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Language of Medicine Test One Flashcards

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arthr-

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joint

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bio-

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life

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carcin-

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cancerous,cancer

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cardi-

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heart

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cephal-

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head

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cis-

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to cut

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crin-

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to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyt-

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cell

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dermat-

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skin

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enter-

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythro-

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red

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gynec-

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woman,female

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hemat-

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blood

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hem-

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blood

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leuk-

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white

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neuro-

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nerve

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onc-

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tumor

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osteo-

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bone

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path-

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disease

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ped-

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child

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psych-

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mind

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radi-

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x-rays

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ren-

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kidney

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sect-

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to cut

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thromb-

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clot,clotting

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision,removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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pertaining to, produced by/in

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-gram

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record

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor,mass,swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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condition,usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining with an endoscope

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-tomy

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process of cutting,incision

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a,an-

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no, not, without

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auto-

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self, own

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dia-

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through, complete

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, upon

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ex-

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out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

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into, in

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, backward, again

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through

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abdomin-

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abdomen

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adipo-

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fat

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anter-

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front

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cervic-

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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chondr-

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cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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chrom-

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color

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crani-

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skull

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cyt-

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cell

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dist-

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far, distant

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dors-

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back portion of the body

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hist-

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tissue

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kary-

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nucleus

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later-

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side

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medi-

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middle

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necle-

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nucleus

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pelvi-

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pelvis, hip region

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poster-

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back, behind

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proxim-

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nearest

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sarc-

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flesh

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spin-

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spine, backbone

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trache-

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trachea, windpipe

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umbillic-

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr-

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belly side of the body

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viscero-

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internal organs

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ana-

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up

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cata-

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down

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epi-

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above

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hypo-

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below

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inter-

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between

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meta-

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change

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acro-

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu-

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sharp, severe, sudden

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bio-

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angio-

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axillo-

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broncho-

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bronchial tubes (two tubes,right and left,that branch from trachea to enter the lungs)

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carcino-

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cardi-

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chemo-

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drug, chemical

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chondro-

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colo-

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colon (large intestine)

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hemo-

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hepato-

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hydro-

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water, fluid

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inguino-

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laparo-

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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morpho-

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shape, form

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mammo-

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masto-

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myo-

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myelo-

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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neuro-

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oto-

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phlebo-

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plaso-

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formation, developement

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pleuro-

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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

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pneumono-

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pulmono-

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radi-

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spleno-

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thoraco-

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tracheo-

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trachea (windpipe)

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veno-

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-algia

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-cele

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cyte

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-dynia

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-ectomy

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surgical removal/excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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production/formation

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-gram

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-graph

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instrument to record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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-megaly

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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-sis

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-pathy

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disease, condition

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-penia

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deficient or small

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-phobia

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-plasia

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development or growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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glosso-

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glyco-

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immuno-

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protection

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morpho-

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shape, form

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morto-

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nat-

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normo-

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rule, order

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oxo-

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somno-

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sono-

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topo-

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place, position, location

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toxo-

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trache-

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windpipe, trachea

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urethro-

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-crine

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to secrete

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-fusion

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coming together;to pour

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-meter

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to measure

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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a-,an-

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no, not ,without

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ab-

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away from (b faces away from a )

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ad-

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towards (d faces towards a )

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anti-

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auto-

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bi-

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brady-

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cata-

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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, complete

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside

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en-, endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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upon, above, on

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, outside, away from

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hemi-

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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in-

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not or into, within

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infra-

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beneath, under

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inter-

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intra-

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in, within, into

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macro-

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mal-

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meta-

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beyond, change

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micro-

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neo-

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pan-

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para-

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abnormal, beside, new

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per-

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peri-

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surrounding

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poly-

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many, much

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before, forward

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pseudo-

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re-

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back, again

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retro-

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behind, backward

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sub-

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syn-

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together, with

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tachy-

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trans-

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across, through

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

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