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1
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Sub-

A

Below, under

•subhepatic

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Retro-

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Behind

•retrocardiac

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Re-

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Back, backward, again

•resection

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Pro-

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Before, forward

•prostate gland

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Peri-

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Surrounding, around

•pericardium

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In-

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In, into

•incision

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Hypo-

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Deficient, below, under, less than normal

•hypo gastric

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above, more than normal

•hyperthyroidism

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Ex-, Exo-

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Out, outside of, outward

•excision

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Epi-

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Above, upon

•epigastric

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11
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End-, endo-

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Within

•endoscopy

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12
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Dia-

A

Through, complete

•diagnosis

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13
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Aut-, auto-

A

Self, own

•autopsy

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14
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A-, an-

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No, not, without

•anemia

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15
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-y

A

Process, condition

•gastroenterology

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16
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting, incision

•osteotomy

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17
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-sis

A

State of; condition

•prognosis

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18
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-scopy

A

Process of visually examining with an endoscope

•endoscopy

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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine

•endoscope

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20
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-pathy

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Disease, condition

•enteropathy

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

•nephrosis, leukocytosis

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22
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-opsy

A

Process of viewing

•biopsy

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23
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-oma

A

Tumor, mass, swelling

•hepatoma

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24
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-logy

A

Process of study

•endocrinology

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25
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-itis

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Inflammation

•arthritis

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26
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-ist

A

Specialist

•ophthalmologist

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27
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-ion

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Process

•excision

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28
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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

•gastric, neurological

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29
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-gram

A

Record

-electroencephalogram

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30
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-globin

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Protein

•hemoglobin

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31
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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

•carcinogenic, pathogenic

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-emia

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Blood condition

•leukemia

33
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-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

•nephrectomy

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-cyte

A

Cell

•erythrocyte

35
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-algia

A

Pain

•arthralgia

36
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-al

A

Pertaining to

•neural

37
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-ac

A

Pertaining to

•cardiac

38
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Ur/o

A

Urinary tract, urine

•urology

39
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Thromb/o

A

Clot, clotting

•thrombocyte

40
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Sect/o

A

To cut

•resection

41
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

•sarcoma

42
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Rhin/o

A

Nose

•rhinitis

43
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Ren/o

A

Kidney

•renal

44
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Radi/o

A

X-rays

•radiology

45
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Psych/o

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Mind

•psychology

46
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Ped/o

A

Child

•pediatric

47
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Path/o

A

Disease

•pathology

48
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Oste/o

A

Bone

•osteitis, osteoarthritis

49
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Ophthalm/o

A

Eye

•ophthalmoscope

50
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Onc/o

A

Tumor

•oncology, oncologist

51
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

•neurology

52
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

•nephritis, nephrology

53
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Log/o

A

Study of

•dermatology

54
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Leuk/o

A

White

•leukocyte

55
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Iatr/o

A

Treatment, physician

•iatrogenic

56
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

•hepatitis

57
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Hem/o, hemat/o

A

Blood

•hematology, hematoma, hemoglobin

58
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Gynec/o

A

Woman, female

•gynecology

59
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Gnos/o

A

Knowledge

•diagnosis, prognosis

60
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Glyc/o

A

Sugar

•hyperglycemia

61
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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

•gastrectomy, gastrotomy

62
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Erythr/o

A

Red

•erythrocyte

63
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Enter/o

A

Intestines (usually the small intestines)

•enteritis

64
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

•Electroencephalogram

65
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Electr/o

A

Electricity

•electrocardiogram

66
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Derm/o, dermat/o

A

Skin

•dermatitis, hypodermic

67
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Cyt/o

A

Cell

•cytology

68
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Cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

•cystoscopy

69
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Crin/o

A

To secrete

•endocrine glands

70
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Cis/o

A

To cut

•incision

71
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Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum (largest pet of the brain)

•cerebral

72
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Cephal/o

A

Head

•cephalic

73
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

•cardiology

74
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Carcin/o

A

Cancerous, cancer

•carcinoma

75
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Bi/o

A

Life

•biology

76
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Arthr/o

A

Joints

•arthritis

77
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Aden/o

A

Gland

•adenoma

78
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Trans-

A

Across, through

•transhepatic

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