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algia

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pain

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agesia

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sensitive to pain

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arthro

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joint

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brachio

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arm

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broncho

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bronchi

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cardio

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heart

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cardi

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heart

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carpo

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wrist

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cyte

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cell

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cyto

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cell

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cervico

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neck

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ceph

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head

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cephalo

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head

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chole

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gall, bile

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costo

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rib

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cysto

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bladder

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cuti

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skin

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cutane

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skin

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derm

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skin

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dermat

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skin

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ectop

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misplaced

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emia

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blood

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entero

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intestines

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esthesia

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sensations, feelings

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fibro

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fibers

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gastro

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stomach

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glosso

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tongue

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glyco

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sugar

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hem

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blood

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hema

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blood

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hemato

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blood

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hemo

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blood

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hepa

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liver

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hepato

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liver

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hydro

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water

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hystero

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uterus

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pneumo

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air, lung

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pod

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foot

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psych

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the mind

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pleg

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paralysis

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plegia

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paralysis

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ren

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kidney

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renal

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kidney

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rhin

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nose

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rhino

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nose

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sarco

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flesh

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scler

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hard, harden

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sepsis

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germs, presence of infectious bacteria

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stasis

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halt, stopping, stagnation of

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sten

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narrow, constrict

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steno

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narrow, constrict

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thermo

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heat

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thyro

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thyroid

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uro

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urine, urinary organs

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vaso

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vessels

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a-, an-

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without, lack of

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ab-

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away from

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acr-

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pertaining to extremity

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ad-

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to, toward

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aden-

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pertaining to gland

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ana-

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up, back, again

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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arthro-

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joint

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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blast-

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germ or cell

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bleph-

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pertaining to eyelid

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calculus-

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stone

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cardi-

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pertaining to heart

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caphal-

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pertaining to head

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chole-

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pertaining to bile

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circum-

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around, about

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contra-

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against, opposite

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cost-

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pertaining to rib

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crania

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cyst-

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pertaining to bladder or any fluid-containing sac

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derma-

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di-

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twice, double

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dia-

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thorough, completely

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dys-

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with difficulty

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ecto-

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em-

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endo-

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enter-

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pertaining to the intestines

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epi-

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exo-

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gastr-

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pertaining to the stomach

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glossa

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gynec-

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pertaining to women

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hem-

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pertaining to blood

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hemat-

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pertaining to blood

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hemi-

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hepato-

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hyper-

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over, excessive in

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hypo-

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under, deficient in

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hyster-

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pertaining to puss

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infra-

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iso-

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laparo

A

through the abdominal

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laryn

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latero-

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to the side

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leuk-

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pertaining to anything white

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lipo-

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litho-

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macro-

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mesio-

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medio-

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mega

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micro-

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my-

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pertaining to muscle

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myel

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myringo

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necro

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neo

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nephr-

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pertaining to kidney

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neuro-

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olig-

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oophor-

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pertaining to ovary

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opthal-

A

pertaining to eye

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orchi

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ortho

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right or to straighten

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osteo

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ot-

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pertaining to ear

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oto-

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para-

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by the side

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per-

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peri-

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phago-

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phleb

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pneum-

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pertaining to lung

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poly-

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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pro-

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before, in front of, forward

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proct-

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pertaining to rectum

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pseudo-

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psych-

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pertaining to the mind

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Py-

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pertaining to pus

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pyel-

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pertaining to the kidney

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pevis

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pelvis or kidney

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rhin-

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pertaining to nose

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retro-

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salping-

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pertaining to a tube

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steno-

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contraction, narrowness

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sub-

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under, monderately

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super-

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above, implying excess

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supra

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above or over

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sym-

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with, together

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tachy-

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trans-

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tri-

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uni-

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-ad

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expressing direction, toward

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-algia

A

pertains to pain

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-blast

A

germ of immature cell

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-cele

A

tumor, hernia

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-centesis

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puncturing

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-cyte

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-ectomy

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a cutting out

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-emia

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-gram

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-iasis

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process or condition resulting

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-itis

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denoting inflammation of

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-lysis

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loosing or freeing

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-orrhaphy

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-oscopy

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looking into, visualizing

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-ostomy

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creation of an opening

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-otomy

A

incision into

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-oam

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tumor, swelling

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-pexy

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fixation with a suture

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-phagia

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-phobia

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-plasty

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repair of; tying of

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-ptosis

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-rhythmia

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhapy

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suture of, repair of

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-rrhea

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-scope

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instrument for examination

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-scopy

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exam by inspection

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-taxia

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order, arrangement of

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-trophia

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nourishment

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-uria

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