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-ptysis

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spitting

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mammill

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pertaining to the nipple

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micro

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small

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fibr

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fiber

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gyn

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woman

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cyan(o)

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blue color

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phleb(o)

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blood vein(s)

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tachy

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rapid

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koil

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hollow or depressed area

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sial(o)

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saliva, salivary gland

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pseud(o)

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false or fake

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odont(o)

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pertaining to teeth

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-ectomy

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remove, out

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para

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alongside of

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nephr(o)

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pertaining to the kidney

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pneum

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pertaining to the lungs

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iso

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same

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lytic

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dissolution

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-ad

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toward

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phot(o)

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pertaining to light

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scler(o)

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hardness

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idio

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self

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phallo

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phallus

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-tripsy

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crushing

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hydr(o)

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water

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epi

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on, upon

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morhp(o)

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from, shape

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brady

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slow

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-plasty

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repair

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alb-

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white

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re

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again, backward

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myring(o)

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eardrum

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varic(o)

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swollen or twisted vein

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-ic

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pertaining to

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lacrim

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tear

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phaco

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lens-shaped

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-trophy

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nourishment

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ex

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out of, away from

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peo, peni, peno

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pertaining to the penis

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acous(io)

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relating to hearing

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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crani

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relating to the cranium

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-ism

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condition, disease

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myelo

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spinal cord

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pro

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before

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brachi(o)

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relating to arm

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aer

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air, gas

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scoli(o)

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twisted

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lysis

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destruction, separation

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-plasia

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formation, development

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necr(o)

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death

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vas(o)

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duct, blood vessel

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phon(o)

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sound

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karyo

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nucleus

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-phil(ia)

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attraction for

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-phago, -phagia

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eating, devouring

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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prim

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first, most important

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-oesophageal

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gullet

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cata

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down, under

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-tomy

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cutting, incising

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pre

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before

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ileo

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ileum

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-ismus

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spasm, contraction

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-osis

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diseased, abnormal

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-ics

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knowledge, treatment

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eosin

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red

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per

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through

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spasmo

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spasm

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ungui

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pertaining to the nail

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ren(o)

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pertaining to the kidney

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-stomy

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creation of an opening

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reticul

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net

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polio

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gray color

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lymph

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lymph

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lei(o)

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smooth

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filli

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hair like

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kin

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movement

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-pyr(o)

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fever

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pharmaco

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drug, medication

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front

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pertaining to the forehead

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orchid(o)

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testis

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adip

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relating to fat or fatty tissue

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gluco

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sweet

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lact

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milk

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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tetan

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rigid, tense

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ossi

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bone

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schist(o)/schiz(o)

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split, cleft division (schistocyte-red blood cell fragment seen in hemolytic anemias; schizophrenia-psychological disorder)

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pyel(o)

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pelvis

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onco

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-crine

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to secrete

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cutane

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skin

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-stasis

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stop, stand

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parvo

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small

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-gram

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record or picture

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eu

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true, good

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intra

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within

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presby

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old age

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chem(o)

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chemistry

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meta

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after, behind

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vesic(o)

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pertaining to the bladder

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-oma

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tumor

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myc

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fungus

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cardio

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heart

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stom(a)

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mouth

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ur(o)

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urine

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-gnosis

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knowledge

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coron

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crown

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squamos(o)

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denoting full of scales or scaly

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juxta

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near, alongside

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extra

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outside

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-rrhage

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burst forth

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veni

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veins

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hystero, metro, metrio, utero

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pertaining to the womb or uterus

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fossa

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hollow or depressed area

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cervic

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pertaining to the cervix

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-acusis

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hearing

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-plegia

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paralysis

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bucc(o)

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pertaining to cheek

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping

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ology

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study

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dent

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pertaining to teeth

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genu

A

pertaining to the knee

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meg(a)

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enlargement

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neur(o)

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nervous system

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oxo

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addition of oxygen

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peri

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around, surrounding

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oo

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an egg, ovum

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circum

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around

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tort(i)

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twisted

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inter

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between, among

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heter

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the other (of two)

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plexy

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stroke, seizure

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oophor(o)

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pertaining to the ovaries

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com

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with

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-icle

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small

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aesthesio

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sensation

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aden

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relating to gland

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rhachi

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spine

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lip

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fat

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kerato

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skin or cornea

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oid

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resemblance to

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-rrhoea

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flowing, discharge

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rhin(o)

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pertaining to the nose

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xer(o)

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dry, desert-like

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-rrhea

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discharge

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pleio

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more, multiple

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thoraco

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chest

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sarco

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muscular, flesh like

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kerat(o)

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eye or skin

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amph

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both sides

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or(o)

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pertaining to the mouth

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mero

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part

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hepat

A

pertaining to the liver

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dacryo

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tear

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mon(o)

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single

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isch(o)

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restriction/restraint; to hold back

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myo

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muscle

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sinistr(o)

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left, left side

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laryng

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larynx

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carp(o)

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pertaining to wrist

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clast

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break

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-ite

A

nature of, resembling

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hyp(o)

