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1
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A-

A

Without
acardia

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Ab-

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Away from
*abduction

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Ad-

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To or toward
*adduction

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Adeno-

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Glandular
*adenopathy

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Ambi-

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Both
*amphibian

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An-

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Without
*anarobic

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Angio-

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Vessel
*angiology

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Ante-

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Before
*antenatal

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Anti-

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Against
*antiseptic

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Arthro-

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Joint
*arthopod

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Auto-

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Self
*autolysis

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Bi-

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Two
*biology

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Bio-

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Life
*biology

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Brach-

A

Arm
*brachial

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Brady-

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Slow
*bradycardia

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Cardio-

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Heart
Cardiovascular

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Cerebro-

A

Brain
*cerebrospinal

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Chole-

A

Bile
*cholesysitis

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Chromo-

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Color
*chromogentic

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Chondro-

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Cartilage
*chondroblast

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Circum-

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Around
*circumferenc

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Cleido-

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Clavicle

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Cranio-

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Skull

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Cyst-

A

Sac
*cystlysis

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De-

A

Removal
*dehydrate

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Derm-

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Skin
*dermis

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Di-

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Two or twice
*dioxide

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Dia-

A

Through
*diagnosis

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Dis-

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Absent or remove

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30
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Amphi-

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On both sides

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31
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Dys-

A

Defective / difficult
* dysfunctional/dyslexic

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Ecto-

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Outside
* exotoxin

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Endo-

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Inside
* endotoxin

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Entero-

A

Intestine
*Enteritis

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Epi-

A

Above or beyond
* epidermis

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Erythro-

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Red
*erythrocyte

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Extra-

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Outside
* extracellular

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38
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Gastro-

A

Stomach
* gastritis

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39
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Glosso-

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Tongue
* glossopharyngeal

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40
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Glycol-

A

Sugar
*glycogen

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41
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Gyn-

A

Woman
* gynecolonist

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42
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Hemato-

A

Blood
* hematology

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43
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Hemo-

A

Blood
* hemoglobin

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44
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Hemi-

A

Half
*Hemipelvectomy

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45
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Hepato-

A

Liver
*Hepatic

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46
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Hetero-

A

Different
* hetertopia

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47
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Histo-

A

Tissue
* histology

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48
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Homo-

A

Same
*homogeneous

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49
Q

Hyalo-

A

Glassy
* hyaloplasm

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50
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Exo-

A

Outside
* exotoxin

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51
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Hyper-

A

Above or more
* hyperemia

52
Q

Hypo-

A

Below or less
* hypoglycemia

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Im-

A

Not
* immobile

54
Q

In

A

Not
* incomplete

55
Q

Infra-

A

Beneath
*Infrastructure

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Q

Intra-

A

Within
*Intracranial

57
Q

Iso-

A

Same
* isotonic

58
Q

Karyo-

A

Nucleus
* karyosome

59
Q

Lact-

A

Milk
*lactose

60
Q

Leuco-

A

White
* leukocyte

61
Q

Lipo-

A

Fat
* lipolyte

62
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Litho-

A

Stone
* lithography

63
Q

Macro-

A

Large
* macroscopic

64
Q

Mal

A

Bad or poor
*Malpractice

65
Q

Inter-

A

Between
*intercellular

66
Q

Mega-

A

Large

67
Q

Melan

A

Black
*melanin

68
Q

Meso-

A

Between or middle
*mesoderm

69
Q

Micro-

A

Small
*microscopic

70
Q

Mono-

A

One
*mononuclear

71
Q

Morpho-

A

Shape
*morphology

72
Q

Multi-

A

Many
*multiculture

73
Q

Myco-

A

Fungus
*mycology

74
Q

Myelo-

A

Marrow
*myelocyte

75
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Myo-

A

Muscle-
Myocardium

76
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Naso-

A

Nose
Nasopalentine

77
Q

Necro-

A

Death
*necrosis

78
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Neo-

A

New
*neonatal

79
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Nephro-

A

Kidney
*nephrosis

80
Q

Neuro-

A

Nerve
*neurology

81
Q

Nucleo-

A

Nucleus
*nucleoplasm

82
Q

Odonto-

A

Tooth
*odontoblast

83
Q

Oligo-

A

Little
*oligemia

84
Q

Oo-

A

Egg
*oogenesis

85
Q

Ophthalmo

A

Eye
*ophthalmology

86
Q

Orch-

A

testis
*orchitis

87
Q

Osteo-

A

bone
*osteosarcoma

88
Q

Oto-

A

ear
*otolith otitis

89
Q

Pachy-

A

thick
*pachyderm

90
Q

Pan-

A

All
*pancarditis, pandemic

91
Q

Para-

A

Near or beside
*parallel

92
Q

Patho-

A

Disease
*pathology

93
Q

Peri-

A

around
*pericardium

94
Q

Phago-

A

to eat
*phagocyte

95
Q

Phelbo-

A

Vein
*phelbosclerosis

96
Q

Photo-

A

Light
*photosynthesis

97
Q

Pilo-

A

Hair
*pilomotor

98
Q

Platy-

A

Broad or flat
*platypodia

99
Q

Pleo-

A

Many
*pleomorphic

100
Q

Pneumo-

A

Air
*pneumonia

101
Q

Podo-

A

Foot
*podiatry

102
Q

Polio-

A

Gray
*poliosis

103
Q

Poly-

A

Many or much
*polygon

104
Q

Post-

A

After
*postmortem postpartum

105
Q

Pre-

A

Before
*prenatal

106
Q

Procto-

A

Rectum
*proctology proctitis

107
Q

Pseudo-

A

False
*pseudomembrane

108
Q

Pyelo-

A

Kidney pelvis
*Pyelonephritis

109
Q

Pyo-

A

Pus
*pyogenic

110
Q

Retro-

A

Behind or backward
*retroperitoneal

111
Q

Rhino-

A

Nose
*rhinology

112
Q

Saccharo-

A

Sugar
*saccharin

113
Q

Salping-

A

Uterine tube
Salphingitis

114
Q

Salping-

A

Uterine tube
Salpingitis

115
Q

Sclero-

A

Hardening
*sclerosis

116
Q

Semi-

A

Half
*semilunar

117
Q

Sero-

A

Blood serum
*serology

118
Q

Sub-

A

Beneath

119
Q

Super-

A

Above
*supersaturated

120
Q

Supra-

A

Above
*suprarenal

121
Q

Trans-

A

Across
*transverse

122
Q

Tri-

A

Three
*trilogy

123
Q

Uni-

A

One
Unicellular

124
Q

Urin-

A

Urine
Urinary

125
Q

Uro-

A

Urine
Urology

126
Q

Vaso-

A

Vessel
Vasomotor

127
Q

Zoo

A

Animal
Zoospore

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