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A/ an

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without

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bio

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life

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con/ com

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with

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derm/o

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skin

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brady

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slow

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hemo

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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tachy

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fast

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dys

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painful

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eu

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normal

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mega/ macro

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large

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micro

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small

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poly

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many

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psuedo

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fake

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pyro

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heat

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logoist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition

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-patho

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disease

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-plasm

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plasma, formation, growth

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-stasis

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pause, standing still

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Ab

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away from

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Ad

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towards

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En/ endo/ es

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inside

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ex/ exo/ extra

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outside

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hyper

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high/ above

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hypo

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below/ low

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para

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along side

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peri

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around

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pre

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prior, before

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post

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after, behind

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epi

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above

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trans

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across

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inter

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inbetween

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intra

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within

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sub

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under

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super/ supra

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above

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hemi

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half

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mono

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bi

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tri

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tetra

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septi

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octa

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deca

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hexa

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hepta

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semi

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noni

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uni

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di

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quadri

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penta

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-centesis

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puncture of cavity

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-desis

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fixation or fusion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-pexy

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-plasty

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repair, correction

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-rrhaphy

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-sect

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-stomy

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-tomy

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-tripsy

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break or crush

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echo

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electro

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electricity

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radio

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radiation (x- ray)

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-gram

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written record

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-graph

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instrument used for recording

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-graphy

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process of reporting

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-opsy

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-scope

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instrument used for visual exam

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-scopy

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the visual exam

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anterior/ ventral

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forward, front

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posterior/ dorsal

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behind, back

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deep

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away from surface

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superficial

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top of surface

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inferior

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toward tows, below

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superior

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toward head, above

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medial

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lateral

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away from body

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prone

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lying on stomach

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supine

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lying on back

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proximal

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towards body, closest

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distal

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away from body, farthest

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cyan

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erythro

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janudo

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leuko

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melano

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rubro

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pulmon

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hepat

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myo

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myelo

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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cephal

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cranio

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cardio

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chole

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gall, bile

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cysto

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