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bi

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Two

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hemi

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half

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Mono

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one

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multi

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many

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nulli

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none

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poly

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many

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primi

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first

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quadri

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four

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semi

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half, partial

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tetra

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four

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tri

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three

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a-, an-

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not, without

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ab-

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away

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abdomin(o)-

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relating to the abdomen

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ad

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toward

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-acusis

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hearing

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aden(o)-

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relation to a gland

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adip(o)-

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relation to fat

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adren(o)-

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relation to adrenal glands

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-aemia

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blood condition

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aer(o)-

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air, gas

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aesthesio-

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sensation

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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an-

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not, without

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ana-

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back, again, up

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andr(o)-

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pertaining to a man

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angi(o)-

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blood vessel

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anteri(o)

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pertaining to an artery

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arthr(o)-

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pertaining to the joints, limbs

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articul(o)-

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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weakness

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ather(o)-

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fatty deposit

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aur(i)-

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pertaining to the ear

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aut(o)-

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self

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bi-

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twice

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blephar(o)-

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pertaining to the eyelid

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brady-

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slow

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bronch(i)-

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bronchus

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bucc(o)-

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pertaining to the cheek

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carcin(o)-

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pertaining to the heart

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carp(o)

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pertaining to the wrist

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cata-

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down, under

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-cele

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pouching, hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture for aspiration

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cephal(o)-

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pertaining to the head

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cerebell(o)-

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pertaining to the cerebellum

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cerebr(o)-

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pertaining to the brain

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cervic-

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pertaining to the neck, the cervix

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chem(o)-

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chemistry

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chol(e)-

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pertaining to bile

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cholecyst(o)

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pertaining to the gallbladder

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-cide

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killing, destroying

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col-, colo-, colono-

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colon

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contra

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against

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cost(o)_

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pertaining to the ribs

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crani(o)-

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relating to the cranium

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-crine

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to secrete

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cutane-

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skin

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cyan(o)-

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blue color

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-cyte

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cell

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dacryo-

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tear

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-dactyl(o)-

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pertaining to a finger, toe

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de-

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away from

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dent-

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pertaining to teeth

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dermat(o)-, derm(o)

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pertaining to the skin

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dia-

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through

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digit-

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pertaining to the finger

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dis-

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separation

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dors(o)

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pertaining to the back

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duodeno-

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duadenum

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dys-

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bad, difficult

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-eal

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pertaining to

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ect(o)-

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outer, outside

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ectasis

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dilation

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-ectomy

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surgical operation or removal of body part

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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encephal(o)-

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pertaining to the brain

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endo-

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inside, within

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eosin(o)-

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red

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enter(o)

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pertaining to intestine

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epi-

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on, upon

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erythro(o)-

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red

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eu-

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good, well

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ex-

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out, away from

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exo-

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outside

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extra-

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outside

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fibr(o)

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fiber

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gastr(o)-

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pertaining to stomach

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gingiv-

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pertaining to gums

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gloss(o0-

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tongue

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gluco-

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sweet

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glyco

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sugar

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-gram

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record or picture

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-graph

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insturment used to record data

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-graphy

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process of recording

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hemat-

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blood

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hema-, hemo-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepat-

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pertaining to liver

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heter(o)-

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different

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hist(o)-

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tissue

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hom(o)-

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similar

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hydr(o)-

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water

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hyper-

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excessive, beyond normal

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hyp(o)-

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defficient, below normal

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hyster(o)-

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uterus

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-asis

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-icle

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small

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ileo-

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ileum

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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irid(o)-

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iris

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ischio-

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pertaining to the ischium

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-ism

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condition, disease

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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kal-

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potassium

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kerat(o)-

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cornea

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kinesi(o)

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movement

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kyph(o)

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humped

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labi(o)-

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pertaining to lip

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lacrim(o)-

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tear

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laryng(o)-

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abdomen

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laryng(o)-

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larynx

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latero-

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lateral

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lepsis, lepsy

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seizure

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leuko-

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white

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lingu(a), lingu(o)-

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pertaining to tongue

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lip(o)-

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speech

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lith(o)

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stone

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-logist

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someone who studies

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-logy

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acedemic study of a certain deild

