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pro-

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in front of, forward

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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proct- (o)

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rectum, rectal, anus

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psora-

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itch

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pseaudo-

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false

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psych- (i, o)

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pertaining to the mind

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-ptosis

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drooping down, sagging, downward displacement

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pulmon- (o)

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lung

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py- (o)

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pus

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pyel- (o)

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renal pelvis of kidney

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pyr- (o)

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heat, fever

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quad- (ra, ri)

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four

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radi- (o)

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X-rays, radiation

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re-

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back, again

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rect-

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rectum

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ren- (o)

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kidney

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retro-

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backward, in back, behind

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rhin- (o)

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nose, pertaining to the nose

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-rraphy

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suture of, sewing up a gap of defect

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-rrhagia

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sudden or excessive flow

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture of, bursting

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salping- (i, o)

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tube, fallopian tube

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sanguin- (o)

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blood

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sarc- (o)

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malignant (cancer) connective tissue

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-sarcoma

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tumor, cancer

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scler- (o)

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hardening

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-sclerosis

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dryness or hardness

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-scope

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examining instrument

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-scopy

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observation

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-sect

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cut

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semi-

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half, part

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sep- (ti)

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poison, rot, infection

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sinistr- (o)

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left

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soma- (t)

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body

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son- (o)

A

sound

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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sperm- (ato)

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spermatozoa, male germ (sex) cell

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splen- (o)

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spleen

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-stasis

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stoppage, maintaining a constant level