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Chapter 2 - Word Part And Word Building Rules Flashcards

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Bi-

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Two, double

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A-

An-

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No, not, without, lack of, apart

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Ad-

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Toward, near to

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De-

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Down, away from

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Di-

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Two, double

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Dia-

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Through, between

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Dif-

Dis-

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Apart, free from, seperate

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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Ec-

Ecto-

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Out, outside, outer

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End-

Endo

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Within, Inner

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Ep-

Epi-

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Upon, Over, Above

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Eu-

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Good, Normal

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Ex-

Exo-

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Out, Away from

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Extra-

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Outside, Beyond

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Hyper-

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Above normal, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below , Under, Deficient

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In-

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In, Into, Not

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Mega-

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Large, Great

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Meta-

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Beyond , Over, Between, Change

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Para-

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Beside, Alongside, Abnormal

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Poly-

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Many, Much, Excessive

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Post-

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After, Behind

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Pre-

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Before, In front of

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Pro-

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Before, In front of

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Super-

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Above, Beyond

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Supra-

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Above, Beyond

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Aden/o

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Gland

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An/o

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Anus

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Andr/o

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Men

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Appendage

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Attached to or outgrowth

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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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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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines

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Gastro/o

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Stomach

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Gyne

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Woman

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Ile/o

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Ileum (small intestine)

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Irid/o

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Iris (eye)

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Kerat/o

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Cornea of eye; horny substance

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Lamina

Lamin/o

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Thin, flat part of vertebra

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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall

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Lingua

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Tongue

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Lob/o

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Lobe, as of lung or brain

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow; spinal cord

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Myring/o

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Eardrum

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Ophtalum/o

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Eye

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Orchi/o

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Testicle

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Orchid/o

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Testicle

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Pneum/o

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Lungs (air or gas)

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Proct/o

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Rectum

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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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Pyel/o

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Pelvis of kidney

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Rect/o

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Rectum and/or anus

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Ren/i

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Renal (kidney)

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Salping/o

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Fallopian tube

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Ten/o

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Tendon

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Thorac/o

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Thorax (chest)

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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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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Vas/o

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Vessel

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Ven/i

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Vein

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-age

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Related to

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-cid

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Kill

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-cis

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Cut, Kill, Excise

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-clasis

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To break down, Refracture

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-desis

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Binding, Stabilization

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-iatry

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Healing (by a physican)

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-ectomy

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Excision, Removal

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-ion

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Process

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-osis

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Condition of

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-lysis

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Loosen, Free from adhesions, Destruction

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-os/tomy

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Mouth, Forming an opening

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-pexy

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Fixation, Suspension

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-stasis

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Stop/control

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-plasty

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Formation, Plastic repair

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-tripsy

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To crush

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-tomy

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Incision, To cut into

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-algia

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Pain

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-dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, Swelling

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-emia

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Blood

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-ectasis

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Dilation, Expansion

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-gen

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Producing, Beginning

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-gram

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Record, Picture

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition, Formation of , Presence of

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-logy

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Study of

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-oma

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Tumor

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-oid

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Resemble

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decrease, Deficiency

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-phasia

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Speech

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-phagia

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Eating, Swallowing

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, Falling, Dropping

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-rrhage

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Burst forth, Hemorrhage

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-rehexis

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Rupture

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-rrhea

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Discharge , Flow

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching of a muscle

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-scopy

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Examination, View

Med Term (18 decks)

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