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pachy-

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thick

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-pagus

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conjoined twins

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palat/o

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palate

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pale/o

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old

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palin-, pali-

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recurrence, repetition

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palliat/o

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soothe, relieve

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palp/o, palpat/o

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to touch gently

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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palpit/o, palpitat/o

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flutter, throbbing

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pan-

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all

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pant/o

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all, whole

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papill/o

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nipple-like, papilla

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papul/o

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papule, pimple

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para-

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alongside, near, beyond, abnormal

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-papa, parous

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to bear, bring forth

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parasit/o

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parasite

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-partum

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childbirth, labor

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patell/o

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patella

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path/o

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disease

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-pause

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cessation

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pector/o

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chest

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ped/o

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foot, child

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pedicul/o

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louse

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pel/o

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mud

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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-penia

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deficiency

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pent-, penta-

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five

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-pepsia

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digestion

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per-

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through, throughout

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percuss/o

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to tap

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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perine/o

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perineum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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per/o

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deformed, maimed

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perone/o

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fibula

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perspir/o

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breathe through

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pest/i

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plague, pests

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peta-

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quadrillion (10__)

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-petal

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moving toward, seeking

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petr/o

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stone, petrous region of temporal bone

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-pexy

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fixation

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phac/o

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lens

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phag/o, -phagia

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eating, ingestion

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phak/o

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lens

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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phall/o

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penis

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phaner/o

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visible, apparent

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pharmac/o

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drugs

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phas/o, -phasia

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speech

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phe/o

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dusky

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phen/o

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appearance

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-pheresis

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removal

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-phil, -philia

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affinity for, tendency towards

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phim/o

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muzzle

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phleb/o

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vein

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-phob/o

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fear, aversion

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phon/o, -phonia

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voice, sound

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-phore, phor/o

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bearer, processor

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-phoresis

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bearing, transmission

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phosphat/o

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phosphate

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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

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mind, diaphragm

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phyc/o

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seaweed, algae

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phyl/o

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race, species, type

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-phylaxis

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protection

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phyll/o

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leaf, leaf-like

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-phyma

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tumor, growth

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physic/o

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physical, natural

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physi/o

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nature

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phys/o

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air, gas

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-physis

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growth, growing

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phyt/o, -phyte

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plant

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pico-

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one trillionth (10___)

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picr/o

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bitter

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piez/o, pies/i, -piesis

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pressure

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pil/o

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hair

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pimel/o

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fat, fatty

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pin/o

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to drink

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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plagi/o

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slanting, oblique

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plan/o

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flat, level, wandering

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plant/o

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sole of the foot

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-plasm

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formation, growth

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plasm/o

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plasma, formative substance

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-plasty

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surgical correction/repair

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platy-

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broad, flat

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ple/o

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more

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-plegia

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paralysis

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plesi/o

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nearness, similarity

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pless/i

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striking

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pleur/o

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pleura

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plex/o

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network (nerves or vessels), plexus

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plic/o, plicat/o

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to fold, pleat

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-ploid, -ploidy

A

number of chromosome sets

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pluri-

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more, several

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-pnea

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breathe

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pneum/o

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lung, air

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pneumon/o

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lung, air

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pod/o

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foot

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-poiesis

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formation

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poikil/o

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variation, irregular

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poli/o

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gray (matter)

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poly-

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many, much

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pon/o

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fatigue, overwork, pain

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-pore, por/o

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opening, passageway

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-porosis

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porous, decrease in density

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posia

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drinking

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posit/o

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arrangement, place

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post-

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after, behind

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poster/o

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behind, towards the back

114
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potenti/o

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power, strength

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-prandial

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meal

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-praxia

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action, activity

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pre-

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before, in front of

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presby-

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aging, elderly

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primi-

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first

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-privia

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loss, deprivation

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pro-

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before

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proct/o

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rectum, anus

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pros/o

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forward, anterior

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prosop/o

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face

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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prote/o

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protein

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prot/o

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first

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proxim/o

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near

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prurit/o

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itching

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psamm/o

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sand, sand-like material

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pselaphes/o

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touch

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pseudo-

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FALSE

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psor/o

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itching

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psych/o

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mind

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psychr/o

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cold

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-pterygium

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abnurmality of the conjunctiva

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pteryg/o

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wing-shaped

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-ptosis

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prolapse, drooping

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pytal/o

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saliva

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-ptysis

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spitting

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pub/o

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pubis

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pulmon/o

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lung

143
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puls/o, pulsat/o

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to beat, beating

144
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-puncture

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to pierce a surface

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pupill/o

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pupil

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purgat/o

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cleansing

147
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purpur/i

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purple

148
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purul/o

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pus formation

149
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py/o

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pus

150
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pyg/o

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buttocks

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pykn/o, pycn/o

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thick, dense

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pyl/e

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portal vein

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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pyret/o

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fever

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pyrex/o

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feverishness, fever

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pyr/o

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heat, fire, fever

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