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1
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A-

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No, Not, Without

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An-

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No, Not, Without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Acanth/o

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Spiny, thorny

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Acar/o

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Mites

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Acetabul/o

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Acetabulum (hip socket)

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Acous/o

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hearing, sound

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Acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme point

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Acromi/o

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Acromion (extension of shoulder bone)

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Actin/o

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Light

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Acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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-Acusis

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hearing

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-ad

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towards

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Ad-

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toward

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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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Adip/o

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fat

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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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Aer/o

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air

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Af-

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Toward

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Agglutin/o

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Clumping, sticking together

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-agogue

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producer, leader

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-agon

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to assemble, gather

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Agora-

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marketplace (open space)

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-agra

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excessive pain

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-al

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pertaining to

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Alb/o

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white

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Albin/o

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White

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Alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

algesia - sensitivity to pain

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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33
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-algia

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pain

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34
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All/o

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other

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus, air sac, small sac

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36
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Ambi-

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Around, on both sides, about

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Ambly/o

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dim, dull

amblyopia - lazy eye

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Amhpi-

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around, on both sides

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-amine

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nitrogen compound

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Ammon/o

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ammonium

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41
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Amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding embryo)

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42
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Amyl/o

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Starch

amylase - break down carbs

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43
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An/o

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anus

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-an

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pertaining to

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Ana-

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up, apart, back, again, anew

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46
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Andr/o

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male

androgenic

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Aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)

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Angi/o

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Vessel (blood)

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Anis/o

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unequal

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Ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff, fuse

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Ante-

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before, forward

52
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Anter/o

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front

53
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Anthrac/o

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coal

54
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Anthr/o

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antrum of the stomach

lower part

55
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Anti-

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against

56
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Anxi/o

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uneasy, anxious

57
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Aort/o

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aorta (largest artery)

58
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apheresis

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removal

process where blood is collected, separated in RBC, platelets, plasma and given to donor

59
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Aphth/o

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ulcer

aphthous ulcer

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Apo-

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off, away

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Aponeur/o

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aponeurosis (type of tendon)

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Append/o

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Appendix

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Appendic/o

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appendix

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Aque/o

A

water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

A

beginning

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Arachn/o

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spider

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Arsenic/o

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arsenic

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Arter/o

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artery

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Arteri/o

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artery

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Arteriol/o

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arteriole (small artery)

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Arthr/o

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Joint

arthritis

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-arthria

A

articulate (speak distinctly)

dysarthria - slurred speech

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Articul/o

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joint

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-artresia

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closure, occlusion

part has no opening, but should - blockage

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Atreto-

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closed, lacking an opening

77
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-ary

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pertaining to

78
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Asbest/o

A

asbestos

79
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-ase

A

enzyme

80
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aspir/o

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breathe in, suck in

81
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-assay

A

to examine, analyze

82
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asthen/o

A

lack of strength

asthenia

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Astr/o

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star, star shape

84
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Aque/o

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water

85
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Atelo

A

incomplete

86
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Ather/o

A

plaque (fatty substance)

Atherosclerosis - plaque in artery walls

87
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-ation

A

process, condition

88
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Atri/o

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

89
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Atmo-

A

Steam, vapor

90
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Audi/o

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hearing

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Audit/o

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hearing

92
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Aur/o

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ear

93
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Auricul/o

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ear

94
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Auscult/o

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to listen

auscultation

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Aut/o

A

self, own

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Aut-

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self, own

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Aux/o

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growth, acceleration

auxiliary

98
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Axill/o

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armpit

axillary

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Axi/o

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axis

100
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Azot/o/e

A

urea, nitrogen

azotemia - nitrogen, creatine, waste in blood

101
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Bacill/o

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bacilli (bacteria)

102
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bacteri/o

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bacteria

103
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Balan/o

A

glans penis

balanoposthitis

104
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Bar/o

A

pressure, weight

105
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Bartholin/o

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bartholin glands

glands on each side of vagina opening

106
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Bary-

A

weight, pressure

bariatric

107
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-basia

A

walking

108
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Bas/o

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base, opposite of acid

109
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Batho- , Bathy-

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deep, depth

110
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Bi-

A

two

111
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Bi/o

A

life

112
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Bil/l

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bile, gall

113
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Bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

114
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-blast

A

embryonic, immature cell

precursor, stem cell

115
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-blastoma

A

immature tumor (cells)

116
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Blenn/o

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mucus

blennorrhea - excessive discharge of mucus

117
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Blephar/o

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eyelid

blepharitits - eyelid inflammation

118
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Bol/o

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cast, throw

119
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-boulia

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will

aboulia - no will power

120
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Brachi/o

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arm

121
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Brachy-

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short

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Brady-

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slow

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