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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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a-,an-

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Without, absence of, not

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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-, dis-

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Apart

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Ante-

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Before, in front

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Anti-

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Against

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Bio-

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Life

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Blasto-

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Precursor, producer

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Brady-

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Slow

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Circum-, circ-

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Around, about

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Cyani-

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Blue

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Dys-

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Difficult, painful, abnormal

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Within, into

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Erythro-

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Red

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Ex-, exo-

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Outside

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Hetero-

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Other, different

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Homo-

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Same

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below, incomplete

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Infra-

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Below

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Intra-

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Within

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Inter-

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Between

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Iso-

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Same, equal

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Leuko-

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White

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Macro-, mega-

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Large

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Medi-, meso-

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Middle

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Micro-

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Small

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Muta-

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Change

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Neo-

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New

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Oo-

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Egg

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Para-

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Beside, next to

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Peri-

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Around

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Pre-, pro-

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Before

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Post-

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After

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Pseudo-

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False

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Below

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Supra-

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Above

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across

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43
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-algia

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Pain

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44
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-ase

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Enzyme

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45
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-atresia

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Absence of normal opening

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46
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-clast

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Breakdown

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47
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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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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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51
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-genic, -gen, -genesis

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Producing

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-glia

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Glue

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-graphy

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Recording process

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-ia

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Condition

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lysis, -lyso

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Destruction, separate, split

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-oma

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Tumor, swelling, mass

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-ology

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Study of

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-opsy

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Removal of pieces of

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-orrhea

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Flow

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-osis

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Increase, abnormal state

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-ostomy

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Create artificial opening

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-otomy, -tomo

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Cut into, cut

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decreased amount, deficiency

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-phagia, -phago

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Eating, engulfing

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-plasia, -physis

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Formation, develop, grow

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-poiesis, -poies

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Formation

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stasis, -stati

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Stop, remain unchanged

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-stenosis

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Constricting, narrowing

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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Mono-

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One

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Bi-

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Two

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Diplo-

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Double

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Hemi-, haplo-

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Half

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Semi-

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Half

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Tri-

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Three

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Poly-

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Many

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Quadri-

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Four

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Angi

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Vessel

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Arterio

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Artery

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Arthro

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Joint

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Broncho

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Bronchus (air passages of lung)

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Cardio

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Heart

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Carcino

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Cancer

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Cephalo

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Head

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Chondro

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Cartilage

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Costa

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Rib

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Crania

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Skull

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Cutane, dermato, derma

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Skin

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Cysto

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Bladder

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Cyto

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Cell

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Encephalo

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Brain

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Entero

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Intestines, gut

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Gastric, gastro

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Stomach

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Hemo, hemato

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Blood, iron portion

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Hepato

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Liver

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Homeo

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Constant, unchanging

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Hydro

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Water

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Hystero

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Uterus

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Lympho

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Of the lymphatic system

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Mammo, masto

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Breast

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Myco

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Fungus

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Myo, mysi

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Muscle

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Nephro

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Kidney

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Neuro

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Nerve

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Oma

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Tumor

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Oo, ova

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Egg

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Oophoro

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Ovary

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Or

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Mouth

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Osteo

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Bone

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Patho

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Disease

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Pecto (thoraco, sterno)

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Chest

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Peritoneal

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Abdomino- pelvic

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Pleuro

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Lungs region

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Pneumo

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Lung, air

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Pnea, spiro

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Breath

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Pyo

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Pus

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Reno

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Kidney

124
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Salpingo

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Fallopian tube

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Sepsi

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Infection

126
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Splachno

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Viscera

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Thrombo

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Blood clot

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Tracheo

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Trachea, windpipe

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Vaso

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Vessel

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Viscero, viscera

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Internal organs

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