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below normal

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de

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away

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sito-

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food, grain

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brachy

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short, little

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ot(o)

A

pertaining to the ear

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opthalm(o)

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pertaining to the eye

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cerebr(o)

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pertaining to the brain

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-scopy

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inspection

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ultra

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beyond, excessive

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phren(o)

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the mind

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retro

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backward, behind

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chole

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pertaining to bile

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nerv

A

pertaining to nerves

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adren

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relating to adrenal glands

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muscul(o)

A

muscle

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melan(o)

A

black color

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cyst(o)

A

bladder

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proct(o)

A

anus, rectum

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mes(o)

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middle

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ab

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away

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ortho

A

denoting something straight

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bronch(i)

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relating to bronchus

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ec

A

out

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abdomin

A

abdomen

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-lepsy

A

attack, seizure

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-staxis

A

dripping, trickling

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mamm

A

pertaining to the breast

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aut(o)

A

self

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-py(o)

A

pus

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rhod

A

rose-red color

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derm(o)

A

pertaining to skin

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immuno

A

immunity

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spadias

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slit, fissure

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narc(o)

A

numb, sleep

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-lysis

A

rupture

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-pexy

A

fixation by stitching

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ocul(o)

A

pertaining to the eye

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lingu

A

pertaining to the tongue

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pauci

A

few

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melos

A

extremity

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oxy

A

sharp, acute

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pulmo

A

relating to the lungs

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macro(o)

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large

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faci

A

pertaining to the face

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psych

A

pertaining to the mind

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neo

A

new

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semi

A

one-half, partly

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papul(o)

A

small elevating or swelling

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angi(o)

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blood vessel

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-y

A

condition, process

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normo

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normal

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lept

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light, slender

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-metry

A

process of measuring

218
Q

stenosis

A

narrowing

219
Q

bi

A

twice, double

220
Q

hist(o)

A

tissue

221
Q

-rrhagia

A

rapid flow of blood

222
Q

heme

A

blood

223
Q

-genic

A

formatice, producing

224
Q

gingiv

A

gums

225
Q

cyt, -cyte

A

cell

226
Q

om(o)

A

pertaining to the shoulder

227
Q

nas(o)

A

pertaining to the nose

228
Q

bio

A

life

229
Q

myx(o)

A

mucus

230
Q

rect(o)

A

rectum

231
Q

carcin(o)

A

cancer

232
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

233
Q

stheno

A

strength, force, power

234
Q

-ac, -acal

A

pertaining to

235
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

236
Q

-tensive

A

pressure

237
Q

urin

A

pertaining to urine

238
Q

toco

A

childbirth

239
Q

ipsi

A

same

240
Q

psor

A

itching

241
Q

thromb(o)

A

clotting of blood

242
Q

quadr

A

four

243
Q

dynam

A

force, energy

244
Q

halluc

A

wander in mind

245
Q

dys

A

bad, difficult

246
Q

log(o)

A

speech

247
Q

zo(o)

A

animal, animal life

248
Q

-aemia

A

blood condition

249
Q

oto

A

ear

250
Q

-algia

A

pain

251
Q

hidr

A

sweat

252
Q

chlor(o)

A

denoting green color

253
Q

lith

A

stone

254
Q

porphyr(o)

A

purple color

255
Q

therap(o)

A

treatment

256
Q

sten(o)

A

denoting something narrow in shape

257
Q

dys

A

painful; lack of function

258
Q

di

A

two

259
Q

-malacia

A

softening

260
Q

latero

A

lateral

261
Q

post

A

after, behind

262
Q

-version

A

turning

263
Q

-rupt

A

break, burst

264
Q

dif

A

apart, separate

265
Q

-paresis

A

slight parlysis

266
Q

endo

A

inside or within

267
Q

blast(o)

A

germ or bid

268
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

269
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

270
Q

leuk

A

white color

271
Q

contra

A

against

272
Q

radio

A

radiation

273
Q

hyper

A

extreme, beyond normal

274
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

274
Q

odyn(o)

A

pain

275
Q

chondro

A

cartilage

276
Q

-cide

A

killing

277
Q

hemi

A

half

278
Q

ped

A

pertaining to the foot

279
Q

labi

A

pertaining to the lip

280
Q

pelv(i)

A

hip bonde

281
Q

-pathy

A

disease or disorder

282
Q

aux(o)

A

increase

283
Q

home(o)

A

similar

284
Q

capill

A

pertaining to hair

285
Q

onycho

A

fingernail or toenail

286
Q

kyph

A

humped

287
Q

-pepsia

A

relating to digestion

288
Q

therm(o)

A

heat

289
Q

pan

A

all

289
Q

-dynia

A

pain

290
Q

xen(o)

A

foreign, different

291
Q

gastro

A

stomach

292
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

293
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

293
Q

tracheo

A

trachea

294
Q

mening(o)

A

membrane

295
Q

hema

A

blood

296
Q

scoto

A

darkness

297
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

298
Q

osseo

A

bony

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