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Dermat/itis

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inflammation of the skin

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Cutane/ous

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Pertaining to the skin

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Nephr/oma

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tumor in the kidney tissue

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Ren/al

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Pertain to the kidney

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Stoma/titis

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inflammation of the mouth

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Or/al

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Pertaining to the mouth

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grastr/itis

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastr/o/megaly

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enlargement of the stomach

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hepat/oma

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tumor if the liver

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hepat/o/cytes

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cells in the liver

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an/esthes/ia

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condition of not feeling

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hyper/therm/ia

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condition of excessive heat

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intra/muscul/ar

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pertaining to within the muscle

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para/nas/al

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pertaining to the area near the nose

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poly/ur/ia

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condition of too much urine

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osteo/arthr/itis

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inflammation of bone and joint

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osteo/chondr/itis

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inflammation of bone and cartilage

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arthr/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of a joint

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oste/o/clasis

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surgical fracture of a bone

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arthr/o/desis

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binding or fixation of a joint

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append/ectomy

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removal/excision of the appendix

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thromb/o/lysis

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destruction/separation of a blood clot

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mast/o/pexy

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fixation of the breasts

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rhino/o/plasty

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surgical repair of nose

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my/o/rrhaphy

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suture of a muscle

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trache/o/stomy

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creating an opening into the trachea

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oste/o/tome

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an instrument to cut bone

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trache/o/tomy

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incision of the trachea

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lith/o/tripsy

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crushing a stone/calculus

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electr/o/cardi/o/gram

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record of electrical activity of the heart

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electr/o/cardi/o/graph

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an instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart

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electr/o/cardi/o/graphy

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process of recording electrical activity of the heart

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endo/scope

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an instrument for examining within

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endo/scopy

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visual examination within

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35
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neur/algia

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pain of a nerve

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36
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ot/o/dynia

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pain in the ear

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hepat/o/cele

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hernia or swelling of the liver

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bronchi/ectasis

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dilation or expansion of the bronchi

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39
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hyper/emesis

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excessive vomiting

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leuk/emia

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white blood condition

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carcin/o/gen

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producing/origin of cancer

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42
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carcin/o/genesis

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transformation of normal cells into cancer cells

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gastr/itis

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inflammation of the stomach

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44
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chondr/o/malacia

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softening of cartilage

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cardi/o/megaly

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enlargement of the heart

46
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neur/oma

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tumor of a nerve

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cyan/osis

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dark blue or purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane usually indicating lack of oxygen in the blood

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my/o/pathy

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disease of muscle

49
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oste/o/penia

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decrease in bone mass, but not severe as osteoporosis

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hem/o/phobia

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fear of blood

51
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quadri/plegia

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paralysis of four extremities (both arms and legs)

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blephar/o/ptosis

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prolapse/downward displacement of eyelid, drooping of the upper eyelids

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dia/rrhea

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discharge or flow through

54
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arteri/o/rrhexis

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rupture of an artery

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arteri/o/sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening of an artery

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blephar/o/spasm

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involuntary contraction or twitching the eyelid

57
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arteri/o/stenosis

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abnormal narrowing or stricture of an artery

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hepat/o/toxic

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pertaining to poison in the liver

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psych/iatry

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treatment of the mind

60
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hemt/o/log/ist

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Specialist in the Study of Blood

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neur/o/pathy

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condition of nerve diseases

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ventr/icle

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small cavity of brain or heart

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arteri/ole

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small/minute artery

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ven/ule

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small/minute vein

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pre/nat/al

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Pertaining to the period Before Birth

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peri/nat/al

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Pertaining to the period Around Birth

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post/nat/al

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Pertaining to the period After Birth

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endo/crine

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secrete within

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intra/muscul/ar

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Pertaining to Within the Muscle

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epi/derm/is

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Upon the Skin (outer layer)

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hypo/derm/ic

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Pertaining to Under the Skin

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infra/cost/al

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Below the Ribs

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sub/cutane/ous

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Pertaining to Under the Skin

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inter/cost/al

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Between the Ribs

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retro/version

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Turning Backward (tipping backward from normal position)

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bi/later/al

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Pertaining to Two Sides

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dipl/opia

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Double Vision

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diplo/bacteri/al

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Bacteria linked together in Pairs

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hemi/plegia

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Paralysis of One-half (Paralysis on half of body)

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hyper/calc/emia

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Excessive Calcium in the Blood

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macro/cyte

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Large Cell

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mono/therapy

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One Treatment

83
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uni/nucle/ar

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Pertaining to One Nucleus

84
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multi/gravida

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woman who has been Pregnant More than once

85
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quadri/plegia

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Paralysis of Four

86
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tri/ceps

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Three Heads or three points

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ab/duction

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Movement of a limb Away from the body

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ad/duction

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Movement of a limb Toward the body

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cirum/ren/al

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Pertaining to Around the Kidney

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peri/odont/al

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Pertaining to Around a Teeth

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trans/vagin/al

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Pertaining to Across/through the Vagina

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ecto/gen/ous

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Forming Outside the body/structure

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exo/tropia

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Turning Outward

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extra/crani/al

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Pertaining to Outside the Skull

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para/ans/al

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Beside the Nose

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super/ior

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Pertaining to Above/upper part of structure

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supra/ren/al

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Pertaining to Above the Kidney

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ultra/son/ic

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Pertaining to Sound Beyond human ear

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a/mast/ia

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Without a Breast

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an/esthesia

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Without Feeling

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anti/bacteri/al

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Against Bacteria

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contra/ception

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Against Concieving

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auto/graft

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Transplantation to Self

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brady/cardia

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Slow Heart rate

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dys/tocia

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Difficult Childbirth

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eu/pnea

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Normal Breathing

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hetero/graft

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Different Transplantation

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homo/graft

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Same Transplantation

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homeo/plasia

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Formation/growth of Similar tissue

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tachy/pnea

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Rapid Breathing

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