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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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-malacia

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softening

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malleol/o

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malleolus

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mamm/o

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breast

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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jaw bone)

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-mania

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obsessive proeccupation

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mast/o

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breast

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process (behind ear)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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meat/o

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meatus (opening)

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medi/o

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middle

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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medull/o

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medulla (inner section); middle; soft; marrow

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mega-

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large

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-megaly

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enlargement

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melan/o

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black

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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mening/o

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meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)

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meningi/o

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meninges

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ment/o

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mind; chin

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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change; beyond

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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-meter

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measure

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metr/o

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uterus (womb); measure

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metri/o

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uterus (womb)

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mi/o

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smaller; less

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micro-

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small

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-mimetic

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mimc; copy

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-mission

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send

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mon/o

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one; single

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morph/o

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shape; form

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mort/o, -mortem

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death

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-motor

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movement

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muc/o

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mucus

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mucos/o

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mucous membrane (mucosa)

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multi-

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many

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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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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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mydr/o

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wide

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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

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myocardium (heart muscle)

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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myos/o

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muscle

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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myx/o

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mucus

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narc/o

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numbness; stupor; sleep

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nas.o

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nose

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nat/i

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birth

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necr/o

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death

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nect/o

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bind, tie, connect

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neo-

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new

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neither; neutral; neutrophil

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noct/o

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night

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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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nuecle/o

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nucleus

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nulli-

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none

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nyct/o

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night

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obstetr/o

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pregnancy; childbirth

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ocul/o

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eye

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odont/o

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tooth

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odyn/o

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pain

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-ole

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little small

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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olig/o

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scanty (small or insuffient)

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om/o

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shoulder

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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omphal/o

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umbilicus (navel)

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onc/o

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tumor

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-one

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hormone

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onych/o

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nail

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o/o

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egg

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oophor/o

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ovary

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-opaque

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obscure

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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-opia

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vision condition

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opi/o

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opium

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-opsia

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vision condition

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-opsy

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view of

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opt/o, optic/o

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eye; vision

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-or

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one who

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or/o

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mouth

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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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testis

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-orexia

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appetite

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orth/o

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straight

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-ose

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full of; pertaining to; sugar

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-osmia

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smell

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oste/o

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bone

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-ostosis

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condtion of bone

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ot/o

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ear

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-otia

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ear condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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ov/o

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egg

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ovari/o

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ovary

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ovul/o

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egg

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ox/o, -oxia

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oxygen

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oxy-

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rapid; sharp; acid

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oxysm/o

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sudden

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pachy-

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heavy; thick

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palat/o

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palate (roof of the mouth)

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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pan-

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all

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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paill/o

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nipple-ike; optic disc (disk)

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par-

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other than; abnormal

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para-

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near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

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-para, -parous

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to bear, bring forth (live births)

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-paresis

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weakness

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-pareunia

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sexual intercourse

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-partum

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birth; labor

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patell/a, patell/o

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patella, kneecap

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path/o

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disease

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-pathy

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disease, emotion

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pector/o

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chest

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ped/o

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child; foot

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pelv/i, pelv/o

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pelvis; hip region

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pend/o

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hang

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-penia

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deficiency

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pen/o

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penis

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-pepsia

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digestion

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per-

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through

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peri-

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surrounding

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perine/o

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perineum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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perone/o

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fibula

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-pexy

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fixation; to put in place

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phac/o

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lens of eye

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phag/o, -phage

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eat; swallow

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-phagia

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conditon of eating swallowing

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phall/o

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penis

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pharmac/o, pharmecaut/o

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drug

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pharyng/o

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throat (pharynx)

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phas/o, -phasia

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speech

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-pheresis

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removal

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phil/o

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like; love; attraction to

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-phil, -philia

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attraction for

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phim/o

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muzzle

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phleb/o

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vein

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phob/o, -phobia

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fear

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phon/o, -phonia

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voice; sounds

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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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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

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diaphragm; mind

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-phylaxis

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protection

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physi/o

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nature; function

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phys/o

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growing

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-physis

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to grow

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phyt/o, -phyte

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plant

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pil/o

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hair

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-plakia

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plaque

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plant/o

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sole of foot

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plas/o, -plasia

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development; formation; growth

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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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-plasty

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surgical repair

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ple/o

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more; many; varied

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-plegia

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paralysis; palsy

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pleur/o

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pleura

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plex/o

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plexus; network (of nerves)

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-pnea

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breathing

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pneum/o

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lung; air gas

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pod/o

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foot

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-poiesis

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formation

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-poietin

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substance that forms

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pol/o

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extreme

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polio-

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gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

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poly-

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many; much; increased

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polyp/o

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polyp; small growth

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pont/o

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pons (part of the brain)

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-porosis

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condition of pores (spaces)

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post-

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after; behind

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poster/o

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back (of body); behind

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-prandial

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pertaining to eating or mealtime

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-praxia

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action

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pre-

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before; in front of

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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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pro-

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before; forward

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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pros-

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before; forward

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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prot/o

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first

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prote/o

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protein

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proxim/o

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near

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prurit/o

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itching

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pseudo-

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false

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psych/o

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mind

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-ptom

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happening

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-ptosis

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falling; drooping; prolapse

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-ptysis

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spitting

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pub/o

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pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

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pulmon/o

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lung

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pupill/o

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pupil (dark center of the eye)

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purul/o, py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pyr/o

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fever; fire

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pyret/o, pyrex/o

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fever

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