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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, sever, sudden

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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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amni/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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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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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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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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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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21
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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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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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hydr/o

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water

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inguin/o

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groin

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27
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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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30
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leuk/o

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white

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31
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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast

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33
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morph/o

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shape. form

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34
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muc/o

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mucus

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35
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my/o

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muscle

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36
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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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37
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necr/o

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death

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38
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nephr/o

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kidney

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39
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neur/o

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nerve

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40
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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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41
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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42
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ophtalm/o

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eye

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43
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oste/o

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bone

44
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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

49
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plas/o

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formation, development

50
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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lungs

52
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radi/o

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x-rays

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

55
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rhin/o

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nose

56
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sarc/o

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flesh

57
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splen/o

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spleen

58
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staphyl/o

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clusters

59
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strept/o

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twisted chains

60
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thorac/o

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chest

61
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thromb/o

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clot

62
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tonsill/o

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tonsils

63
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trache/o

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trachea

64
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ven/o

A

vein

65
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-algia

A

pain

66
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-cele

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hernia

67
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

68
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-coccus, -cocci

A

berry-shaped bacterium

69
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-cyte

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cell

70
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-dynia

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pain

71
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-ectomy

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excision, removal, resection

72
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-emia

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blood condition

73
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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

74
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-gram

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record

75
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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

78
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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction

79
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-malacia

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softening

80
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-oma

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tumor, mass

81
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-opsy

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to view

82
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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

83
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-pathy

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disease condition

84
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-penia

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deficiency

85
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-phobia

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fear

86
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-plasia

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development, formation

87
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-plasty

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surgical repair

88
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-ptosis

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drooping, falling

89
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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

90
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-sclerosis

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hardening

91
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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

92
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-scopy

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process of visual examination

93
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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

94
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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth

95
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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

97
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-er

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one who

98
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-ia

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condition

99
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-ist

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specialist

100
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-ole, ule

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little, small

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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue

102
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-us

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structure, substance

103
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-y

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condition, process

104
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-ac, iac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -genic, -ic, -ical, -ose, -ous, -tic

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pertaining to

105
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-oid

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resembling