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-stasis, -static

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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steat/o

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fat, lipid, sebum

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sten/o

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narrowing, contracted

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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ster/o

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solid structure

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stere/o

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solid, three-dimensional

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steril/i

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sterile

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stern/o

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sternum, the breast bone

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steth/o

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chest

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-sthenia

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strength

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stigmat/o

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point, spot

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stimul/o

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goad, prick, incite

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stol/o

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send or place

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stom/o, stomat/o

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mouth, oral cavity

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-stomosis, -stomy

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furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening

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strab/i

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squint, squint-eyed

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strat/i

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layer

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strept/o

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twisted chain

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striat/o

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stripe, furrow, groove

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stric-

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narrowing

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strid/o

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harsh sound

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stup/e

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benumbed, stunned

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styl/o

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pen, pointed instrument

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sub-

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under, less, below

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subluxat/o

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partial dislocation

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sucr/o

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sugar

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sudor/i

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sweat

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suffoc/o, suffocat/o

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choke, strangle

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sulc/o

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furrow, groove

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super-, super/o

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above, excessive, higher than

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superflu/o

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overflowing, excessive

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supin/o

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lying on the back

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supinat/o

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bend backward, place on the back

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suppress/o

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press down

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suppur/o, suppurate/o

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to form pus

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supra-

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above, upper, excessive

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supraren/o

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above or on the kidney, suprarenal gland

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-surgery

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operative procedure

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sutur/o

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stitch, seam

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sym-

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with, together, joined together

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symptomat/o

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falling together, symptom

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syn-

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together, with, union, association

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synaps/o, synapt/o

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point of contact

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44
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syncop/o

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to cut short, cut off

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45
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-syndesis

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surgical fixation of vertebrae

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46
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syndrom/o

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running together

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47
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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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syphil/i, syphil/o

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syphilis

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49
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syring/o

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tube

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50
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system/o, systemat/o

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body system

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51
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tachy-

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fast, rapid

52
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tact/i

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touch

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talip/o

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foot and ankle deformity

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tars/o

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tarsus (ankle bone), instep, edge of the eyelid

55
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tax/o

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coordination, order

56
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techn/o, techni/o

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skill

57
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tectori/o

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covering, rooflike

58
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tele/o

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distant, far

59
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tempor/o

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temporal bone, temple

60
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ten/o, tend/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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tenac/i

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holding, fast, sticky

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tendin/o

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tendon

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tens/o

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stretch out, extend, strain

64
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termin/o

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end, limit

65
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test/i, test/o

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testicle, testis

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tetan/o

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rigid, tense

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tetra-

A

four

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thalam/o

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thalamus, inner room

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thanas/o, thanat/o

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death

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the/o

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put, place

71
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thec/o

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sheath

72
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thel/o

A

nipple

73
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therap/o, therapeut/o

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treatment

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therm/o

A

heat

75
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thio-

A

sulfur

76
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thora/o, thorac/o

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chest

77
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-thorax

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chest, pleural cavity

78
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thromb/o

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clot

79
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

80
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-thymia

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a state of mind

81
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-thymic

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pertaining to the mind, relating to the thymus gland

82
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thy/o, thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

83
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tibi/o

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tibia (shin bone)

84
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-tic

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pertaining to

85
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tine/o

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gnawing, worm, ringworm

86
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tinnit/o

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ringing, buzzing, tinkling

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-tion

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process, state or quality of

88
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toc/o, -tocia, -tocin

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labor, birth

89
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tom/o

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cut, section, slice

90
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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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ton/o

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tension, tone, stretching

93
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tone/o

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to stretch

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tonsill/o

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tonsil, throat

95
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top/o

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place, position, location

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tors/o

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twist, rotate

97
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tort/i

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twisted

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tox/o, toxic/o

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poison, poisonous

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trabecul/o

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little beam marked with cross bars or beams

100
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trache/i, trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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trachel-

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neck

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tract/o

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draw, pull, path, bundle of nerve fibers

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tranquil/o

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quiet, calm, tranquil

104
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trans-

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across, through

105
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transfus/o

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pour across, transfer

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transit/o

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changing

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transvers/o

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across, crosswise

108
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traumat/o

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injury

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trem/o

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shaking, trembling

110
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tremul/o

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fine tremor or shaking

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treponem/o

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coiled, turning microbe

112
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tri-

A

three

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trich/o

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hair

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trigon/o

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trigone

115
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-tripsy

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to crush

116
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-trite

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instrument for crushing

117
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trop/o, -trophy

A

development, nourishment

118
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-tropic

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having an affinity for

119
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-tropin

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to stimulate, act on

120
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tub/i, tub/o

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tube, pipe

121
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tubercul/o

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little knot, swelling

122
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tunic/o

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covering, cloak, sheath

123
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turbinat/o

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coiled, spiral shaped

124
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tuss/i

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cough

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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