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a-, an-, ar-

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without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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aer-

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air

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angio-

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vessel

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-, contra-

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against

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arteri-

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artery

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cardi-

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heart

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chron-

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time, long time

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con-

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together

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cubit-

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elbow

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de-

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without

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dia-

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thorough, completely

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, or painful

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endo-

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inside, within

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epi-

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on, over, upon

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erythr-

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red

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eti-

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cause

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equi-

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equal

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ex-, ec(t)-

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out of, outside

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gluc-/glyc-

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sugar/glucose

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hemat-

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blood

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hemi-

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half (one side)

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hyper-

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too much, too high

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hepat-

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liver

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homo-

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same

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hypo-

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low, under

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inter-

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between

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leuk-

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white

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macro

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large

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mal-

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bad

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melan-

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black or dark

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micro-

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small

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mono-, uni-

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one

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neo-

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phleb-

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poly-

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ren-

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thromb-

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ven-

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peri-

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poly-

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post-

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pre-, pro-, ante-

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pseudo-

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false or deceptive, usually regarding appearance

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re-

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retro-

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behind or backward

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semi-

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supra-

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans-

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tri-

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quad(ri)-

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angi

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blood vessels

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aort

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arteri

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bar

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cardi/o

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related to the heart

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chem

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derm/a/o, dermat/o

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pertaining to the skin

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hem, sangu

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hemat/o

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pertaining to the blood

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my/o

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related to muscle

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sclerosis

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hard or hardening

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stasis

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slowing or stopping the flow of a bodily fluid

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therm/o

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indicates heat

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ven, phleb

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-ac, -ar(y), -(e/i)al, -ic(al), -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic

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pertaining to

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-algia

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-ase

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-ation

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indicates a process

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cyte

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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-gram

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recording, writing

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-ia, -ism, -sis, -y

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-ian, -ist

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specialist

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-iatry, -iatrics, -ics

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speciality

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, or decomposition

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-logy

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the study of

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-oma

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-osis

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condition or disease

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-pathy

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disease or disease process

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-penia

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deficiency

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-poiesis

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-rrhag(e/ia)

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excessive flow

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling, or standing

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-ula, -ulum, -ulus

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small, little

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-um

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