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lymph(o)-

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lymph

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-lysis

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destruction, seperation

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macr(o)-

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large

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-malacia

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softening

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mamm(o)-

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breast

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mega-, megaly

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enlargment

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mela(o)-

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black

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mening(o)-

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membrane

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mes(o)-

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middle

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meta-

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after, behind

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-meter

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insturment used to measure or count

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-merty

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process of measuring

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micro-

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small

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milli-

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thousandth

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mono-

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single

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morph(o)-

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form, shape

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muscul(o)-

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muscle

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my(o)-

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relation to muscle

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myc(o)-

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fungus

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myel(o)-

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relationg to bone marrow or spinal cord

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myl(o)-

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teeth

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myring(o)-

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eardrum

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myx(o)-

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musuc

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nephr(o)-

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kidney

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neuri-, neuro-

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nerve

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ocul(o)-

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pertaining to eye

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odont(o)-

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teeth

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-oid

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resembalance to

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-oma

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tumor

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onych(o)-

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pertaining to nail

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oo-

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ovum

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oopjro(o)-

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ovary

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ophthalm(o)-

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eye

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optic

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eye

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or(o)-

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mouth

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orchi(o)-, orchid(o)

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testis

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orth(o)-

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straight

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-osis

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condition

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ossi-

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bone

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ost(e), oste(o)-

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bone

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ot(o)

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ear

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-ous

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pertaining to

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ovo-, ovi-

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ovum

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oxo-

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oxygen

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oxy-

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oxygen

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pachy-

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thick

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para-

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abnormal

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para-

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abnormal

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-paresis

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paralysis

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-pathy

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disease

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ped-

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pertaining to foot

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pelv(i)

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hip bone

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-pepsia

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digestion

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peri-

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around

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phagia

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eating

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pharmaco-

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drug, medication

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pharyng(o)-

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pharynx

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-phil(ia)

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attraction

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phleb(o)-

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vein

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phon(o)-

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sound

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photo-

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light

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-plasia

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formation, development

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-plasty

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surgical repair, reconstruction

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-plexy

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stroke or seizure

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pneum(o)-

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lungs

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pneumat(o)-

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air, lung

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pod-

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foot

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pre-

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before

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pro-

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before

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proct(o)-

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anus, rectum

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pseud(o)-

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fake, false

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling

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-ptysis

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spitting

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pulmon-

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lungs

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pyo-

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pus

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pyro-

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fever

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quadri

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four

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radio-

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radiation

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re-

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again

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rect(o)-

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rectum

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retro-

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backwards

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rhin(o)-

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nose

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-rrhage

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burst forth

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-rrhagia

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rapid floow od blood

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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salping(o)-

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pertaining to tubes

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scler(o)-

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hard

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sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

A

insturment to view

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-scopy

A

instudment for viewing

234
Q

semi-

A

half

235
Q

sperma-, spermo-

A

semen

236
Q

splen(o)

A

spleen

237
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

238
Q

-stasis

A

stopping, standing

239
Q

-staxis

A

dripping

240
Q

sten(o)-

A

narrowing

241
Q

steth(o)-

A

chest

242
Q

stom(a)

A

mouth

243
Q

-stomy

A

creating opening

244
Q

super-

A

above

245
Q

supra-

A

excessive

246
Q

tachy-

A

fast

247
Q

therap-

A

treatment

248
Q

therm(o)

A

heat

249
Q

thyr(o)-

A

thyroid

250
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

251
Q

-tome

A

cutting instudment

252
Q

-tomy

A

act of cutting

253
Q

tono-

A

tone

254
Q

-tony

A

tension

255
Q

trache(a)-

A

trachea

256
Q

tri

A

three

257
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

258
Q

-trophy

A

nouristment

259
Q

tympan(o)-

A

eardrum

260
Q

-ula, -ule

A

small

261
Q

ultra-

A

beyond, excessive

262
Q

ungui-

A

nail

263
Q

urin-

A

urine

264
Q

urer(o)-

A

uterus

265
Q

vagin-

A

vagina

266
Q

vas(o)-

A

blood vessel

267
Q

vasculo-

A

blood vessel

268
Q

ventr(o)-

A

belly

269
Q

ventricul(o)-

A

pertaining to ventricle

270
Q

vesic(o)-

A

bladder

271
Q

xen(o)-

A

foreign, different

272
Q

xer(o)-

A

dry

Nursing 101 (7 decks)

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