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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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proct(o)

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Anus, rectum

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stom(a)

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Mouth

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cutane

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Skin

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-trophy

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Nourishment

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lei(o)

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Smooth

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faci

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Pertaining to the face

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per

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Through

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tachy

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Rapid

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pauci

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Few

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ocul(o)

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Pertaining to the eye

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re

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Again, backward

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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fossa

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Hollow or depressed area

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myo

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Muscle

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gyn

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Woman

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mon(o)

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Single

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oto

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Ear

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ab

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Away

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plexy

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Stroke, seizure

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hema

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Blood

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mening(o)

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Membrane

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-lysis

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Rupture

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phot(o)

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Pertaining to light

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rect(o)

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rectum

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peo, peni, peon

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pertaining to the penis

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coron

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crown

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stenosis

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narrowing

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veni

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veins

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sial(o)

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saliva, salivary gland

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cata

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down, under

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angi(o)

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blood vessel

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ec

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out

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odyn(o)

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pain

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fibr

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fiber

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morph(o)

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form, shape

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spadias

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slit, fissure

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-gnosis

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knowledge

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macr(o)

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large

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-tripsy

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crushing

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therap(o)

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treatment

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-pepsia

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relating to digestion

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rhachi

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spine

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meta

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after,behind

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eosin

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red

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-stasis

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stop,stand

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-tensive

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pressure

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ren(o)

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pertaining to the kidney

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varic(o)

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swollen or twisted vein

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-ac, -acal

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pertaining to

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dynam

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force, energy

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pseud(o)

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false or fake

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xen(o)

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foreign, different

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kin

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movement

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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tetan

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rigid, tense

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epi

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on, upon

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polio

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gray color

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-dynia

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pain

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-pexy

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fixation by stitching

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dent

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pertaining to teeth

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pyel(o)

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pelvis

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quadr

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four

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rhin(o)

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pertaining to the nose

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phon(o)

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sound

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hemi

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half

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reticul

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net

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-asthenia

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weakness

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narc(o)

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numb, sleep

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nas(o)

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pertaining to the nose

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hidr

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sweat

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-ismus

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spasm, contraction

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stheno

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strength,force,power

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onco

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tumor,mass, swelling

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ex

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out of, away from

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brady

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slow

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front

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pertaining to the forehead

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pre

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before

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sarco

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muscular, fleshlike

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping

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pulmo

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relating to the lungs

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-rrhage

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burst forth

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radio

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radiation

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-genic

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formative,productive

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derm(o)

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pertaining to skin

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contra

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against

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blast(o)

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germ or bud

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-pyr(o)

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fever

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aesthesio

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sensation

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phallo

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phallus

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-cide

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killing

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odont(o)

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pertaining to teeth

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sten(o)

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denoting something narrow in shape

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-phago, -phagia

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eating, devouring

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semi

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one-half, partly

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halluc

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wander in mind

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mes(o)

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middle

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parvo

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small

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-plegia

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paralysis

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muscul(o)

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muscle

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neur(o)

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nervous system

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kerat(o)

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eye or skin

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oophor(o)

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pertaining to the ovary

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pneum

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pertaining to the lungs

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prim

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first,most important

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necr(o)

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death

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-ism

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condition, disease

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brachy

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short, little

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-stomy

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creation of an opening

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ipsi

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same

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chlor(o)

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denoting green color

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brachi(o)

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relating to arm

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-tomy

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cutting,incising

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retro

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backward, behind

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or(o)

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pertaining to the mouth

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-rrhea

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discharge

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iso

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same

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dacryo

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tear

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extra

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outside

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zo(o)

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animal,animal life

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lept

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light, slender

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aden

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relating to gland

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lip

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fat

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inter

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between,among

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-malacia

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softening

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osseo

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bony

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adip

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relating to fat or fatty tissue

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intra

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within

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hydr(o)

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water

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aux(o)

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increase

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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peri

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around, surrounding

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cyan(o)

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blue color

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juxta

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near, alongside

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meg(a)

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enlargement

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-ic

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pertaining to

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melan(o)

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black color

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eu

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true, good

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labi

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pertaining to the lip

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phleb(o)

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blood vein(s)

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porphyr(o)

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purple color

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-ad

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toward

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thromb(o)

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clotting of the blood

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phaco

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lens-shaped

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pharmaco

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drug,medication

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idio

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self

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log(o)

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speech

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cervic

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pertaining to the cervix

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lith

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stone

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oid

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resemblance to

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gluco

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sweet

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-version

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turning

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kyph

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humped

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cerebr(o)

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pertaining to the brain

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bi

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twice, double

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laryng

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larynx

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phren(o)

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the mind

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bronch(i)

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relating to bronchus

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acous(io)

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relating to hearing

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-penia

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deficiency

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-emia

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blood condition

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myx(o)

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mucus

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-icle

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small

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oxy

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sharp,acute

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om(o)

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pertaining to the shoulder

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-acusis

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hearing

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-rupt

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break, burst

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-osis

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diseased, abnormal

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home(o)

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similar

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isch(o)

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restriction/restraint;to hold back

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