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a-

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negative, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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anti-

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towards

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ante-

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before

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bi-

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two

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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painful, difficult

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dors-

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back

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endo-

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inside

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epi-

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above, upon

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, more than

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hypo-

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decrease, less

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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between, among

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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para-

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beside or below

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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sub-

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below

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super-

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above

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tachy-

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fast

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-algia

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painful

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-ectomy

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removal

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itis-

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inflammation/infection

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-gram

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picture

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargment

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-necrosis

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death of tissue

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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surgical opening

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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-orrhea

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flow

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scope

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instrument to view

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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brachi

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp

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wrist

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cerebr/o

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brain

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cervi/c

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neck

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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large intestine/colon

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cost/o

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ribs

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hemo and hemat

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blood

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hyster/o

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uterus

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hepat

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liver

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lip/o

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fat

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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my/o

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muscle

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crani/o

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skull

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opt/o

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eye

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super/o

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above

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infer/o

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bottom, below

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trans-

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across

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medi/o

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middle

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later/o

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side

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anter/o

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front

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poster/o

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behind

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ventr/o

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abdomen

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gloss/o

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dent/o

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teeth

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dont/o

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tooth

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caud/o

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lower

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cephal/o

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head

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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thorac/o

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chest

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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peri-

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around

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pleur/o

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ribs

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append/o

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appendix

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salpin/o

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fallopian tube

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hyster/o

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uterus

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an/o

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upward

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proct/o

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anus

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slen/o

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spleen

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ot/o

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ear

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aur/o

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ear

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or/o

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mouth

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