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1
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cardi/o

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heart

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hepat/o

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liver

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerves

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psych

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mind

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thorac

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chest

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hyper-

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over, excessive, high

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hypo-

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under, below normal

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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brady-

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slow

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pre-

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before

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post-

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after, behind

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-logist

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specialist

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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-oma

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tumor (usually referring to cancer)

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-pathy

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disease

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uni-

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one

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dipl/o-

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two, double

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null-

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none

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two (also ‘life’)

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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quint-

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five

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sext-

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six

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sept-

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seven

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oct-

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eight

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nona-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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semi-

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half, partial

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hemi-

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half, one sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all, entire

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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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alb/o

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white

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chlor/o

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green

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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de-

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down from, away

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circum-

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around, about

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above, over

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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under, beneath

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, beyond, apart from

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contra-

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against, opposite

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ecto-

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out, outside

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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intra-

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inside, within

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ipsi-

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same

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alges/o

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pain

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acou/o

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hear

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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andr/o

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man, male

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angi/o

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vessel

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angin.o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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fused, stiff

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anter/o

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front

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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asthen/o

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weak

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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fat

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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to hear

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aur/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bil/i

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bile

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blast/o

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germ, bud, developing cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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bronch.i

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airway, bronchus

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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pouch or sac

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calc/i

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calcium

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o

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cancer

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carp/o

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wrist

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cartil/o

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cartilage, gristle

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caud/o

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tail

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cec/o

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blind intestine, cecum

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cel/o

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hernia, protrusion

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cent/e

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to puncture (a body cavity)

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cent/i

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one-hundreth or 100

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck

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chol/e

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bile

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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chron/o

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time

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cleid/o

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clavicle

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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condyl/o

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knuckle of a joint

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cubitus

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elbow

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cutane/o

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skin

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cycl/o

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circle or cycle

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm(at)/o

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skin

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digit

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finger or toe

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disp/o

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thirst

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disk/o

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flat shape, intervertebral disk

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dist/o

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distant, away

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum, a small blind pouch

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dors/o

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back

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duct/o

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lead, move

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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ech/o

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to bounce, sound

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ede

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swelling

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elast/o

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change shape

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electr/o

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electricity

142
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embol/o

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a plug

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embry/o

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embryo

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emesis

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vomit

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emmetr/o

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according to measure

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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episi/o

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vulva

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esthesi

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sensation or perception

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febr

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fever

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flex

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bend

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foramen

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opening

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fract

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break

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gest

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carry, produce, congestion

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glyc/o

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sugar, sweet

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gno

A

know

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gyn/o

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woman, female

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hem(at)/o

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blood

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heter/o

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other, different

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hom/o

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the same

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hydr/o

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water

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idi/o

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person, self

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lact/o

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milk

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lingu/o

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tongue

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mal/o

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abnormal, bad

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medi/o

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middle

168
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left off on

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pg 178

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