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1
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-Algia

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pain

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stenosis

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the abnormal narrowing of a passage through the body or A narrowing of the spinal canal(lower back pain)

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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bad , difficult ,painful

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post

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after , behind

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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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itis-

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inflammation

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otomy-

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cutting , surgical incision

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cardi

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pertaining to the heart

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-rrhage

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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hem/o

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blood

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-rraphy

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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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-sclerosis

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hardening (think concrete)

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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gastr/o

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stomach

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-ology

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study of

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path/o

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disease

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neur/o

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nerve

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-megaly

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enlargement

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hepat/o

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liver

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pre-

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before , in front of

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eu-

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good , normal ,well , or easy

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peri-

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surrounding around

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ab-

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away from , negative

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ad-

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toward , in the direction of

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arteri/o

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artery

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inter-

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between among

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intra-

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within , inside

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sub-

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under , less, below

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supra-/super-

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above

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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my/o

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muscle

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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arthr/o

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joint

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-gram

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picture or record

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-scopy

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visual exam

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ologist

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specialist

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-cyte

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cell

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-emesis

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vomitting

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-phagia

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eating or swallowing

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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a- , an-

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without

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epi-

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upon

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or/o

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mouth . oral cavaity

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pneum/o

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lung,air

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thrac/o

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chest

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spir/o , -pnea

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to breathe

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aer/o

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air

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tachy-

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fast

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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phleb

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vein

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sphygm/o

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heartbeat .pulse

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anti-

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against , opposite

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tri

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three

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adip/o , lip/o

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fat

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derm/o , dermat/o

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skin

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hist/o

A

tissue

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hom/o

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the same or alike

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heter/o

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different

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carcin/o

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cancer

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dia-

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through , across

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nephr/o , ren/o

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kidney

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ureter/o

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ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)

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urethr/o

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urethra (tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body)

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-uria , ur/o

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urine

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noct/o

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night

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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cervic/o

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neck , cervix

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hyster/o

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uterus , womb

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mamm/o , mast/o

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breast

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anter/o

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front , anterior

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cephal/o

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head

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orchi/o

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testes

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oophor/o

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ovaries

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poster/o

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back , posterior

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hemi-

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half

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-plegia

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stroke , paralysis

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cost/o

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rib

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dist/o

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away from

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proxim/o

A

near

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audi/o

A

hearing

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