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without

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toward/to

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appendix

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glandular-

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around/both

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before/ in front of

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anus

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vessel

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vaso- ; angio-

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pain

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double

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bile

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slow

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bronchus

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heart

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gallbladder

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colon

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bladder

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cell

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around

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opposite

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head

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skin

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difficuly

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outside

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within ; into

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normal ; good

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out ; away from

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esophagus

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brain

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intestines

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moving clot

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embolus

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expansion ; dilation

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removal of

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blood

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stomach

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gums

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tongue

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gloss

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sugar

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a recording of something

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a record made

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half

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different

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same

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excessive ; above normal

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under ; below normal

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blood

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liver

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between

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within

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in, into

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intro-

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ileum

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condition of

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inflammation of

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treatment of

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jejunum

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jejuno-

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larynx

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laryngo-

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side

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white

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lymph

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fat

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stone, calculus

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presense of stones

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dissolving ; disintegration

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study of

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bad

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big

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big, large

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small

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single

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mono-

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many

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spinal cord ; marrow

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myelo-

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enlargement

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megaly

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new

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nerve

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kidney

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bone

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small ; few

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olig-

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eye

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eye

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ear

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ovary

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testes

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orchido-

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study of ; science of

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disease of

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surgical repair of

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tumor

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viewing

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discharge of ; flow

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condition of ; disease of

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opening of ; outlet

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to incise

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all

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disease

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around

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many

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after; behind

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post-

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before ; in front of

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pre- ; pro-

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false

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fever

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fear

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phobia

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light

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pus

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pharynx

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pharyngo-

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vein

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vena- ; phlebo-

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lungs

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pneumo- ; pulmo-

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mind

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psych-

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kidney pelvis

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pyelo-

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partial paralysis

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disease

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deficiency ; lack of; decrease of

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eating ; swallowing

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growth ; formation of

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repair of ; shaping of

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paralysis

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four

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quad-

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backward; behind

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retro-

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nose

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kidney

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bursting forth

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suture of

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flow ; discharge of

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hardening

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one half

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under ; below

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above ; excessive

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mouth

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fallopian tube

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instrument to see

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process of examining

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narrowing ; stricture

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fast

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across ; over

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three

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heat

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tonsils

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trachea

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chest

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clot of blood

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beyond

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not ; back ; reversal

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one

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urethra

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ureter

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womb ; uterus

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vessel

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vagina

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speech

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append-

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glandular-

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around/both

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ante-

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before/ in front of

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vaso- ; angio-

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bili-

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brady-

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bronch-

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cardio-

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cholecyst-

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gallbladder

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cyto-

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ecto-

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endo-

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within ; into

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eu-

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normal ; good

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out ; away from

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encephal-

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entero-

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intestines

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embolus

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moving clot

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expansion ; dilation

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-ectomy

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removal of

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gastr-

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gingiv-

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gloss

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a recording of something

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-gram

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a record made

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hemi-

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hyper-

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excessive ; above normal

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hypo-

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under ; below normal

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hem-, hemat-

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hepato-

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inter-

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intro-

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-ism

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condition of

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-itis

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inflammation of

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-iatry

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treatment of

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jejuno-

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laryngo-

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latero-

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leuk-

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lympho-

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lipo-

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-lithiasis

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presense of stones

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-lysis

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dissolving ; disintegration

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-logy

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mal-

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macro-

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mega- ; megal-

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big, large

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micro-

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mono-

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multi-

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myelo-

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spinal cord ; marrow

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megaly

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enlargement

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neo-

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neuro-

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nephron-

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esteo-

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olig-

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small ; few

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oculo-

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opthalmo-

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oto-

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oopharo-

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orchido-

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-ology

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study of ; science of

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-opathy

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disease of

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-orrhaphy

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surgical repair of

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-oma

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-opsy

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-orrhea

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discharge of ; flow

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-osis

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condition of ; disease of

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-ostomy

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opening of ; outlet

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-otomy

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pan-

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path-

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ploy-

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post-

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after; behind

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pre- ; pro-

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before ; in front of

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pseudo-

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pyro-

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phobia

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photo-

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pyo-

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pharyngo-

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vena- ; phlebo-

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pneumo- ; pulmo-

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psych-

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pyelo-

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kidney pelvis

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-pathy

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-penia

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deficiency ; lack of; decrease of

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-phagia

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eating ; swallowing

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plasia

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growth ; formation of

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-plasty

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repair of ; shaping of

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-plegia

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quad-

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retro-

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backward; behind

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rhino-

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reno-

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

270
Q

-rrhaphy

271
Q

-rrhea

A

flow ; discharge of

272
Q

scler-

273
Q

semi-

274
Q

sub-

A

under ; below

275
Q

supra-

A

above ; excessive

276
Q

stomato-

277
Q

salpingo-

A

fallopian tube

278
Q

-scope

A

instrument to see

279
Q

-scopy

A

process of examining

280
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing ; stricture

281
Q

-tachy

282
Q

trans-

A

across ; over

283
Q

tri-

284
Q

therm-

285
Q

tonsillo-

286
Q

tracheo-

287
Q

thoraco-

288
Q

thrombo-

A

clot of blood

289
Q

ultra-

290
Q

un-

A

not ; back ; reversal

291
Q

uni-

292
Q

urethra-

293
Q

uretero-

294
Q

utero-

A

womb ; uterus

295
Q

vaso-

296
Q

vagino- ; colpo-

297
Q

-phasia

298
Q

-phobia

Fundamentals of Nursing 1 (9 decks)

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