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1
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poly-

A

many

polycystic

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di-

A

two

diencephalon

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3
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dia-

A

complete. through

diameter, diapedesis

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enter-

A

intestine

enterokinase, gastroenterisis

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5
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ex-, exo-

A

outside

exogenous

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6
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semi-

A

half

semiprone

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7
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macro-

A

large

macrophage

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hyper-

A

above, in excess

hypertension

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9
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erythr-

A

red

erythrocyte

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hemi-

A

half

hemianopia

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11
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post-

A

after

postmortem

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sym-, syn-

A

together, joined

symphysis, synechia

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quad-

A

four

quadriceps

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14
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intra-

A

inside

intramuscular

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15
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pseudo-

A

fake

pseudocyst

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16
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tri-

A

three

tricuspid

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17
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per-

A

through

percutaneous

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18
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ultra-

A

above, beyond, extra

ultrasound

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19
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micro-

A

small

microglia

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20
Q

re-

A

back, again

reflux

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21
Q

infra-

A

underneath, below

infraorbital

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22
Q

sarco-

A

muscle

sarcomere

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23
Q

brady-

A

slow

bradycardia

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24
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super-, supra-

A

over, above

superinfection, suprarenal

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25
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jaun-

A

yellow

jaundice

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26
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melan-

A

black

melanoma

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27
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para-

A

next to, around, beyond

paracrine

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de-

A

take way, reduce

decompression

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29
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leuk/o-, leuc/o-

A

white

leukocidins, leucocyte

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bi-, bin-

A

two

biceps, binaural

31
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retro-

A

behind

retrograde

32
Q

pan-

A

all

pamdemic

33
Q

a-, an-

A

without, missing

aplasia, anaemia

34
Q

card-

A

heart

cardiac

35
Q

contra-

A

against

contraception

36
Q

hypo-

A

below, deficient

hypocalcaemia

37
Q

ad-

A

to, toward

adduct

38
Q

chlor-

A

green

chloropsia

39
Q

baro-

A

pressure

baroreceptor

40
Q

hetero-

A

different

heterozygous

41
Q

multi-

A

many

multigravida

42
Q

homo-

A

same

homograft

43
Q

inter-

A

between

intercostal

44
Q

anti-

A

against

antiviral

45
Q

lymph-

A

lymph tissue

lymphatic

46
Q

cyan-

A

blue

cyanopsia

47
Q

dis-

A

undo, take away from

dislocate

48
Q

eu-

A

normal, good

eustress

49
Q

dys-

A

difficult, abnormal

dysuria

50
Q

ambi-

A

both

ambidextrous

51
Q

purpur-

A

purple

purpura

52
Q

pan-

A

all

neoplasm

53
Q

tachy-

A

fast

tachycardia

54
Q

endo-

A

inside

endoderm

55
Q

mal-

A

bad, abdomal

malnutrition

56
Q

neo-

A

new

neoplasm

57
Q

epi-

A

on, over, covering

epidermis

58
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trans-

A

through, across

transcutaneous

59
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ab-

A

from, away from

abductor

60
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con-

A

together

concrescence

61
Q

ante-

A

before

antenatal

62
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sub-

A

under, beneath

subdural

63
Q

rube-

A

red

rubor

64
Q

meta-

A

change

metabolize

65
Q

ecto-

A

outside

ectoderm

66
Q

intra-

A

between

intercostal

67
Q

circum-

A

around

circumduction

68
Q

extra-

A

outside of

extracellular

69
Q

in-, im-

A

not

inappetence

70
Q

meso-

A

middle, medium

mesoderm

71
Q

mono-

A

one

monoclonal

72
Q

pre-, pro-

A

before

premenopausal

73
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

perimenopause

74
Q

uni-

A

one

uniovular

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