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Ante

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Before

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Angio

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Blood vessel

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

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Puncture

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Bariatric

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Obesity

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Balan/o

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Glands penis

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Algia

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Pain

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Allo

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Pertaining to another person

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Auto

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Self

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A

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An, not without

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Bi, di

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Two

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Blepharo

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Eyelid

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Brady

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Slow

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Bucco

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Cheek

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Anti, Contra

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Against

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Arthro

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Joint

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Atrio

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Atrium

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Ab

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Away from

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Cerebro

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Brain

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Chole

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Gallbladder

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Choledoco

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Bile duct

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Chondro

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Cartilage

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Cordo

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Umbilical

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Cryo

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Freezing, very low temperature

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Culpo

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Vagina

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Cutaneous

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cysto

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Bladder

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Dacry

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Lacrimial, tear sac

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-desis

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Fixation, fusion

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Dia

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Through

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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-dynia

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Pain

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Dys

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Bad, difficult, painful

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-ectasis

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Dilation, stretching

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Ecto, Ectro

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Outward

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-ectomy

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Excision or surgical removal

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-edema

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Swelling

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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En, endo

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Inside

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Encephalo

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Brain

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Entero

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Intestine

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Entro

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Inward

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Epi

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Above or on

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Eu

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Good or normal

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Ex, exo

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Outside, without, away from

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-genic

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Pertaining to

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Hema, Hemo

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Blood

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Hemi, Semi

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Half

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Hepato

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Liver

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Hetero

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Different

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Homo

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Same species

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Hypo

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Beneath or under

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-ia, -iasis

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Condition

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Idio

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Unknown

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Infra

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Below

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Inguino

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Groin

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Kal

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Potassium

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Kypho

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Hump

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Laparo

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Abdominal wall

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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Leuko

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White

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Litho

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Stone

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Lordo

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Bent backward

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-lysis

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Destruction

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Macro

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Large

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Mal

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Bad

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-malacia

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Softening

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-mania

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Excessive

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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Melan/o

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Black

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Menin

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Membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord.

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Meno

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Normal

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Micro

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Small

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Mono, uni

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One

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Multi, poly

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Many

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Myelo

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Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Myo

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Muscle

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Myring

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Ear

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Nephro

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Kidney

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-oid

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Resembling

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Oligo

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Few, scanty

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-oma

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Tumor

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Oopher

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Ovary

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Orchi

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Testes

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-orraphy

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Surgical repair of strengthening by suture

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-oscopy

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Visually examining

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Osteo

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Bone

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-ostomy

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Forming artificial opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into (incision)

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Pachi

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Thickening

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Para

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Near, beside or abnormal

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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Per

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Through or by

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Peri

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Around

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-pexy

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Fixation

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Phaco, phako

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Lens

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Phleb

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Vein

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-plasty

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Repair

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Pleura

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Lung

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Poly

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Many

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Porosis

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Loss of bone density

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Post

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After, behind

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Preservation

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Storing

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Primi

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First

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Pruitus

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Itchy skin

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-ptosis

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Prolapse or sagging

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Pulmo

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Lung

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Quad, quadri, tetra

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Four

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Renal

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Kidney

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Retro

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Behind or backward

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Rhaphy

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Repair/ Suture

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Rhino

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Nose

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Pleural

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Chest

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-rrhagia

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Bursting or excessive flow or discharge

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge, menstruation

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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Salpingo

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Fallopian tubes

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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Scolio

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Curved spine

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-scope

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Instrument used for viewing

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Septo

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Septum

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Sialo

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Salivary glands

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Somno

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Sleep

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Spir/o

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Breath

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebrae

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-stasis

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Stopping or controlling

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Super, Supra

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Above or beyond

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Tachy

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Fast

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Thecal

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Spine

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Thorac

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Chest, thorax

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Thrombo

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Blood clot

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-tome

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Cutting instrument

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Trans

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Across, passing through

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Trich/o

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Hair

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-tripsy

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Crushing, destroying

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Tympano

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Eardrum, tympanic membrane

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Uro, Uria

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Urine

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Xantho

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Yellow

Medical Coding (3 decks)

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