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a-, an-

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not

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against

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auto-

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self

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hyper-

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too much

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hypo-, sub-

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too little

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neo-

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new

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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pro-

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before

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re-

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again

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ab-

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away from

i/e abduction

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ad-

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toward

i.e adduction

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ana-

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up

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ante-

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before, in front of

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apo-

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from, away from

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circum-

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around

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peri-

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around

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con-

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with or together

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contra-

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against

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de-

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down or away from

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dia-

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through

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trans-

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through

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ec-

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out of

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ecto-

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outside

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en-

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in or inside

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endo-

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in or inside

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intra-

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in or inside

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epi-

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upon; on top of

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supra-

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upon; on top of

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ex-

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out or outside

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exo-

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out or outside

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extra-

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out or outside

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hyper-

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over

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hypo-

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under

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infra-

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under

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infro-

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under

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inter-

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between

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pre-

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before; in front of

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pro-

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before; in front of

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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underneath

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sym-

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with or together

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syn-

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with or together

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xeno-

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foreign

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dys-

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bad

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eu-

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perfect, good, true

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macro-

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large

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mega-

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enlarged

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micro-

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small

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hemi-

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half

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semi-

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half

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mono-

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one

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uni-

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one

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bi-

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two

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di-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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penta-

pento-

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five

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hexa-

hexo-

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six

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pluri-

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several; more than one

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poly-

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several; more than one

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oligo-

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several; a handful

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multi-

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many

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pan-

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all

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brady-

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slow

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chron/o-

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time-dependent

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tachy-

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fast

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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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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia (something that sticks up where it shouldn’t)

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-centesis

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puncture

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-cide

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killing

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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binding (by a disease process)

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-ectomy

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removal (notice ec- in prefixes list means “out of” and -tomy in this list means “cutting” so “cutting out of”

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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creating; giving rise to

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-gram

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visual record

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-graph

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instrument used to produce a visual record

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-graphy

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procedure used to produce a visual record

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-ia

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condition; disease; literally, “place” (Bulgaria is the place of the Bulgars; Arabia is the place of the Arabs; Germany is the place of the Germans; ect.)

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-y

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condition; disease; literally, “place” (Bulgaria is the place of the Bulgars; Arabia is the place of the Arbs; Germany is the place of the Germans; etc.)

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-iasis

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presence of

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-iatrics

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medical science

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-iatry

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medical science

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-iatrist

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specialist in the practice of

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-icle

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diminutive suffix; in makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)

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-ole

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diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front smaller (icicle)

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-ule

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diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)

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-ula

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diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)

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-ise

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ending that makes a noun into a verb (e.g., strategy vs strategize)

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-ize

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ending that makes a noun a verb (e.g., strategy vs strategize)

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-ism

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condition or procedure or belief

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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tissue or structure

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-lith

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stone

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; destruction

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument for measurement

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-metry

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the process of using an instrument for measurement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor or swelling

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency; lack of

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-pexy

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surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure (compare -desis)

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction or reformation

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhage

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excessive flow

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-rrhea

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excessive flow

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-rrhaphy

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surgical formation of seam; suturing

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-scope

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instrument for visualizing something

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-scopy

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process of using an instrument to visualize something

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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-stomy

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creation of an opening (see stoma=”mouth”)

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-tion

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word ending that makes a noun into a process (form vs formation)

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-tomy

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cut; incision

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-us

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condition

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afferent

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going towards

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arthr/o

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joint

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bio

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life

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blast

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rapidly diving cell

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carc/i, carc/in, carc/ino

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cancer (Greek word that literally means “crab”)

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card/i, card/io

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heart

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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chole

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bile (bodily humor in Greek medical practice)

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constrict

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narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening (constriction is the generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)

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cyst/o

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bladder; fluid-filled space

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dialate

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increasing the size of an opening

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sten/o

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narrowing; decreasing the size o an opening (constriction is generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)

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efferent

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going away from

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enceph/a

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en- + -cephal- head, “inside the head”

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encephal/o

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en- + -cephal- head, “inside the head”

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eti/o

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how something came to be, from Greek aitia, “cause” + o + -logy

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gen/o

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cause, origin

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genetic

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inheritance

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hem/o

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blood

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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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hydr/o

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water

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morph/o

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change

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muscul/o

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muscle

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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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necr/o

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dead

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neur/o

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nervous system

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orth/o

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straight, at right angles

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ost/e, ost/eo

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bone

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path/o

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disease (literally, “suffering”)

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ped/o

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children

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phag/o

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eating

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plas/o

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formation

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py/o

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pus

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sarc/o

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flesh, muscle

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scler/o

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hard

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stom/a/t

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mouth

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therm/o

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temperature

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troph/o

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nourishment

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trop/o

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moving towards or acting on

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ur

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urine

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valv/ulo

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valve

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singular of a term that means around the heart

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pericardium

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plural of a term that means around the heart

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pericardia

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singular form of a term that means around the bone

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periosteum

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plural form of a word that means around the bone

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periostea

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singular form of a word that means pertaining to the nucleus

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nucleolus

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plural form of the word that means nucleus

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nucleoli

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singular form of the word that is the structure that is the powerhouse of the cell

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mitochondrion

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plural form of the structure that is the powerhouse of the cell

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mitochondria

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singular form of the work that means cancerous tumor

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carcinoma

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plural word for a term that means cancerous cell

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carcinomata

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singular term for a word that means a type of cancer that starts in muscle

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sarcoma

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plural term for a word that means cancer that starts in muscle

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sarcomata

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singular term referring to the color part of the eye

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iris

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plural term for the word that is the color part of the eye

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irides

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singular term for the word that means the disease that a physician thinks a person has

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diagnosis

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plural form for a word that means the disease a person has

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diagnoses

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singular term for a word that means a condition of death

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necrosis

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plural term for a word that means condition of death

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necroses

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singular term for a word that means a technique used to remove urine from the bladder

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cystocentesis

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plural term for a word that is a procedure used to remove urine from the bladder

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cystocenteses

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singular term for a word that means fungal infection

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mycosis

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plural term for a word that means fungal infection

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mycoses

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singular term for a word that means chest

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thorax

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plural term for a word that means chest

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thoraces

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antibacterial

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prevents the spread or growth of bacteria

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atrophy

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waste away

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bacteremia

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bacteria in the blood

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bacteriocide

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a substance which kills bacteria

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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cephalgia

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pain in the head

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cholecystectomy

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removal of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

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inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholelithiasis

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presence of gallstones in the gallbladder

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chronobiology

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study of organisms in environments

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cystocentesis

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remove urine directly from the bladder

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cytocentesis

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removal of fluid from a cell

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diarrhea

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watery frequent bowel movements

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dilated cardiomyopathy

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disease of the heart muscle

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encephalocele

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sack like protrusion from the brain

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geneticist

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specialist who evaluates heredity

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hematologist

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specialists in blood

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hematology

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study of blood

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hematoma

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collection of blood

Medical Terminology (28 decks)

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