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-al

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ia

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abnormal condition, disease

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-iasis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ion

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condition

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-ism

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condition, state of

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-um

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singular noun ending

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-y

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singular noun ending

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a-

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without, not no, away from ,negative

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acr/o

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extremities hands and feet extreme point

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aden/o

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gland

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adren/o

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adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air, gas

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-algia

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pain, painful condition

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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an-

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without, no, not

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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anti-

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against

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-arche

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beginning

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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atel.o

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incomplete, imperfect

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ather/o

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plawue, fatty substance

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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calc/o

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calcium

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carcin/o

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cancerous

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cardi/o, card/o

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heart

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caus/o, caust/o

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burning, burn

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cephal/o, -ceps

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon, large intestine

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colp/o

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vagina

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coni/o

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dust

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o, -crine

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secrete

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-cusis

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hearing

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac

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cyt/o, -ctye

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cell

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derma-, dermat/o, derm/o

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skin

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-desis

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sugical fixation of bone or joint to bind, tie together

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dia-

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through, between, apart, complete

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o, -dipsia

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thirst

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-drome

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to run, running

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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ec-

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out, outside

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-ectasia, -ectassis

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stretching, dilation, enlargement

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision, cutting out

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-edema

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swelling

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electr/o

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electricity, electric

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood, blood condition

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encephal/o

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brain

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end-, endo-

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in, within, inside

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enter/o

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small intestine

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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erythem/o, erythemat/o

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flushed, redness

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eso-

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inward

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-esthesia, esthesi/o

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sensation, feeling

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eu-

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good, nomal, well, or easy

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exo-

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out of, outside, away from

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fasci/o

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fascia, fibrous band

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gastr/o

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stomach, belly

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-genesis

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creation, reproduction

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gigant/o

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giant, very large

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glyc/o, glycos/o

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glucose, sugar

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-gravida

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pregnancy

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood relating to the blood

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hemi-

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half

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hirsut/o

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hairy, rough

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home/o

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sameness, unchanging, constant

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hydr/o, hydra

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relating to water

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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ile/o

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ileum, small intestine

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isch/o

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to hold back

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-ist

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a person who practices specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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kerat/o

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horny, hard, cornea

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kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia

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movement

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

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lamin/o

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lamina

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laryng/o

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larynx, throat

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leuk/o

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white

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lipd/o, lip/o

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fat, lipid

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lith/o, -lith

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stone, calculus

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-lithiasis

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presence of stones

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lord/o

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curve, swayback, bent

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lymph/o

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lymph, lymphatic tissue

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction

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-lytic

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to reduce, destroy

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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mast/o

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breast

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-megaly

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enlargement

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men/o

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menstruation, menses

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mening/o, meningi/o

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membranes, meninges

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metr/o, metri/o

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uterus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

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necr/o

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death

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nephr/o

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kidney

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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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noct/o

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night

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nulli-

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none

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nyct/o, nyctal/o

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night

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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-oma

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tumor, neoplasm

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oophor/o

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ovary

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-opia

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vision condition

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orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o

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testicles, testis, testes

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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oste/o

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bone

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-stomy

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surgically creating an opening

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ot/o

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ear, hearing

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-tomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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ovari/o

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ovary

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-oxia

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oxygen condition

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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para-

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beside, near, beyond, abnormal, aprt from, opposit, slong side

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-para

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to give birth

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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path/o, -pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling emotion

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paus/o

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cessation , stopping

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-penia

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deficiency, lack, too few

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-pepsia, pept/o

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digest, digestion

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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pharyng/o

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throat, pharynx

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-phasia

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speak or speech

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phleb/o

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vein

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-phonia

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sound, voice

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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pineal/o

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pineal gland

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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-plasty

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surgical repari

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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pneum/o

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breath, breathing, air, lung

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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formation, to make

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poly-

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many

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presby/o

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old age

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primi-

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first

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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protein/o

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protein

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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renal, pelvis, bowl of kidney

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pyr/o, pyret/o

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fever, fire

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quadr/i, quadr/o

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four

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retin/o

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retina, net

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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sapling/o

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uterine tube, auditory tube

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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scler/o

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sclera, white of eye, hardening

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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-spasm, spasmod/o

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sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, or cramping

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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-stasis

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control, maintenance of constant level

180
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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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syn-

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together, with, union, association

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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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ten/o, tend/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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therapeut/o

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treatment

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-thorax

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chest, pleural cavity

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thromb/o

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clot

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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-tropia

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turn, change

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane eardrum

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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-uria

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urination, urine

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vas/o

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vas deferens, vessel

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xer/o

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dry

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