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allo-

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other, differing from

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a-
an-

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no, not, without

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ana-

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up, apart

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against

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auto-
aut-

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own, self

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down, under

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circum-

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around

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con-

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with, together

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contra-

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against,opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, throughout

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dip-
dipl-

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double

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ec-
ecto-

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outside, out

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epi-

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above, over, upon

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extra-

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outside

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

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different

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homo-
homeo-

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same

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infra-

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below, beneath

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meta-

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beyond, change

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mono-
uni-

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one

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multi-
poly-

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much, many

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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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near, beyond, abnormal

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per-

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through,throughout

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peri

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around, surrounding

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poly-

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many,much

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pro-

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before

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quadri-

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four

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re-

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back,again

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sym-,syn-

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with,together

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supra-

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above,beyond

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super-

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above, beyond

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond,excess

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uni-

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one

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pre-

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before, in front of

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dys-

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bad, difficult, abnormal

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intra-

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within

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exo-

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outside, outward

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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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eu-

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good, normal

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hyper-

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above, excessive, beyond

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hypo-

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under, deficient, below

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inter-

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between

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micro-

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small

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post-

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after, behind

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sub-

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under, beneath

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-desis

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binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)

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emia-

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blood condition

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-lysis

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seperation, destruction, loosening

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-clasis

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break, surgical fracture

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genesis-

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production, formation

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-penia

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decrease, deficient

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-ptosis

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prolapse, drooping

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-itis

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inflamation

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-phobia

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fear, aversion

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-pexy

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fixation of an organ

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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-ule
-ole

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little, small

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-stomy

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forming an opening

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-dynia
-algia

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pain

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-toxic

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poision

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-tomy

A

incision

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-malacia

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softening

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-ist

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specialist

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-gen

A

producing, generating

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-oma

A

tumor

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-genic

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produced by, forming

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-drome

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running, to run

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-logy

A

the study of

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-opsy

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to view

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-a
-an

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no, not, without

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anter/o

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front

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chrom/o

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color

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-cyte

A

cell

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dist/o

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distant

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dors/o

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back

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hist/o

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tissue

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kary/o
nucle/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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poster/o

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behind, towards the back

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proxim/o

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near

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ventr/o

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belly, front of the body

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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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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alb/o, albin/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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xanth/o
jaund/o
cirrh/o

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yellow

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cyan/o

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blue

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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grey, grey matter

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radi/o

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x-ray, radiation

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tom/o

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to cuts

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pathy

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disease

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thel/o

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nipple

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-lucent

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to shine

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-some

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body

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-type

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class, representative

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erythr/o

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red

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allo

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other,different

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-supression

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to stop

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-opaque

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obscure

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-bastoma

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immature tumor

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-cocci

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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plas/o

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formation, growth

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infer/o

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lower, below

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-ago
-esis
-ia
-iasis
-ion
-ism
-osis

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abnormal condition, or disease

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-a
-e
-um

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noun endings, creates a name for an item when attached to a root word

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, substance

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-sis

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state of, condition

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-lapse

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slide, fall, sag

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-mission

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send

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-er

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one who

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-or

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one who

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-ptom

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happening, occurrence

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-plasia

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development, forming

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-icle

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small, minute

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-gram

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record, writing

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-y

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process, condition

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-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ical
-ior
-ous
-bic

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pertaining to

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-iatry

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medicine, treatment

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-macro

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large

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-retro

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behind, backward

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pro-
pros-

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before, forward

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mal

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bad

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in-

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into, within

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endo-

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in, within

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ec-

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out, outside

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de-

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down, lack of

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con-

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with, together

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path/o

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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