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a-

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absence of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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an-

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absence of

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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life

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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co-/con-

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together/joined

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contra-

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against

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cryo-

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cold

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cyano-

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blue

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de-

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away from/removing

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dia-

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through

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diplo-

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double

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dys-

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difficult/ abnormal/ painful

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ecto-

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external/ outside/ without

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en-/endo-

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within/ in/ into

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epi-

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upon/ above/ on

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ery-/erythro-

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red

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

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unlike/ dissimilar

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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above/ high/ in excess of normal

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hypo-

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low/ below/ under/ less than normal

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within/ inside

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iso-

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equal

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kypho-

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crooked/ hump/ curvature

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latero-

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side

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leuco-/leuko-

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white

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lordo-

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curvature forward

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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poor/ abnormal/ impaired

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mega-/megalo-

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big/ enlarged

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melan-

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black/ dark/ pigment

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meta-

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after/ beyond

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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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multi-

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many

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neo-

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new

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oligo-

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scantly/ deficient

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ortho-

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straight

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pachy-

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thick

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pan-

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all

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para-

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alongside

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peri-

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around

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polio-

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grey

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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pre-/pro-

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before

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quadri-

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four

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retro-

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backwards

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sclero-

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hard

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Scolio

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sideways/ twisted

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semi-

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half

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steno-

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narrow

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sub-

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below

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super-/supra-

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above

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syn-

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with/ together/ union

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tachy-

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rapid/ fast

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uni-

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one