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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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a/an

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without, not

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ab

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremity

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ad

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toward

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adeno

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gland

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adipo

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fat

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-algia

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pain

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andro

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male

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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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antero

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anterior, front

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anti

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against

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arterio

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artery

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arthro

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joint

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audio

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hearing

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auto

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self, own

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bacterio

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bacteria

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bi

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two

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brachio

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arm

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brachy

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short

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brady

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slow

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broncho

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bronchus

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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carcino

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cancer

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cardio

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heart

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cardia

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heart condition

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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cephalo

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head

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cerebro

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cerebrum

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-cide

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killing

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circum

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around

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-cision

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a cutting

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contra

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against, opposite

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cranio

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cranium

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-crine

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secrete

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cutaneo

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skin

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cyano

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blue

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cysto

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bladder

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cyto

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cell

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de-

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cessation

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derm

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skin

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di

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two

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disto

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far, farthest

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dorso

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back

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duct

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to lead

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-duction

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act of leading

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dys

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bad, painful

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-ectomy

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excision

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-emia

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blood

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en/endo

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in, within

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encephalo

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brain

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epi

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above

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erythro

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red

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-esis

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condition

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eu

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normal

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ex

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out

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gastro

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stomach

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gluco

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sugar

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-gnosis

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knowing

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gyn

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female

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hem

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blood

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hemi

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one half

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hepato

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liver

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histo

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tissue

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homeo

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same, alike

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hydro

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water

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hypo

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under, below

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hyper

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excessive, above

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hystero

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uterus

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-ia

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condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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idio

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unknown

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immuno

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immune

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-ine

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pertaining to

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infero

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lower, below

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inter

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intra

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in, within

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iso

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same, equal

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ization

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jaund

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kinesio/ -kinesia

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laparo

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latero

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leuko

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lipo

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-lysis

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destruction of

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macro

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-malacia

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mammo

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-mania

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state of mental disorder, frenzy

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medio

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mega/megalo/-megaly

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enlargement

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meso

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meta

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micro

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multi

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musculo

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myo

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myco

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myelo

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bone marrow

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narc

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stupor, numbness, sleep

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naso

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necro

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neo

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nephron

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neuro

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noct

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nulli

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oligo

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-oma

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-opia

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-ose

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pertaining to; sugar

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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osteo

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oto

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oxi/oxo/-oxia

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-patho/-pathy

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-pepsia

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per

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peri

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phago/-phage/-phagia

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swallowing

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-phasia

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-phobia

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-phoria

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feeling (mental state)

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photo

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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-plexy

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-pnea

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pneumo

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poly

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-porosis

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post

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after, behind

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postero

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back of body, posterior

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-prandial

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pre

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presby

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procto

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anus, rectum

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proximo

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near, nearest

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pseudo

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psych

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pub

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pelvis bone

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pyo

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pyelo

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renal pelvis

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quadri

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recto

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reno

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retro

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backward, behind

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rhino

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhea

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-rrhexis

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sacro

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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sclera

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hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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-scopy

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visual examination

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semi

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-sis

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state of, condition

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-stasis

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standing still

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-stenosis

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-stomy

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forming an opening

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sub

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under, below

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super

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upper, above

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tachy

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thermo

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thrombo

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blood clot

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-tocia

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childbirth, labor

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tomo

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-tomy

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toxo

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tri

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-ule

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small, minute

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-uria

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utero

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vaso

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ventro

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belly, belly side

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-version

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viscero

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internal organs

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vol

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xantho

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-y

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condition or process

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