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abdomin

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abdomen

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acr

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extremities

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acu

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severe

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aden

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gland

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adip

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fat

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amni

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amnion(sac surrounding embryo in uterus)

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angi

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vessel

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arteri

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artery

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arthr

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joint

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axillo

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armpit

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bi

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life

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blephar

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eyelid

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bronch

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bronchial tubes(branch from trachea to lungs)

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carcin

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cancer

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cardi

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heart

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chem

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chemical

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chondr

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cartilage

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chron

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time

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col

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colon

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cyst

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urinary bladder/cyst

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encephal

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brain

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erythr

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red

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hem

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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hydr

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water

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inguin

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groin

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isch

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to hold back

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lapar

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abdomen

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laryng

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larynx

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leuk

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white

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lymph

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lymph

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mamm/mast

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breast

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morph

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shape

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muc

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mucus

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my

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muscle

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myel

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spinal cord

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necr

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death

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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neutr

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neutrophil(white blood cell)

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nucle

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nucleus

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opathalm

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eye

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opi

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opium

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oste

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bone

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ot

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ear

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path

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disease

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peritone

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peritoneum

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phag

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to eat

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phleb

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vein

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plas

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formation

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pleur

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pleura(membrane surrounding lungs)

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pneumon

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lungs

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pulmon

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lungs

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radi

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x-ray

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rect

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rectum

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ren

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kidney

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rhin

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nose

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sarc

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flesh

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splen

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spleen

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staphyl

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clusters

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strept

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twisted chains

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thorac

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chest

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thromb

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clot

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tonsill

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tonsil

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trache

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trachea

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ven

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vein

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

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bacterium single

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-cocci

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bacteria plural

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision/removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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condition of producing

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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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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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-plasia

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development

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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falling

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-rrhea

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flow

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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usually abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-stasis

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controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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treatment

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-trophy

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nourishment

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-er

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one who

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-oid

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resembling

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-ole

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small

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-ule

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small

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-um/-ium

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structure

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-us

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structure

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