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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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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (-cocci)

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berry-shaped

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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, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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one who

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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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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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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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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-ole

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little, small

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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condition (abnormal)

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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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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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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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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trphy

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development, nourishment

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-ule

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little, small

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-um

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structure, tissue

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, substance

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-y

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condition, process

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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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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-eal

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling, derived from

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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abdmonin/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, severe, 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 (surrounding embryo in uterus)

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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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morph/o

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shape

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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necr/o

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death (cells/body)

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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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neutr/o

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neutrophil (white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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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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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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eat

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

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bladder

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encephala/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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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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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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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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pleur/o

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pleural

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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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

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rhin/o

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nose

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saRc/o

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flesh, malignant

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chaines

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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tonsil/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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ven/o

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vein

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Red blood cell

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Erythrocyte

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Clotting cell

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Throbocyte

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White blood cell

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Leukocyte

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Esinophils

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white blood cell

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Basphils

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white blood cell

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Neutrophil

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white blood cell

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lymphocytes

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white blood cell

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monocytes

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white blood cell

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