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1
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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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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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sect/o

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to cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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immun/o

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immunity

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laryng/o

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voice box

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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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ophthalm/o

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eye

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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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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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a-

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without, away from

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an-

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without

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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contra-

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against

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de-

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without

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dys-

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painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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upon, over

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eso-

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inward

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eu-

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normal, good

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ex-

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external, outward

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exo-

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outward

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extra-

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outside of

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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hydro-

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water

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hypo-

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under, below

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in-

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not, inward

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inter-

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among, between

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intra-

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within, inside

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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myo-

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to shut

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neo-

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new

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside, near, abnormal, 2 likes of a pair

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before

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pseudo-

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false

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retro-

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backward, behind

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sub-

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below, under

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supra-

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above

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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through, across

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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un-

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not

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bi-

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two

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hemi-

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half

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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poly-

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many

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primi-

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first

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quadri-

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four

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semi-

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partial, half

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, protusion

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genesis

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produces, generates

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-genic

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producing, produced by

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-ia

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state condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-iatry

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medical treatment

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction

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-lytic

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destuction

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement, large

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, growth

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-plasm

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formation, development

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhage

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excessive, abnormal flow

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-trophy

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nourishment, development

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-ule

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small

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-an

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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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-atic

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-nic

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pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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cutting into

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-gram

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record or picture

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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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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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front

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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crur/o

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leg

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cyt/o

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cell

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dermat/o

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skin

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dist/o

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away from

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dors/o

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back of body

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enter/o

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small intestine

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glute/o

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buttock

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gyec/o

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woman

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hemat/o

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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immun/o

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protection

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infer/o

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below

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laryng/o

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larynx

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loin

167
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lymph/o

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lymph

168
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medi/o

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middle

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muscl/o

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muscle

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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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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pleur/o

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pleura

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poster/o

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back

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proct/o

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rectum, anus

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proxim/o

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near to

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pub/o

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genital region

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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spin/o

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spine

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super/o

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above

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thorac/o

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chest

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ur/o

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urine

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ventr/o

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belly

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

190
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viscer/o

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internal organ

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-ose

A

resembling

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above

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hypo-

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under

195
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retro-

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behind

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AP

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anterposterior

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CV

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cardiovascular

198
Q

ENT

A

ear, nose, and throat

199
Q

GI

A

gastrointestinal

200
Q

GYN

A

gynecology

201
Q

lat

A

lateral

202
Q

LE

A

lower extremity (leg)

203
Q

LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

204
Q

LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

205
Q

MS

A

musculoskeletal

206
Q

OB

A

obstetrics

207
Q

PA

A

postereoanterior

208
Q

RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

209
Q

RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

210
Q

UE

A

upper extremity (arm)

211
Q

albin/o

A

white

212
Q

bi/o

A

life

213
Q

cry/o

A

cold

214
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

215
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

216
Q

derm/o

A

skin

217
Q

dermat/o

A

skin

218
Q

diaphor/o

A

profuse sweating

219
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

220
Q

erythr/o

A

red

221
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

222
Q

ichthy/o

A

scaly, dry

223
Q

kerat/o

A

hard, horny

224
Q

leuk/o

A

white

225
Q

melan/o

A

black

226
Q

lip/o

A

fat

227
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

228
Q

necr/o

A

death

229
Q

onych/o

A

nail

230
Q

phot/o

A

light

231
Q

py/o

A

pus

232
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

233
Q

scler/o

A

hard

234
Q

seb/o

A

oil

235
Q

trich/o

A

hair

236
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

237
Q

vesic/o

A

bladder

238
Q

xer/o

A

dry

239
Q

-derma

A

skin

240
Q

-opsy

A

view

241
Q

-tome

A

instrument to use to cut

242
Q

allo-

A

other, different from usual

243
Q

xeno-

A

strange, foreign

244
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

245
Q

bas/o

A

the base

246
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

247
Q

chem/o

A

chemical

248
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

249
Q

esthesi/o

A

feeling

250
Q

hem/o

A

blood

251
Q

pedicul/o

A

lice

252
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

253
Q

system/o

A

system

254
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

255
Q

-malacia

A

softening

256
Q

-oma

A

mass

257
Q

-phagia

A

eating

258
Q

para-

A

beside

259
Q

sub-

A

under

260
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff joint

261
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

262
Q

articul/o

A

joint

263
Q

burs/o

A

sac

264
Q

carp/o

A

wrist

265
Q

cervic/o

A

neck

266
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

267
Q

clavicul/o

A

clavicle

268
Q

coccyg/o

A

coccyx

269
Q

cortic/o

A

outer portion

270
Q

cost/o

A

rib

271
Q

crani/o

A

skull

272
Q

femor/o

A

femur

273
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula

274
Q

humer/o

A

humerus

275
Q

ili/o

A

ilium

276
Q

ischi/o

A

ischium

277
Q

kyph/o

A

hump

278
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina, part of vertebra

279
Q

lord/o

A

bent backwards

280
Q

lumb/o

A

low back, loin

281
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible

282
Q

maxill/o

A

maxilla

283
Q

medull/o

A

inner portion

284
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpals

285
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsals

286
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

287
Q

orth/o

A

straight

288
Q

oste/o

A

bone

289
Q

patell/o

A

patella

290
Q

ped/o

A

foot, child

291
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis

292
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges

293
Q

pod/o

A

foot

294
Q

prosthet/o

A

addition

295
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

296
Q

radi/o

A

radius, ray

297
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

298
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

299
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula

300
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

301
Q

spin/o

A

spine

302
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

303
Q

stern/o

A

sternum

304
Q

synovi/o

A

synovial membrane

305
Q

synov/o

A

synovial membrane

306
Q

tars/o

A

ankle

307
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

308
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia

309
Q

uln/o

A

ulna

310
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra

311
Q

-blast

A

immature, embryonic

312
Q

-clasia

A

to break surgically

313
Q

-desis

A

stabalize, fuse

314
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

315
Q

-porosis

A

porous

316
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

317
Q

erythr/o

A

red

318
Q

path/o

A

disease

319
Q

system/o

A

system

320
Q

-iatry

A

medical treatment

321
Q

per-

A

through

322
Q

AE

A

above elbow

323
Q

AK

A

above knee

324
Q

BDT

A

bone density testing

325
Q

BE

A

below elbow

326
Q

BK

A

below knee

327
Q

BMD

A

Bone mineral density

328
Q

C1, C2, etc

A

first cervical vertebra, etc

329
Q

Ca

A

calcium

330
Q

DJD

A

degenerative joint disease

331
Q

DXA

A

dual-energy absorptiometry

332
Q

FX, fx

A

fracture

333
Q

HNP

A

herniated nucleus pulposus

334
Q

JRA

A

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

335
Q

L1, L2, etc

A

first lumbar vertebra, etc

336
Q

LE

A

lower extremity

337
Q

LLE

A

left lower extremity

338
Q

LUE

A

left upper extremity

339
Q

NSAID

A

non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

340
Q

OA

A

osteorthritis

341
Q

ORIF

A

open reduction - internal fixation

342
Q

Orth, ortho

A

orthopedics

343
Q

aden/o

A

gland

Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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