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1
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Oligo-

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Few

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Pan/ Omni-

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all

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Eu / Normo -

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Normal

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Macro-

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Large; visible to the naked eye

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Micro-

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Small; not visible to the naked eye

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Hyper-

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High; above normal; elevated

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Hypo-

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Low; below normal; decreased

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A- / An-

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Absent: lacking

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Mono-

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Single; singular/ single

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Di-

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2; double

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Tri-

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Three; triple

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Quad-

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Four; quadruple

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Poly-

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Many; a lot

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Tachy-

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Rapid; fast

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Brady- / Brachy-

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Slow

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Epi- / Peri- / Circum-

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Around; around area

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Endo- / Intra-

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Inside; inner ; interior

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Exo- / Extra-

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Outside; outer ; exterior

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Inter-

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Between

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Trans-

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Across

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Dia- / Per-

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Through; complete

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Medi(o/a)-

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Middle

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Para-

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Nearby

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Juxta-

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Next to; beside; adjacent

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Ab-

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Away

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Ad-

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Toward

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Dis-

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To separate

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Chromo- / Chromato-

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Color

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Leuko-

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White

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Erythro-

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Red

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Cyano-

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Blue

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Chloro-

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Green

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Melan-

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Black

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Flav-

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Yellow

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Homeo-

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Body

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Cephalo-

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Head

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Cerv-

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Neck

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Thoraco-

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Chest

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Abdomino-

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Abdominal

40
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Pelvoli-

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Pelvic

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Periton-

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Peritoneum

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Derm-

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Skin/ dermis

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Neuro-

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Nerve

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Arterio- / Angio-

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Arteries

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Veno- / Vena-

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Venous

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Vasculo-

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Vascular

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Musculo-

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Muscle

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Myo- / Sarco-

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Muscle

50
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Skelet-

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Skeleton; Bone

51
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Osteo-

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Bone

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Cyto-

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Cell

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Thyro-

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Thyroid

54
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Tracheo-

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Trachea

55
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Esophago-

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Esophagus

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Thymo-

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Thymus

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Masto- / Mammo-

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Mammary Gland

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Pulmo- / Pneumo-

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Lung

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Cardio-

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Heart

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Gastro-

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Stomach

61
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Hepato-

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Liver

62
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Cholecysto-

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Gallbladder

63
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Spleno-

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Spleen

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Pancreato-

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Pancreas

65
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Adreno-

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Adrenal gland

66
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Nephro-

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Kidney

67
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Entero-

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Intestines

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Colo-

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Colon / large intestine

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Anti-

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Opposed to; counteracting ; relieving

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Pro-

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Before proceeding, precursor; inducing promotion

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Centri-

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Center

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Fibro-

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Fiber

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Thrombo-

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Clot

74
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Blasto-

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Germ cell

75
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Sterco-

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Denoting faces

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Pyo-

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Pus

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Pyr-

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Relating to fever (heat)

78
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Noso-

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Denoting disease (started in hospital)

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Chron (o)-

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Denoting time

80
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Noct(i)-

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night or dark

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Iatro-

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Medicine or doctors

82
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Steno-

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Narrowing

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Therm(o)

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Heat/ temp.

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Psychro-

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Denoting cold

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Noci-

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Denoting pain or injury

86
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Herni(o) -

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Hernia

87
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Necro-

A

Death

88
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Hydro-

A

Water

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