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Physiology

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Science of bodily function

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Anatomy

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Science of structure of body

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Acute

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Short term, immediate, severe

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Chronic

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Constant, recurring

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Benign

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Non-cancerous, does not spread

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Malignant

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Cancerous, will spread

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Diagnosis

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Determine disease

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Etiology

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Study of cause of disease

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Prognosis

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Forecast/outcome

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Therapy

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Treatment of disease

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Genetic

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Pertaining to inherited traits

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Genomic

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Pertaining to genes, how a condition develops

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Signs

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Objective evidence of disease

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Symptoms

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Subjective evidence of disease

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A-

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Without, not

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Ab-

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From, away from

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Ad-

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Toward, increase

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Ambi-

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Both

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An-

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Without, not

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Ante-

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Before, in front

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Antero-

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In front of

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

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Two, double

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Bio-

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Life, living

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Brady-

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Slow

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Contra-

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Against

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De-

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Down from

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Dextro-

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Right

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Dis-

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Free of, undo

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Dys-

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Difficult, painful

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Ecto-

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Outside

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En-

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Within

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Upon, over, above

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Eu-

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Good, easy

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Ex-

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Out, away from

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Extra-

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Outside, beyond

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Hemi-

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Half

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Homo-

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Same, like

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Under, below, less than

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Im-

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Not

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In-

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Within, inside

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Infra-

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Beneath, below

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Levo-

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Left

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Macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Medio-

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Middle

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Mega-

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Large

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Meso-

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Middle

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Meta-

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Grow, spread

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Micro-

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Small

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Mono-

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One, single

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Neo-

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New

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Non-

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Not

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Pan-

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All, total

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Para-

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Near, beside

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Peri-

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Around

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Pre-

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Before, in front

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Primi-

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First

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Quadri-

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Four

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Retro-

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Backward

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Semi-

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Half

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Sub-

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Under, below

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Supra-

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Above, over

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Tri-

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Three

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Uni-

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One

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-algia

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Pain

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-desis

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Fixation/binding

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-ectasis

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Dilation

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-emia

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Blood

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-genic

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Producing/originating

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-gram

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Record/written

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-graph

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Instrument

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-Graphy

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Process of recording

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-iasis

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Condition/formation

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-ic, ac, al, ar, a

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lysis

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Destruction/breakdown

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-logist

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Person who studies

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-logy

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Study of

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-oma

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Tumor/cancer

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-osis

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Condition

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease/condition

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-penia

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Decrease/deficiency

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-pexy

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Suspension/fixation

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-plasty

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Repair of

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-pnea

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Breath

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-ptosis

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Downward displacement

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-rrhea

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Excess discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-scope

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Instrument to examine

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-scopy

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Exam

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction

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-stasis

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Stand still

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-stomy

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Surgical creation of opening

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-tomy

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Incision

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-trophy

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Growth

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Adeno

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Gland

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Angio

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Vessel

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Ano

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Rectum

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Arterio

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Artery

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Arthro

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Joint

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Blepharo

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Eyelid

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Broncho

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Lower windpipe

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Carcino

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Cancer

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Cario

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Heart

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Cephalo

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Head

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Cholecyst

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Gallbladder

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Chondro

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Cartilage

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Colo

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Colon

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Costo

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Rib

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Cysto

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Bladder

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Cyto

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Cell

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Derma

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Skin

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Duodeno

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Small intestine

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Emesis

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Vomit

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Encephalo

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Brain

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Entero

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Intestine

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Esthesia

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Feeling/sensation

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Febrile

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Fever

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Gloss

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Tongue

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Hemato

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Blood

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Hepato

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Liver

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Hystero

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Uterus

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jejuno

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2nd part of small intestine

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laparo

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abdominal wall

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laryngo

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voice box

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lipo

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fat

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litho

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stone

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lympho

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lymph

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myelo

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bone marrow

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myo

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muscle

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naso

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nose

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necro

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dead

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nephro

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kidney

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neuro

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nerves

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onco

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tumor

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oophoro

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ovary

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opthalmo

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eye

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opto

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vision

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oro

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mouth

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osteo

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bone

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oto

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ear

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patho

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disease

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phago

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eat

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phlebo

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vein

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phobia

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fear

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pneo

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breath

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pneumo

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lung

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pulmo

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lung

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pyo

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pus

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rhino

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nose

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salpingo

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fallopian

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sclera

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white tissue of eye

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spleno

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spleen

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tendo

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tendon

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thrombo

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clot

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toxo

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poison

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tracheo

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upper windpipe

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uria

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urine

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cirrho

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yellow

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cyano

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blue

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erythro

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red

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glauco

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gray

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jaundo

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yellow

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leuko

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white

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melano

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black

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neutro

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white

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