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Hyper-

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Above normal

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Hypo-

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Below normal

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A-

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Without/no

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Brady-

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Slow

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Vol/I-

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Volume

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Glyc/o-

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Glucose/sugar

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Pne/o-

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Breathing

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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-emic

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Pertaining to the blood

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-a/-ia

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Condition

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Abdomn/o-

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Abdomen

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Acous/o-

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Hearing/sound

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Acr/o-

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Extremity/highest part

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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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Albin/o-

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White

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Alg/o-

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Pain

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All/o-

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Other/strange

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Andr/o-

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Male

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Angi/o-

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Blood vessels

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Aort/o-

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Aorta

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Arter/o-

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Artery

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Arthr/o-

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Joint

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Articul/o-

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Joint

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Aud/o-

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Hearing

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Aur/i-

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Ear

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Auscult/o-

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Listen

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Bi/o-

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Life

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Blephar/o-

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Eyelid

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Brachi/o-

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Arm

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Bronch/o-

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Bronchus

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Bucc/o-

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Cheek

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Burs/o-

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Pouch/sac bursa

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Calcane/o-

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Heel

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Carcin/o-

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Cancer

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Carp/o-

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Wrist

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Caus/o-

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Burn

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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Cervic/o-

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Neck/cervix

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Chol/e-

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Bile

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Chondr/o-

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Cartilage

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Chrom/o-

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Color

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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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Cili/o-

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Hairlike structure

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Cis/o-

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Cut

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Cleid/o-

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Collarbone (clavicle)

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Coche/o-

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Cochlea of the inner ear

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Cor/o-

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Pupil

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Coron/o-

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Encircling structure (like the vessels that encircle & supply the heart)

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Corpor-

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Body

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Cost/o-

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Rib

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Cry/o-

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Cold

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Cubit/o-

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Elbow

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Cyst/o-

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Bladder/cyst

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Dent/i-

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Tooth

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Derm/a-

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Skin

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Digit/o-

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Finger / toe

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Edem/o-

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Swelling

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Embryon/o-

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Fetus

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Enter/o-

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Intestines

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Erythr/o-

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Red

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Esthes/o-

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Sensation

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Eti/o-

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Cause

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Febr/o-

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Fwver

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Finr/o-

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Fiver

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Flex/o-

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Bend

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Fracto

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Break up

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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Gnos/o-

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Knowledge

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Gynec/o-

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Female

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Hem/o-

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Blood

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Hepat/o-

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Liver

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Heter/o-

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Other/different

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Home/o-

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Same

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Humer/o-

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Upper arm

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Hydr/o-

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Water

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Hyster/o-

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Womb/uterus

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Idi/o-

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Unknown/individual

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Inguin/o-

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Groin

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Lact/i-

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Milk

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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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Ligat/o-

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Tie/band

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Lith/o-

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Stone

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Medi/o-

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Middle

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Meg/a-

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Large

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Melan/o-

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Black

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Melen/o-

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Black

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Men/o-

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Monthly

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Morb/o-

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Disease

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Mort/o-

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Death

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Myel/o-

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Bone morrow / spinal cord

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My/o-

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Muscle

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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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Noct/o-

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Night

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Ocul/o-

A

Eye

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Odont/o-

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Tooth

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O/o-

A

Egg

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Ov/i-

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Egg

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Ophthalm/o-

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Eye

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Orch/o-

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Testis

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Osse/o-

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Bone

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Oste/o-

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Bone

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Ot/o-

A

Ear

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Pal/pat/o

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Touch / feel

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Par/o-

A

Birth

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Pariet/o-

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Wall of a cavity

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Path/o-

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Disease

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Ped/o-

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Child

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Percuss/o-

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Strike / tap

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Phag/o-

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Eat / swallow

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Phot/o-

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Light

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Placent/o-

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Placenta

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Pleur/o-

A

Pleura (lung membrane)

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Pneum/o-

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Lung/air

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Pod/o-

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Foot

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Psych/o-

A

Mind

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Purul/o-

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Pus

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Pyl/o-

A

Pus

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Pyel/o-

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Pelvis (including the pelvis of the kidney)

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Pyret/o-

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Fever

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Ren/o-

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Kidney

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Reticul/o-

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Network

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Retin/o-

A

Retina of the eye

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Rhin/o-

A

Nose

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Rub/o-

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Red

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Salping/o-

A

Fallopian tube

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Sang/o-

A

Blood

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Scler/o-

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Hard

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Seb/o-

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Sebrum (oil)

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Sect/o-

A

Cut

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Sept/o-

A

Wall

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Ser/o-

A

Serum

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Sinus/o-

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Cavity / hollow sinus

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Somat/o-

A

Body

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Sphincter/o-

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Sphincter muscle

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Spir/o-

A

Coil / breathe

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Stern/o-

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Sternum

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Steth/o-

A

Chest

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Sthen/o-

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Strength

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Stom/o-

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Opening / mouth

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Tact/o-

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Touch

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Tars/o-

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Ankle

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Tele/o-

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Distance

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Tempor/o-

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Time / temple of the head

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Tendon/o-

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Tendon

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Tetr/a-

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Four

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Tom/o-

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Cut

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Toxic/o-

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Poison

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Trache/o-

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Trachea

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Trich/o-

A

Hair

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Urin/o-

A

Urine

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Vagin/o-

A

Female genital canal

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Vertebr/o-

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Vertebra

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Viscer/o-

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Viscera (internal organs)

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Viscos/o-

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Thick

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Xen/o-

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Foreign

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Xer/o-

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Dry

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a-

A

Without

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An-

A

Lack of

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Ab-

A

Away from

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Acr-

A

Pertaining to extremity

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Ad-

A

To / toward

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Ante-

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Before / forward

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Anti-

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Against / opposed to

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Auto-

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Self

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Bi-

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Two (2)

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Circum-

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Around / about

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Contra-

A

Against / opposite

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Di-

A

Twice / double

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Dia-

A

Through / completely

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Dys-

A

With pain or difficulty

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E-

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From

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Ex-

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Out of

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Ecto-

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Out from

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Em-

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In

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

A

Upon / on

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Eu-

A

Normal / good

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Exo-

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Outside

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Extra-

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Outside / in addition

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

A

Excessive / above normal

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Hypo-

A

Deficient / below normal

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In-

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Not

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Infra-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Iso-

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Equal

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Para-

A

By the side of

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Around

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Poly-

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Many

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Post-

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After / behind

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Pro-

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Before

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Quadri-

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Four (4)

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Retro-

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Backward

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Semi-

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Half

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Sub-

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Below / less than

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Supra-

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Above

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Sym-

A

With / together

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Trans-

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Across

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Tri-

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Three (3)

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Uni-

A

One (1)

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-a

A

Condition of

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-ac

A

Pertaining to

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

A

Pertaining to pain

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-any

A

Pertaining to

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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-blast

A

Germ of immature cell

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-cele

A

Tumor / hernia

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-centesis

A

Puncturing

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-ectomy

A

Cutting out

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-emia

A

Condition of the blood

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-emic

A

Pertaining to the blood

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-gram

A

Record / picture

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-logy

A

Study of

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-lysis

A

Destruction / loosening

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-meter

A

Measuring instrument

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-Oma

A

Tumor / swelling

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-osis

A

Condition of

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-ostomy

A

Creation of an opening

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair of / tying of

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-ptosis

A

Falling / dropping

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-rrhagia

A

Excessive flow / bursting forth

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-rrhea

A

Flowing / discharge

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-scope

A

Instrument of examination

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-scopy

A

Examination with an instrument

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-stasis

A

Standing still

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-taxia

A

Order / coordination

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