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A-, an-

A

No; not;without
Examples- apathetic; analgesia

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward, near

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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-ac,-al

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Pertaining to

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-an,-ar, -ary

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Pertaining to

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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-Algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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-Algia

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Pain

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Ana-

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Up;apart;backward;again;anew

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Angi/o

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Vessel(blood)

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Ante-

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Before,forward

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Anter/o

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Front

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Anti

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Against

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Aort/o

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Aorta (largest artery)

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Append/o appendic/o

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Appendix

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Arter/o arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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-ase

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Enzyme

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Audi/o,audit/o

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Hearing

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Aunt/o aut auto

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Self own

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bacter/i/o

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Bacteria

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Bi-

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Two

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Branchi/o

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Arm

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Brady

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Slow

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Bronch/o bronchi/o

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Bronchial tube

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Calc/o

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Calcium

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous;cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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-cele, coele

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Swelling, hernia

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Cell/u

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Cell level

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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Crevice/o

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Neck

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Chol/e

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Bile; gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gall bladder

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-cidal

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Pertaining to killing

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon(large intestine)

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Comi/o

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To care for

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Contra-

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Against; opposite

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/i

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Skull

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Cran/i

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Skull

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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Cyt/o -cyte

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Cell

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51
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De-

A

Lack of,less

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52
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Derm/o derma dermat/o

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Skin

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53
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Diaphor/o

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Sweat

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54
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Dist/o

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Far distant

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Dors/o Dorsi

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Back (of body )

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Dys-

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Bad, painful difficult abnormal

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57
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-eal

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Pertaining to

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58
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-Ectonomy

A

Removal excision resection

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59
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-emia

A

Blood condition

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60
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-Eric

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Pertaining to blood condition

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End- end/o

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In;within

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Enter/o

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Intestines (usually small intestine)

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Epi-

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Above upon on

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Erythem/o

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Flushed redness

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66
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-sis

A

Action; condition state of

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Ex-

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Out; away from

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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-genesis

A

Producing; forming

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-ger/i geront/o

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Old age

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71
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Gluc/o glyc/o

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Glucose sugar

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72
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-gram

A

Record

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73
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-graphy

A

Process of recording

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74
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Hem/o hemat/o

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Blood

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75
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Hemi

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Half

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Hepato/o

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Liver

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Herni/o

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Hernia

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Hyper-

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Above,excessive, greater than normal

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Hypo

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Deficient below or less than normal

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Hyster/o

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Uterus; womb

82
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-ia

A

Condition

83
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-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior

A

Pertaining to

84
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-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

85
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Ile/o

A

Ileum

86
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Inguin/o

A

Groin

87
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Inter-

A

Between

88
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Intra-

A

Within-into

89
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-ism

A

Process condition

90
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-ist

A

Specialist

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-itis

A

Inflammation

92
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Jaund/o

A

Yellow

93
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Jejun/o

A

Jejunum

94
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Kal/i

A

Potassium

95
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Ket/o Keton

A

Ketones acetones

96
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Kyph/o

A

Hunch back

97
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Lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall; abdomen

98
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Later/o

A

Side

99
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Leuk/o

A

White

100
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Lip/o

A

Lipid fat

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Lob/o

A

Lobe

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-lysis

A

Break down separation destruction

103
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Mal-

A

Bad

104
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Mamm/o mast/o

A

Breast

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Medi/o

A

Middle

106
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

107
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Melan/o

A

Black

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-ment/o

A

Mind

109
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My/o

A

Muscle

110
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Narc/o

A

Numbness sleep

111
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Nas/o

A

Nose

112
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Natr/o

A

Sodium

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Necr/o

A

Death

114
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

115
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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Norm/o

A

Rule order

117
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Nos/o

A

Infection

118
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Ocul/o

A

Eye

119
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Ophthalm/o

A

Eye

120
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Opt/o optico

A

Eye, vision

121
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-old

A

Resembling derived from

122
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Olig/o

A

Scant slight

123
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-Oma

A

Tumor mass fluid collection

124
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Onc/o

A

Tumor

125
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Oophor/o

A

Ovary

126
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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal

127
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Oste/o

A

Bone

128
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Ot/o

A

Ear

129
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-ous

A

Pertaining to

130
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-oxia, -oxic

A

Oxygen

131
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Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

132
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Para-

A

Near, beside, apart from along side of

133
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-paresis

A

Weakness

134
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Path/o

A

Disease

135
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-pathy

A

Disease emotion

136
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Pector/o

A

Chest

137
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-Penia

A

Deficiency

138
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-phagia

A

Eating swallowing

139
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Phas/o phasia

A

Speech

140
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Phleb/o

A

Vein

141
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-plasia

A

Development; formation; growth

142
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

143
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-plegia -plegic

A

Paralysis palsy

144
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-pnea

A

Breathing

145
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Pneum/o pneumon/o

A

Lung air gas

146
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Post- ; poster/o

A

After behind

147
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Pre-

A

Before in front of

148
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Proxim/o

A

Near

149
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Psuedo

A

False fake

150
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Pulmon/o

A

Lung

151
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Purul/o

A

Pus

152
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Quadri-

A

Four

153
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-rhino

A

Nose

154
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-rrhage

A

Bursting forth of blood

155
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-rrhea

A

Flow discharge

156
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Sanguin/o

A

Fluid- blood

157
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-sclerosis

A

Hardening

158
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-scope

A

Instrument to visually examine

159
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-scopy

A

Process of visually examining w a scope

160
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-sect

A

To cut

161
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Seps/o

A

Infection

162
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Ser/o

A

Fluid-serum; clear

163
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-sis

A

State of

164
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-spasm

A

Sudden contraction of muscle

165
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-stasis

A

To stop control place

166
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-static

A

Pertaining to stopping controlling

167
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-stenosis

A

Tightening narrowing

168
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Stern/o

A

Sternum

169
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-stomy

A

New opening (to form a mouth)

170
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Sub-

A

Under below

171
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Supra-

A

Above upper

172
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Syncop/o

A

Faint

173
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Tachy-

A

Fast

174
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-tension -tensive

A

Pressure

175
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Therm/o

A

Heat

176
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Thorac/o

A

Chest

177
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-thorax

A

Chest pleural cavity

178
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Thromb/o

A

Clot

179
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Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

180
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-tic

A

Pertaining to

181
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting

182
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-toxic

A

Poison

183
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Trache/o

A

Trachea

184
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Trans

A

Across through

185
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Tri

A

Three

186
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-trophy

A

Development- condition of

187
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Umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus navel

188
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Uni-

A

One

189
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Ur/o

A

Urine, urinary tract infection

190
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Ureter/o

A

Ureter

191
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

192
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-uria

A

Urination, condition of urine

193
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Urin/o

A

Urine

194
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-us

A

Structure things

195
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Uter/o

A

Uterus womb

196
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Vascul/o

A

Vessel blood

197
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Ven/o ven/i

A

Vein

198
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Ventr/o

A

Abdominal side of o the body

199
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Vertebr/o

A

Vertebra (back bone )

200
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Xer/o

A

Dry

201
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-y

A

Condition process

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