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a-, an-

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no; not; without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward; near

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ac, -al

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pertaining to

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-an, -ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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pain

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ana-

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up; apart; backward; again; anew

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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ante-

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before; forward

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anter/o

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front

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anti-

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against

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aort/o-

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aorta

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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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-ase

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enzyme

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audi/o, audit/o

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hearing

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aut/o, aut-, auto

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self, own

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axill/o

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armpit

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Bacter/i/o

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bacteria

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bi-

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two

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bil/i

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bile; gall

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brachi/o

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arm

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube

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bucc/o

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cheek

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calc/o

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calcium

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carcin/o

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cancerous; cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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-cele, coele

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swelling, hernia

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cell/u

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cell level

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cervic/o

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neck

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chol/e

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bile; gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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-cidal

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pertaining to killing

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col/o, colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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comi/0

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to care for

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contra-

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against; opposite

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coron/o

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heart

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cost/o

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rib

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cran/i

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skull

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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cyt/o, -cyte

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cell

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de-

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lack of, less

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derm/o, derma, dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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sweat

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dist/o

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far; distant

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dors/o, dorsi

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back (of body)

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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end-, end/o

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in; within

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enter/o

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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erythr/o

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red

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erythem/o

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flushed; redness

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-esis

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action; condition; state of

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ex-

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out; away from

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gastr/o

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stomach

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-genesis

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producing; forming

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-ger/i, geront/o

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old age

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gluc/o, glyc/o

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glucose; sugar

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepat/o

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liver

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herni/o

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hernia

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hydr/o

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water

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hyper-

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above, excessive, greater than normal

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hypo-

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deficient; below; less than normal

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hyster/o

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uterus; womb

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-ia

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condtion

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-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior

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pertaining to

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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ile/o

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ileum

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inguin/o

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groin

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within; into

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-ism

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process; conditon

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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jaund/o

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yellow

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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Kal/i

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potassium

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ket/o, keton

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ketones; acetones

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kyph/o

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hunch back

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall; abdomen

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later/o

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side

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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lipid; fat

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lob/o

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lobe

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-logy

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study (process of)

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; destruction

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mal-

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bad

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast

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medi/o

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middle

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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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-ment/o

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mind

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my/o

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muscle

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narc/o

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numbness; sleep

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nas/o

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nose

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natr/o

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sodium

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necr/o

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death

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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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norm/o

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rule; order

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nos/o

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infection

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o, optic/o

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eye; vision

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-oid

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resembling; derived from

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olig/o

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scant; slight

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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onc/o

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tumor

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oophor/o

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ovary

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-osis

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bone

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-oxia; -oxic

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oxygen

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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para-

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near; beside; apart from; along side of

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-paresis

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weakness

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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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-penia

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deficinecy

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-phagia

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eating; swallowing

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phas/o, phasia

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speech

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phleb/o

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vein

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia, -plegic

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paralysis; palsy

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-pnea

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breathing

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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lung; air; gas

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post-; poster/o

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after; behind

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pre-

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before in; in front of

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proxim/o

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near

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pseudo

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false; fake

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pulmon/o

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lung

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purul/o

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pus

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quadri-

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four

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rhino

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nose

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-rrhage

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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sanguin/o

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fluid- blood

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument used to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining w/ a scope

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-sect

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to cut

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seps/o

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infection

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ser/o

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fluid-serum; clear

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-sis

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state of

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-spasm

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sudden contraction of muscle

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-stasis

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to stop; control; place

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-static

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pertaining to stopping; controlling

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-stenosis

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tightening; narrowing

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stern/o

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sternum

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-stomy

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new opening (to form a mouth)

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sub-

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under; below

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supra-

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above; upper

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syncop/o

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faint

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tachy-

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fast

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-tension; -tensive

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pressure

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therm/o

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heat

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thorac/o

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chest

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-thorax

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chest; pleural cavity

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thromb/o

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clot

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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-toxic

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poison

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trache/o

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trachea

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trans-

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across; through

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tri-

A

three

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-trophy

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development-condition of

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus; navel

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uni-

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one

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ur/o

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urine; urinary tract

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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-uria

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urination; condition of urine

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urin/o

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urine

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-us

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structure; thing

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uter/o

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uterus; womb

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vascul/o

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vessel (blood)

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ven/o, ven/i

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vein

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ventr/o

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abdominal side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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xer/o

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dry

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-y

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condition, process

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