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arthr/algia

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joint/pain

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ot/algia

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ear/pain

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neur/algia

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nerve/pain

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my/algia

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muscle/pain

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recto/cele

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rectum/hernia

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cysto/cele

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urinary bladder/hernia

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thoraco/centesis

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chest/surgical puncture to remove fluid

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amnio/centesis

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amnion/surgical puncture to remove fluid

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abdomino/centesis

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abdomen/surgical puncture to remove fluid

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strepto/coccus

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twisted chains/berry-shaped bacterium

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staphylo/cocci

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clusters/berry-shaped bacteria

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erythro/cyte

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red/cell

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leuko/cyte

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white/cell

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thrombo/cyte

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clotting/cell

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pleuro/dynia

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pleura/pain

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laryng/ectomy

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larynx/removal

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mast/ectomy

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breast/removal

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an/emia

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no, not, without/blood condition

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isch/emia

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to hold back/blood condition

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carcino/genesis

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cancer/condition of producing, forming

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patho/genesis

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disease/condition of producing, forming

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angio/genesis

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vessel/condition of producing, forming

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electro/encephalo/gram

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electricity/brain/record

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electro/encephalo/graphy

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electricity/brain/process of recording

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mammo/gram

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breast/record

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electro/encephalo/graph

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electricity/brain/instrument to record

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angio/graphy

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vessel/process of recording

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bronch/itis

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bronchi/inflammation

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myel/itis

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spinal cord/inflammation

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tonsill/itis

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tonsils/inflammation

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thrombo/phleb/itis

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clotting/vein/inflammation

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ophthalmo/logy

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eye/study of

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morpho/logy

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shape, form/study of

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hemo/lysis

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blood/breakdown, destruction, separation

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osteo/malacia

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bone/softening

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chondro/malacia

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cartilage/softening

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acro/megaly

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extremities/enlargement

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spleno/megaly

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spleen/enlargment

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my/oma

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muscle/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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myo/sarc/oma

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muscle/flesh/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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multiple myel/oma

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many bone marrow/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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hemat/oma

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blood/tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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bi/opsy

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life/to view

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necr/opsy

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death/to view

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necr/osis

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death/condition

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hydro/nephr/osis

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water/kidney/condition

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leuko/cyt/osis

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white/cell/slight increase in numbers

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cardio/myo/pathy

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heart/muscle/disease condition

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erythro/penia

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red/deficiency

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neutro/penia

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neutrophil/deficiency

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thrombo/cyto/penia

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clotting/cell/deficiency

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acro/phobia

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top, extreme point/fear

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agora/phobia

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outside (market)/fear

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a/chondro/plasia

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without/cartilage/development, formation, growth

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angio/plasty

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vessel/surgical repair

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blepharo/ptosis

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eyelid/drooping, falling

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rhino/rrhea

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nose/flow, discharge

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arterio/sclerosis

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artery/hardening

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laparo/scope

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abdomen/instrument for visual examination

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meta/stasis

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beyond/controlling, stopping

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hemo/stasis

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blood/controlling, stopping

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colo/stomy

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colon/opening to form a mouth

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tracheo/stomy

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trachea/opening to form a mouth

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hydro/therapy

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water, fluid/treatment

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chemo/therapy

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drug, chemical/treatment

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radio/therapy

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x-rays, radioactive/treatment

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laparo/tomy

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abdomen/incision

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phlebo/tomy

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vein/incision

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tracheo/tomy

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trachea/incision

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hyper/trophy

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excessive/development, nourishment

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a/trophy

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without/development, nourishment

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radio/graph/er

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x-rays/record/one who

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leuk/emia

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white/blood condition

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pneumon/ia

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lung/condition

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nephro/log/ist

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kidney/study of/specialist

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arteri/ole

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artery/small, little

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ven/ule

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vein/small, little

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peri/cardi/um

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surrounding/heart/structure

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muc/us

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mucus/substance, structure

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eso/phag/us

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within, inward/t eat/structure, substance

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nephro/pathy

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kidney/disease condition

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cardi/ac

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heart/pertaining to

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peritone/al

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peritoneum/pertaining to

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inguin/al

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groin/pertaining to

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pleur/al

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pleura/pertaining to

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tonsill/ar

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tonsils/pertaining to

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pulmon/ary

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lungs/pertaining to

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axill/ary

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armpit/pertaining to

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laryng/eal

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larynx/pertaining to

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carcino/genic

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cancer/pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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osteo/genic

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bone/pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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chron/ic

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time/pertaining to

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patho/log/ic

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disease/study of/pertaining to

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aden/oid

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glands/resembling, derived from

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muc/oid

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mucus/resembling, derived from

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adip/ose

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fat/pertaining to, full of

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muc/ous

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mucus/pertaining to
mucus = noun
mucous = adjective

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necro/tic

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death/pertaining to

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