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1
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abdomin/o
lapar/o

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abdomen

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an/o

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anus

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bi/o

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life

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cardi/o
steth/o
coron/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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cis/o

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cut

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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skull

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cutane/o
epitheli/o
dermat/o
derm/o

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skin

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dur/o

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dura mater

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gen/o

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to produce

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glyc/o

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sugar

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hemat/o
hem/o

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blood

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later/o

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side

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men/o

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menstruation (menses)

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nat/i
(partum)

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birth

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neur/o

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nerve

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norm/o

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rule,
order

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oste/o

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bone

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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plas/o
troph/o
(-poesis)

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development,
form

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ren/o
nephr/o

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kidney

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scapul/o

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shoulder blade (scapula)

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son/o

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sound

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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top/o

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to put

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urethr/o

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urethra

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uter/o
hyster/o

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uterus

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ven/o
phleb/o

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vein

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vertebr/o
spin/o
spondyl/o

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vertebra

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inguin/o

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groin

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gravid/o

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pregnancy

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-al
-ous
-ic
-tic
-ine
-ical
-ary
-eal

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pertaining to

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-ia
-ation
-ism
-y
-sis

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process/ condition

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-cision
-tomy

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process of cutting

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34
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-crine

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secretion

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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production,
formation

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-lapse

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slide

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-lysis

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breakdown

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-meter

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measure

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-mission

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to send

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-mortem

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death

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-oma

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tumour

non-cancerous

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

48
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-plasm

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develop,
formation

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhea

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flow

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-rrhagia
-rrhage

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excessive flow of blood

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-scope

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instrument to visually examination

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-section

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process of cutting

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-stasis

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stop,
control

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-tension

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pressure

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-thesis

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to put, place

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-trophy

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development,
nourishment

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-um

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structure

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-uria

A

urine condition

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-partum

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birth

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-poesis

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production, formation

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-gravida

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pregnant women

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a-
an-

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no,
not,
w/out

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward,
near

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ana-

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up, apart

69
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ante-
pro-
pros-
pre-

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before,
forward

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two, both

72
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brady-

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slow

73
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tachy-

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fast

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con-
syn-

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with,
together

75
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dia-

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complete,
through

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dys-
mal-

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bad,
painful

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ec-
ex-
extra-

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out,
outside

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endo-

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within,
in,
inner

79
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hemi-

A

half

80
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hyper-
epi

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excessive

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hypo-
sub-

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below

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in-

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in, into

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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meta-
ultra-

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change,
beyond

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neo-

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new

87
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para-

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beside,
near

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peri-

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surrounding

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poly-
multi-

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many,
much

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post-

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after,
behind

91
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quadri-

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four

92
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re-
retro-

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back,
behind

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trans-

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across,
through

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one

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