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1
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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-arthria

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articulate (speak distinctly)

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-ase

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enzyme

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-blast

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embryonic, immature cell

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-blastoma

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immature tumor (cells)

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-chalasia

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relaxation

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-chalasis

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relaxation

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of wastes

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-chroia

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skin coloration

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-cusis

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hearing

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-dote

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to give

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-drome

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to run

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-esthesia

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nervous sensation

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-eurysm

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widening

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-facient

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to cause, make happen

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-ferent

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to carry

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-fication

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process of making

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-fida

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split

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-form

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resembling, in the shape of

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-fusion

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to pour, to come together

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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-globulin

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protein

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-grade

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to go

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-gram

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record

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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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-in

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a substance, chemical

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-labile

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unstable, perishable

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-lexia

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word, phrase

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-logy

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study (process of)

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-lucent

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to shine

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-mission

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to send

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-mnesia

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memory

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-motor

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movement

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-oid

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resembling, derived from

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-opaque

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obscure

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-opsy

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view of

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-orexia

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appetite

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-ose

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full of, pertaining to, sugar

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-osmia

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smell

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-pareunia

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sexual intercourse

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-pheresis

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removal

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52
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-phil

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attraction for

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-philia

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attraction for

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-phobia

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fear

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-phonia

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voice, sound

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-phor/o

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to bear

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-phoria

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to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)

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-phylaxis

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protection

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-physis

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to grow

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-plakia

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plaque

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-plasm

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formation, structure

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-poietin

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substance that forms

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-prandial

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meal

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-puncture

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to pierce a surface

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-receptor, -ceptor

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receiver

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-schisis

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to split

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-sol

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solution

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-some

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body

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-spadia

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to tear, cut

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-spasm

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sudden contraction of muscles

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-stabile

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stable, fixed

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-stasis

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to stop, control, place

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-stat

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device/instrument for keeping something stationary

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-static

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pertaining to stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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tightening, stricture

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-sthenia

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strength

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-stomia

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condition of the mouth

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-suppression

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to stop

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-tension

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pressure

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tresia

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opening

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-tropia

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to turn

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-tropic

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turning

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-tropin

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stimulate, act on

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-type

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classification, picture

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-um

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure

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-version

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to turn

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-zyme

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enzyme

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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all/o

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other

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ana-

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up, apart, backward, again, anew

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)

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ather/o

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plaque (fatty substance)

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auscult/o

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to listen

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azot/o

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urea, nitrogen

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bar/o

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pressure, weight

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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bol/o

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cast, throw

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cali/o

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calyx

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calic/o

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calyx

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calor/i

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heat

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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caps/o, capsul/o

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capsule, container

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cari/o

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caries, rottenness

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cata-

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down

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cav/o, cavit/o

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hollow, cavity

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chir/o

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hand

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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chron/o

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time

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cine/o

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movement

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claustr/o

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enclosed space

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clin/o

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to slope, bend

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coll/a

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glue

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coni/o

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dust

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consci/o

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awareness, aware

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contra-

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against, opposite

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex, outer region

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cox/o

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hip

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle

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dips/o

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thirst

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diverticul/o

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small blind pouch

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dynam/o

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power, strength

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ech/o

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reflected sound

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ectro/o

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congenital absence

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electr/o

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electricity

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emmetr/o

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in due measure

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erg/o

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work

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esthes/o

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nervous sensation

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esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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estr/o

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female

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eti/o

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cause

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fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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fibr/o

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fiber

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fibros/o

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fibrous connective tissue

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flex/o

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to bend

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fluor/o

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luminous

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follicul/o

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follicle, small sac

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funct/o

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performance

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gel/o

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to freeze, congeal

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gigant/o

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huge

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glauc/o

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gray

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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gnath/o

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jaw

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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goni/o

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angle

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granul/o

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granule

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graph/o

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writing

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hallucin/o

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hallucination

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heredo-

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heredity

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herni/o

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hernia

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heter/o

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other, different

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hist/o

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tissue

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histi/o

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tissue

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holo-

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entire, complete

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home/o

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sameness, unchanging, constant

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hormon/o

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hormone

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hymen/o

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hymen

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iatr/o

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physician, treatment

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idi/o

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unknown, individual, distinct

