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Common Med Suffixes, Prefixes and Root Words (Mod 2 Doc) Flashcards

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a-, an-

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without, not, no

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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life

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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cirrh-

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orange-yellow

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contra-

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against

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cyan-

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blue

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dia-

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completely

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dys-

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bad, painful, abnormal

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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above

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eryth-

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red

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eu-

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good, normal

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extra-

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outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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over, above

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hypo-

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below, under

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immun-

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pertaining to immunity

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, inside

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iso-

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equal

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leuk-

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white

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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poor

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melan-

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black

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micro-

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small

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pan-

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all

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many, excessive

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post-

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after

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36
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pre-

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before

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quadri-

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four

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sub-

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below, under

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sym-, syn-

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together

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acous/o

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hearing

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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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43
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alb

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white

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44
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ambul/o

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walk

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andr/o

A

male

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angi/o

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vessel

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arthr/o

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joint

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48
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bucc/o

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cheek

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49
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carcin/o

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cancer

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50
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cardi

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heart

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51
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cereb

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brain

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52
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chem/o

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chemistry

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53
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cyan

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blue

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54
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cyst/o

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bladder

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55
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cyt/o

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cell

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56
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derm/a

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skin

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57
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duoden/o

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duodenum, first part of small intestine

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58
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enter/o

A

intestine

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59
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erythr/o

A

red

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60
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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fibr/o

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gastr/o

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gluc/o

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glyc/o

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gynec/o

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hemat/o

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hem/o

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hepat/o

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hist/o

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body tissues

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hyster/o

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lact/o

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lapar/o

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leuk/o

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lipid

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lymph/o

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mamm/o

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breast tissue

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melan/o

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dark, black

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myel/o

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my/o

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nas/o

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necr/o

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nephr/o

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neur/o

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ocul/o

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ophthalm/o

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oste/o

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ot/o

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ox, oxy

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pancreat/o

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pelv/o

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phleb/o

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pneum/o

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prostat/o

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psych/o

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pulm/o

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ren/o

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retin/o

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rhin/o

99
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thromb/o

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blood clot

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tox/o

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urethr/o

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ven/o

103
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vas, vascul/o

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blood vessel

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vesic, vesicul/o

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vesicle, bladder

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uter/o

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proct/o

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-ac

A

pertaining to

108
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-al

A

pertaining to

109
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-algia

110
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-ar, -ary

A

pertaining to

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-ase

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-logy

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-dipsia

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-graphy, -graph

A

instrument for recording

115
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-gram

116
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-genic

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-pathy

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-itis

A

inflammation of

119
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-osis

120
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-rrhage

A

excessive flow

121
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-oid

A

resembling, like

122
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-stasis

124
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-logist

A

specialist

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-scopy

A

viewing of

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-rrhea

A

flowing discharge

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-scope

A

instrument

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-sclerosis

129
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-spasm

A

twitching, involuntary contraction

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-oma

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-cyte

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-emia

A

blood condition

134
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-uria

136
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-iatry

137
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-lepsy

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-lysis

A

breaking down

139
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-lytic

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-megaly

141
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-meter

A

measuring instrument

142
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-penia

A

decreased number

143
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

144
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-philia

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attraction to

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-phobia

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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-stenosis

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-stomy

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artificial opening

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-toxic

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-trophy

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nourishment, development

151
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-ule, -ula

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