o-

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red

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leuk/o-

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white

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melan/o-

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black

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cry/o-

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cold

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elect-

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electrical activity

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kin/o-, kine-. kinesi/o-

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movement

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kyphy/o-

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humped

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rhabd/o-

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rod-shaped; striated

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phot/o-

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light

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reticul/o-

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net

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scoli/o-

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twisted

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therm/o-

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heat

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ab-, abs-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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ante-

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before, forward

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circum-

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around

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cycl-

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circle; cycle

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de-

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away from; ending

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dia-

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across; through

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ect/o-, exo-

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outer; outside

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end/o-, ent-, enter/o-

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within; inner

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epi-

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upon; outside of

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ex-, extra-

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beyond

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infra-

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beneath; below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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beyond; change

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para-

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alongside; abnormal

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path/o-

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disease

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peri-

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around

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post-

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behind; after

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pre-

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before; in front

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retro-

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backward; behind

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sub-

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under

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super-

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above

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supra-

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above; upon

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sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

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together

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trans-

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across; through

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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diplo-

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double

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

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other; different

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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above; beyond; excessive

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hypo-

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under; deficient

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iso-

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equal; like

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macro-

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large; long; big

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mic-, micro-

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small

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mon-, mono-

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one

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olig/o-

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few; little

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poly-

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many; excessive

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quardri-

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four

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semi-

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half

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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-blast, -blasto, -blastic

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bud; germ

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-cyte, -cytic

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cell

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-dynia

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pain; swelling

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-eal, -ial

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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expansion; dilation

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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condition

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-iasis

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condition; formation of

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-ism

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condition

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-ites, -itis

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inflammation

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-ity

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pertaining to

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-ium

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structure or tissue

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-lysis, -lytic

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break down; destruction; dissolving

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition; usually abnormal

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency; lack of

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-phagia, -phagy

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eating; swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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-plasia, -plastic

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growth

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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production

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-ptosis

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falling; drooping

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-rrhage, -rrhagic

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bleeding

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-sis

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condition

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-stasis

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level; unchanging

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-trophy

A

growth

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-uria

A

in the urine

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-desis

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surgical binding

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-ectomy

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cut out; removal

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-gram

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record; picture

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-graph

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instrument used to create a record or picture

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-graphy

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to record or take a picture

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-meter

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device used for measuring

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-opsy

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visual examination

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-ostomy

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opening

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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-scope

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for examining

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-scopy

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examine

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