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1
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Angi/o

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Blood vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Blephar/o

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eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Cardi/o

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heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Colon/o or Col/o

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Colon, Larger Intestine

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Erthr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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18
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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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20
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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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21
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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Melan/o

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Black

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27
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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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29
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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30
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Neur/o

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Nerves, nervous system

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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32
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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33
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Orchi/o

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Testicle

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34
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Osteo/o

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Bone

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35
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Ot/o

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Ear

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36
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Path/o

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Disease

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37
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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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38
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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39
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Ren/o

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Kidney

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40
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Rhin/o

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Nose

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41
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Sapling/o

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Fallopian tube

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42
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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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44
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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

45
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Vascul/o

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Blood vessel

46
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-al

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Pertaining to the small intestine

47
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-ac

A

Pertaining to the heart

48
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-ary

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pertaining to the lungs

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-ic

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Pertaining to above the stomach

50
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-ous

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Pertaining to veins

51
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-eal

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Pertaining to the esophagus

52
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-algia

53
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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

54
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-ectomy

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Surgical excision (removal)

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-gram

A

A record, recording

56
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ology

58
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-logist

A

One who specializes

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-megaly

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Abnormal enlargement

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-oma

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-osis

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-pathy

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-pnea

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-rrhagia

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Severe bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

71
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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Visual examination

73
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-statis, -static

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Control, maintenance of a constant level

74
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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

75
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-stomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

76
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-tomy

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Cutting into an organ or area

77
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-uria

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Urination, urine

78
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A- , An-

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Without, not

79
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Anti-

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Bi-

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Two, double

81
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Brady-

82
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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

83
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Endo-

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Within, inside

84
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Epi-

85
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Eu-

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Good, normal

86
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Exo-

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Out of, outside, away from

87
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Hemat/o-

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Hemi-

89
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Hyper-

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Above normal, beneath, low

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Hypo-

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Below, beneath, low

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Intra-

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Inside, within

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Mal-

93
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Neo-

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Peri-

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Around, surrounding

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Poly-

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Excessive, many

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Post-

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Pre-

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Sub-

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Less than normal, below, underneath

99
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Tachy-

100
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Singular Ending -a

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Plural Ending -ae

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Singular Ending -ax

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Plural Ending -aces

102
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Singular Ending -ex

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Plural Ending -ices

103
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Singular Ending -ix

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Plural Ending -ices

104
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Singular Ending -is

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Plural Ending -es

105
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Singular Ending -um

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Plural Ending -a

106
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Singular Ending -us

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Plural Ending -i

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