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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Arth-

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Joint

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Cardi-

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Heart

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Cutan-

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Skin

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Dermat-

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Skin

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Hem-

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Blood

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Myo-

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Muscle

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Neur-

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Nerve

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Oste-

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Bone

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Bi-

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twice; double

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Brachy-

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short

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Hemi-

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half

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Iso-

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equal, same

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Meg(a)-

megal(o)-

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large

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Micr(o)-

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small, microscopic

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Mon(o)-

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single

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Multi-

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Many

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Olig(o)-

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Few, little, scanty

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Pan-

Pant(o)-

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All, entire

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Pluri-

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Several, more

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Poly-

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Many

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Quadra-

Quadri-

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four

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Uni-

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one

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Ante-

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Before

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Post-

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After, following

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Pre-

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Before

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Pro-

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Before, forward

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Allo-

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Other, different

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Auto-

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Self

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Hetero-

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Other, different

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Meta-

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After

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Par(a)-

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Beside, abnormal, involving 2 parts

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Xeno-

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foreign

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward, to

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Ana-

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Up, toward

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Apo-

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Derived, separate

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Cata-

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Down

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Circum-

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Around

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di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

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Not, separated

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Dia-

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Through

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Ect(o)-

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Outside

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End(o)-

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Within

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Epi-

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Over

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Ex-

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Out of, away from

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Exo-

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External, on the outside

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Extra-

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Without, on the outside

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Infra-

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Positioned beneath

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Mes(o)-

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Middle, median

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Per-

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Through, intensely

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Peri-

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Around, about, near

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Retro-

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Behind, backward

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Sub-

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Less than, under, inferior

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Supra-

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Above, over

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Trans-

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Across, through

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a-

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Without

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Amni-

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Both, around

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An-

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Without

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Anti-

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Against

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Brady-

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Slow

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Co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

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Together

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Contra-

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Against

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De-

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Away from

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Dys-

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Abnormal, difficult

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Hyper-

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Above normal, overly, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below normal, insufficient

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Mal-

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Bad, inadequate

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Non-

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Not, reverse of

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Re-

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Again, backward

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Semi-

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Half

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Syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

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Together

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excessive

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Un-

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Not

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-algia

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Pain

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-desis

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Binding

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-dynia

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Pain

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-esthesia

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Sensation

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-kinisia

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Movement

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-kinesis

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Movement

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-phobia

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Fear

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-phonia

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Sound

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-phoria

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Feeling; carrying

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-cele

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Hernia

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-cytosis

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Condition of cells

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-ectasia

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Expansion; dilation

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-ectasis

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Expanding; dilating

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-edema

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Swelling

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-ema

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Condition

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-iasis

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Pathological condition of state

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-ism

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Condition, disease

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-it is

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Inflammation

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-lepsy

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Condition of seizues

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-leptic

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Having seizures

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-mania

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Obsession

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, neoplasm

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-opia, -opsia

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Vision

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-osis

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Condition, state, process

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-paresis

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Slight paralysis (partial)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-philia

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Attraction; affinity for

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-phrenia

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Of the mind

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-phthisis

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Wasting away

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-physis

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Growing

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-plegic

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One who is paralyzed

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-ptosis

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Falling down; drooping

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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-rrhagia

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Heavy discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-trophic

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Nutritional

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-trophy

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nutrition

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-cyte

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Cell

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-derma

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Skin

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-emia

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Blood

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-emic

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Relating to blood

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-globin, -globulin

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Protein

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-oxia

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Oxygen

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-plakia

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Plaque

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-plasm

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Formation

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-uria

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Urine

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-ectomy

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Removal of

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-lysis

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Destruction of

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-lytic

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Destroying

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-ostomy

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Opening

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-pexy

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Fixation, usually surgically

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-static

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Maintaining a state

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-stomy

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Opening

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-tome

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Cutting instrument

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-tomy

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Cutting operation

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-crit

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Separate

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-gen

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Producing, coming to be

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-genesis

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Production of

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-genic

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Producing

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-gram

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A recording

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-graph

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Recording instrument

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-meter

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Measuring device

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-metry

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Measurement

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-opsy

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View of

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-pheresis

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Removal

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-phil

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Attraction, affinity for

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-scope

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Instrument

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-scopy

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Use of instrument for observation

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-logist

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One who practices

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-logy

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Study, practice

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-oid

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Like, resembling

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-stat

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Agent to maintain a state

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-tropia

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Turning

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-tropic

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Turning toward

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-tropy

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Condition of turning toward

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-version

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turning

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