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Medical Terminology Unit 1 Lesson 1 Flashcards

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cardi-

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heart

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gastr-

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stomach

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hemat-

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blood

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muscul-

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muscles

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nephr- (what’s origin)

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kidneys (greek)

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nerv- (what’s origin)

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nerve (old English)

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neur-

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nerve (greek)

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ren-

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kidneys (latin)

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skelet-

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skeleton / bones

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ur-

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urine

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vascul-

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(blood) vessels

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angi-

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vessel

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pulmon-

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lung

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bronch-

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airway

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cerebr-

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brain

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abdomin-

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abdomen

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bacter-

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bacteria

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bas-

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base

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carcin-

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cancer

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cephal-

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head

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viscero-

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organs

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cost-

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ribs

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electr-

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electric

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fibrin-

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fiber

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lip-

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fat

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necr-

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death

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path-

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disease

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sarc-

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tissue

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thromb/o

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clot

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cerebr-

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brain

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sarc/o

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flesh

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trache/o

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trachea

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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cyst/o

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sac or cyst

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cyt/o

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cell

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enter/o

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intestines

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gynec/o

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female

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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mamm/o

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breast

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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uter/o

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uterus

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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-ia

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condition or process

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-ism

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condition or process

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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breakdown or dissolution

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-oma

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tumor or neoplasm

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-osis

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condition

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-y

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condition or process of

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arthr/o

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joints

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enter/o

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intestines

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nephr/o

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kidneys

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59
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remember to review general rules

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…..

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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what’s used to make a record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

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process of viewing with an instrument

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-cle

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small

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-ole

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small

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-ule

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small

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-ula

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small

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-penia

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abnormal reduction or lack of

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-form

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shape or resembling

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-asis

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formation or the presence of

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-plasia

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-trophy

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development

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-poiesis

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-centesis

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a puncture to withdraw fluid or tissue

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-desis

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stabilization or binding

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-iatric

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-plasty

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-rrhaphy

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-stomy

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the making of an artificial opening

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-ostomy

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the making of an artificial opening

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-tomy

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cut or incision

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-tripsy

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-blast

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immature cell

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-cyte

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-ium

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tissue or structure

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-eum

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tissue or structure

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-ize

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make, use , subject to

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-ate

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make, use , subject to

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-stasis

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stop, stand

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-algia

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-dynia

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-cele

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-emesis

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-oid

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resembling

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-genic

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-genesis

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-oma

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-phobia

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-phile

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affinity for

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-malacia

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-pnea

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-ptosis

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-spasm

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abrupt, forceful contraction

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-rrhage

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bursting forth or rapid flow

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth or rapid flow

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-rrhea

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drainage, discharge

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-phagia

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process of eating or related to eating

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uni-

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mono-

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bi-

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di-

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ambi-

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tri-

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quadri-

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tetra-

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poly-

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multi-

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many or several

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mega-

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olig-

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very little

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micro-

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very small

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hemi-

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half (usually right/left hemispheres)

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semi-

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part of a whole

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a-

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an-

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tachy-

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brady-

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hyper-

amount/direction

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increased / above

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hypo-

amount/direction

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less / below

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infra-

amount/direction

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less / below

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sub-

amount/direction

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less / below

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meta-

amount/direction

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change / behind

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super-

amount/direction

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increased / above

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supra-

amount/direction

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excessive / beyond

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ultra-

amount/direction

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excessive / beyond

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per-

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post-

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pre-

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re-

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again, back

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retro-

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backward or behind

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ad-

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toward, to, near

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ab-

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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contra-

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against, opposed to

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circum-

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around, circular motion

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peri-

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around, circular motion

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de-

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not, from, or down

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dia-

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across or through

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trans-

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across or through

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dis-

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separate, apart

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epi-

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upon, above

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para-

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along, beside

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ex-

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out, outside, away

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exo-

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out, outside, away

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extra-

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out, outside, away

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en-

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inside or in

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endo-

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inside or in

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in-

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inside or in

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intra-

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inside or in

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ante-

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pro-

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con-

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syn-

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sym-

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auto-

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bio-

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dys-

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faulty, painful,difficult

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eu-

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inter-

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mal-

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bad, abnormal

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neo-

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