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ithy-

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erect, straight

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kal/i

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potassium

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kary/o

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nucleus

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kel/o

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tumor, fibrous growth

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kerat/o

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cornea, hard, horny tissue

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kern-

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nucleus

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ket/o

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ketones, acetones

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keton/o

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ketones, acetones

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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ligament/o

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ligament

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ligat/o

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binding, tying

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log/o

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study

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lumin/o

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light

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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medic/o

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to heal, healing

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medull/o

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medulla, middle, soft, marrow

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ment/o

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mind, chin

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method/o

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procedure, technique

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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mucos/o

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mucous membrane

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mut/a

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genetic change

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mutagen/o

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causing genetic change

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mydr/o

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wide

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myx/o

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mucus

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natr/o

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sodium

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nect/o

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to bind, tie, connect

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neutr/o

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neither, neutral, neutrophil

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norm/o

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rule, order

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nos/o

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disease

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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nutri/o, nutrit/o

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to nourish

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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organ/o

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organ

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orth/o

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straight

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ossicul/o

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ossicle (small bone)

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pali-

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recurrence, repetition

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palliat/o

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to soothe, relieve

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palp/o, palpat/o

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to touch gently

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papill/o

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nipple-like, optic disc

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par-

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abnormal

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pector/o

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chest

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pend/o

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to hang

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percuss/o

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to tap

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phil/o

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like, love, attraction to

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phim/o

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muzzle

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phob/o

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fear

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phon/o

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voice, sound

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physi/o

A

nature, function

222
Q

plan/o

A

flat, level, wandering

223
Q

plant/o

A

sole of the foot

224
Q

plas/o

A

development, formation

225
Q

plex/o

A

plexus, network (of nerves)

226
Q

poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

227
Q

prote/o

A

protein

228
Q

pseudo-

A

false

229
Q

psych/o

A

mind

230
Q

re-

A

back, again, backward

231
Q

resuscit/o

A

to revive

232
Q

reticul/o

A

network

233
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

234
Q

rheumat/o

A

watery flow

235
Q

rot/o, rotat/o

A

turn, revolve

236
Q

schist/o

A

split, cleft

237
Q

schiz/o

A

split

238
Q

scot/o

A

darkness

239
Q

ser/o

A

serum

240
Q

sider/o

A

iron

241
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus

242
Q

somat/o

A

body

243
Q

son/o

A

sound

244
Q

spectr/o

A

image, spectrum

245
Q

spher/o

A

globe-shaped, round

246
Q

squam/o

A

scale

247
Q

steth/o

A

chest

248
Q

stigmat/o

A

mark, point

249
Q

submaxill/o

A

mandible

250
Q

sym-

A

together, with

251
Q

syn-

A

together, with

252
Q

synaps/o, synapt/o

A

point of contact, to join

253
Q

system/o

A

system

254
Q

tal/o

A

talus

255
Q

techn/o

A

skill, art

256
Q

tel/o

A

complete

257
Q

tele/o

A

distant

258
Q

temp/o, tempor/o

A

period of time, the temples

259
Q

tens/o

A

stretched, strained

260
Q

terat/o

A

monster, malformed fetus

261
Q

thec/o

A

sheath

262
Q

thel/o

A

nipple

263
Q

therapeut/o

A

treatment

264
Q

ton/o

A

tension

265
Q

top/o

A

place, position, location

266
Q

tox/o

A

poison

267
Q

toxic/o

A

poison

268
Q

troph/o

A

nourishment, development

269
Q

tub/o

A

tube

270
Q

typhl/o

A

cecum, blindness

271
Q

ultra-

A

beyond, excess

272
Q

uve/o

A

uvea, vascular layer of eye

273
Q

uve/o

A

uvea, vascular layer of eye

274
Q

vaccin/o

A

vaccine

275
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve

276
Q

varic/o

A

varicose veins

277
Q

ventil/o

A

to aerate, oxygenate

278
Q

vers/o, -verse

A

turn, turning

279
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

280
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule of the inner ear

281
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

282
Q

vit/o

A

life

283
Q

viv/o

A

life

284
Q

volv/o, volut/o

A

to roll

285
Q

xiph/o, xiphi-

A

sword-shaped

286
Q

zo/o

A

animal life

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