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muc/o, mucos/o

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mucus

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multi-

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many

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muscul/o

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muscle

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mut/a

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genetic change

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mutagen/o

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causing genetic change

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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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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

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myocardium (heart muscle)

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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myos/o

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muscle

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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myx/o

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mucus

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narc/o

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numbness; stupor; sleep

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nas/o

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nose

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nat/i

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birth

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natr/o

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sodium

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neo-

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new

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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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neutr/o

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neither; neutral; neutrophil

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nid/o

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nest

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noni-

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nine

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noci-

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to cause harm, injury or pain

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noct/o

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night

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nod/o

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knot

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nom/o

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custom, law

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nomen-

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name

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norm/o

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rule; order

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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nulli-

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none

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nutri/o, nutrit/o

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to nourish

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nyct/o

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night

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necr/o

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death

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obstetr/o

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pregnancy; birth

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36
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ocul/o

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eye

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odont/o

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tooth

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38
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-oid

A

resembling; derived from

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-ole

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little; small

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olig/o

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scanty

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41
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om/o

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shoulder

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42
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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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43
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omphal/o

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umbilicus (navel)

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44
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onc/o

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tumor

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45
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-one

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hormone

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46
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onych/o

A

nail (of finger or toes)

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47
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o/o

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egg

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48
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oophor/o

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ovary

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49
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-opaque

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obscure

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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51
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-opia

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vision condition

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opisth/o

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backward, behind

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-opsia

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vision condition

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-opsy

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opt/o, optic/o

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eye; vision

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or/o

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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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-orexia

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organ/o

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orth/o

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-ose

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full of; pertaining to; sugar

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-osmia

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ossicul/o

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ossicle (small bone)

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oste/o

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-ostosis

A

condition of bone

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ot/o

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-otia

A

ear condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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ovari/o

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ovul/o

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oxysm/o

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pachy-

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heavy; thick

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palat/o

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palate (roof of mouth)

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-oxia

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pali-

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recurrence, repetition

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palliat/o

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to soothe, relieve

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palpebr/o

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pan-

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mobil/o

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capable of moving

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monil/i

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string of beads, genus of parasitic mold or fungus

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morbid/o

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disease, sickness

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moribund/o

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mortal/i

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pertaining to death, subject to death

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mot/o, motil/o

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motion, movement

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mu/o

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close, shut

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mut/o

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unable to speak, inarticulate

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mydri/o

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mydrias/i

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dilation of the pupil

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nar/i

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nause/o

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nausea, seasickness

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-necrosis

A

tissue death

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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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nev/o

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birthmark, mole

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niter-, nitro-

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noct/i

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nodul/o

A

little knot

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non-

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nor-

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chemical compound

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nuch/o

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nucleol/o

A

little nucleus, nucleolus

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numer/o

A

number, count

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nunci/o

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ob-

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obes/o

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obese, extremely fat

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obliqu/o

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slanted, sideways

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oblongat/o

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oblong, elongated

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occipit/o

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back of the skull, occiput

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occlud/o, occlus/o

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shut, close up

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occult/o

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hidden, concealed

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olfact/o

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smell, sense of smell

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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the science or study of

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oment/o

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omentum, fat

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opac/o, opacit/o

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shaded, dark, impenetrable to light

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oper/o, operat/o

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perform, operate, work

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opercul/o

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cover or lid

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orbit/o

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orbit, bony cavity or socket

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orgasm/o

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swell, be excited

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-ory

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pertaining to

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osm/o

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pushing, thrusting

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oss/e, oss/i

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-ostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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oxid/o

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containing oxygen

126
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oxy/o

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the presence of oxygen in a compound

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