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-itis

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inflammation of, inflammatory disease of

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-oma

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basic sense of cancer or tumor

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arthro/arthr

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articulation of, joint, speech , sound

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cutaneous

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referring to the skin

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-osis, Adjective (otic)

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pathological condition,disease, condition of

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scler/sclero

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hard, hardening

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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ec-

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out of

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-tom

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to cut

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-tomy

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surgical cutting of

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rrhea

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flowing

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dia-

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through

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hyper-

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high

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hypo-

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low

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metabolic

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G. cell division

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tonic / tonos

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g. a stretch , to stretch

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clonic / clonos

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g. violent and confused motion

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dys-

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bad, abnormal, wrong

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-metria

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length

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a

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without

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taxic

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order

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gate

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matter of walk

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brady

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slow

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weta

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life

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phospho/phosphare

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referring to phosphorous

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-emia

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presence in blood

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trophy

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nourishment, development

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-scopy

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Process of viewing examining

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stenosis

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narrowing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-thermy

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heat

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an-

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without

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against,opposite

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di-

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two

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dis-

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separate, away from

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ecto

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outer,outside

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endo

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within, inner

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, away from

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

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different

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homeo

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same, similar

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hydro-

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water

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in-

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in, into, not

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inter-

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among, between

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intra-

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within, inside

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macro-

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large

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meta-

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Beyond, over, between

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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neo-

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new

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside, beyond, near

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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

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pre-

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before, in front of

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quad-

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four

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retro-

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backward, behind

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semi-

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partial, half

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sub-

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below, under

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super-

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above, upper, excess

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans-

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through across

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

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one

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-genesis

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produces, generates

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-genic

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producing

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-gram

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to record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-ia

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state, condition

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement, large

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-meter

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process of measuring

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-ology

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study of

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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lack of, deficiency

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-plasia

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development, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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rrhage/rrhagia

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excessive flow, abnormal discharge

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, protrusion

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-cise

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cut

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain, anguish

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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allo-

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other

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auto-

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self

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com-, con-

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with, together

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endo-

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inside

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epi-

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upon

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ex-

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out of

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-gen

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begining, producing

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Kine-

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movement

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leuko-

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white

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litho

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rock

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-logy

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study

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-lysis, -lyso

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Destruction

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mega-

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large

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meno-

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month

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metr-/metra-

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uterus

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mater-/maternal

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mother

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pater-/paternal

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father

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myco-

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small

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narco-

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stupor

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necro-

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death

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neo-

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new

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-oid

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resemles

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onco-

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tumor

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-opsis, -opsy

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sight

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-philia

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afinity

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phagia-

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eating

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phyto-

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plants

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-plasia

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growth

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-plasm, -plasma

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formed

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-plasty

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molding, formation

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patho-

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disease state

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physio

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nature

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pseudo-

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false

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scopy-

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viewing

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-stasis

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stagnation, standing still

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syn, sym

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together, joined

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therm

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heat, temperature

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-trophy, -trophic

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nutrition, growth

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cis/ ciso

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to cut

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gynec/gyneco

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female

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erythr-

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red

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