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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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aden

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gland

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pancreat

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pancreas

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thyr

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thyroid gland

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hem, hemat

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blood

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phleb

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vein

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thromb

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clot

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arthr

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joint, articulation

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brachi

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arm

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cervic

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neck

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chondr

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cartilage

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cost

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rib

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crani

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skull

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dactyl

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finger, toe

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fibr

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connective tissue

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my

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muscle

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oste

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bone

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pod

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foot

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sacr

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sacrum

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spondyl

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vertebra

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ten, tendin

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tendon

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vertebr

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vertebra

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abdomin

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abdomen

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an

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anus

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appendic

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appendix

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bil, chil

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bile, gall

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col

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colon (large intestine)

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dent

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teeth

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enter

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intestines (small intestines)

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esophag

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esophagus

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gastr

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stomach

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gingiv

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gums

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hepat

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liver

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icter

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jaundice

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ile

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ileum

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lapar

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abdominal wall

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lingu

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tongue

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peps

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digestion

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phag

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eating, swallowing

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proct

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rectum

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splen

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spleen

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stomat

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mouth

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andr

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men

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cop

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vagina

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cyst

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bladder

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gravid

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pregnant

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gynec

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woman

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hyster

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uterus

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mamm, mast

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breast

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metr

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uterus

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nephr

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kidney

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ov

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egg (ovum)

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oophor

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ovary

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orchid

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testicles

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prostat

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prostate gland

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pyel

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pelvis of the kidney

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ren

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renal (kidney)

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salping

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fallopian tube

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ureter

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ureters

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ur

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urinary

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vesic

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bladder

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bronch

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bronchial

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laryng

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larynx (throat)

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nas

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nose

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pleur

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pleura

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pneum, pneumon

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lungs, air

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pulmon

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lung

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rhin

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nose

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steth

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chest

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thorac

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thorax (chest)

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trache

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trachea (airway, windpipe)

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derm, dermat

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skin

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hidr

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sweat

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trich

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hair

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onych

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nail

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xer

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dry

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angi

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blood vessel

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arteri, arter

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artery

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cardi

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heart

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vas

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vessel

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ven

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vein

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blephar

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eyelid

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cephal

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head

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cerebr

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cerebrum (part of the brain)

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encephal

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brain

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esthesi

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sensation

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irid, ir

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iris

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mening, meningi

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meninges, membranes

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myel

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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myring

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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neur

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nerve

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ocul, ophthalm

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eye

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ot

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ear

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adip

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fat

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bi

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life

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carcin

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cancer

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cry

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cold

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dors

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back

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gluc,glyc

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glucose, sugar

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herni

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hernia

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hist

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tissue

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hydr

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water

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lact

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milk

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later

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side

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lip

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fat

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med, medi

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middle

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narc

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numbness, stupor, sleep

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onc

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tumor

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path

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disease

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ped

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child, foot

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psych

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mind

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py

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pus

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pyr

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fever, heat

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septic

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infection

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therm

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heat

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a, an

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without

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ab-

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away

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ad-

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toward

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ambi-

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both

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two, twice, double

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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gainst

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de-

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down

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dys-

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painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

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endo-

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within, inside

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epi-

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above, on

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eu-

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normal, good

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ex, extra-, exo-

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outside of

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above, excessive, increased

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hypo-

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below, decreased, insufficient

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infra-

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beneath

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, during

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levo-

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to the left

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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mega-

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exceptionally large, huge

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meso-

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middle

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micro-

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small

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meta-

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over, beyond

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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neo-

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new

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nulli-

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none

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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, behind

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pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

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presby-

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older age

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primi-

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first

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pseudo-

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false

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quadri-

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four

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retro-

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behind, in back of

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sten-

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narrowed

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sub-

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under

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super, supra

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above, excess

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sym-, syn-

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together, with

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

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one

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-age

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related to

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-cidal, -cide

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pertaining to killin

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-form

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shape

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-fuge

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driving away

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-iatry, -iatrist

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healing by a provider, healer

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-logy, -logist

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study of, one who studies

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-ole

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little, small

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-opia

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vision

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-phylaxis

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protection, prevention

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-pnea

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breathing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-uria

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urin

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-centesis

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surgical procedure

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-cise

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cut, remove

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-clasis

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break down

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-desis

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stabilization, binding

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-ectomy

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removal, excision

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ion

A

process

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-lepsy

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seizure, convulsion

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-lysis

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destruction, separation

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-meter

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device for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-pexy

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fixation, to put in place

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-plasty

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surgical repair, reformation

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

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involuntary twitch, contraction

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-stasis

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stopping of controlling

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-stomy

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a new opening

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-algia

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pain

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-astheni

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weakness

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-cele

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swelling, herniation

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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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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-gen

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producing

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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-iasis

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presence of, formation of

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-mani

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obsessive preoocupation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling, seeming like

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-ole

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small

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disorder, disease

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-penia

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deficiency, decrease

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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formation of

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling

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-rrhage

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bursting forth

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

A

hardening condition

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-trophy

A

development

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