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1
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Adeno

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Gland

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Calculi

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Stone

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Cele

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Tumor/ water cyst

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Cyto

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Cell

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Glyco

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Sweet; sugar

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Homeo/homo

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Similar, same, alike

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Lingua

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Tongue

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Lip

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Fat

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Lith

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Stone

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Madaro

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Falling hair

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Psych

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Mind

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Pyo

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Pus

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Radi

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Rays

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Thermic

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Heat

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Arthro

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Joint

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Carpo

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Wrist

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Chondro

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Cartilage

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Costa

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Rib

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Cranio

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Skull

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Dactyl

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Finger

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Ili

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Hip

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Manus

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Hand

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Myel

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Bone marrow

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Myo

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Muscle

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Ortho

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Straighten

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Osteo

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Bone

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Pedi

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Foot

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Spondyl

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Vertebra

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Cutis

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Skin

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Haspia

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Touch

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Odont

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Teeth

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Onco

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Tumor

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Onychia

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Nail beds

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Pedicular

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Lice

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Prurigo

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Itching

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Psora

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Itch

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Sarco

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Flesh

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Sclero

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Hard

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Squama

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Scaly

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Tricho

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Hair

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Chole

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Bile; gall bladder

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Colon

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Large intestine

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Entero

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Intestine

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Glosso

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Tongue

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Hepat

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Liver

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Ile

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Ileum

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Laparo

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Abdomen

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Myxo

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Mucus

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Procto

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Anus; rectum

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Pyloro

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Pylorus; gatekeeper

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Stoma

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Opening

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Viscero

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Body openings

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Angio

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Vessel

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Aortal

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Main artery; aorta

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Aterio

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Artery

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Cardio

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Heart

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Emboli

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Vessel obstruction

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Emia

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Blood

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Hemo; hema

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Blood

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Phleb

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Vein

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Thrombo

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Blood clot

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Varico

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Varicose veins

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Vaso

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Blood vessel

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Vena

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Vein

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Ventricu

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Heart cavity

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Broncho

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Bronchi; airway

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Cili

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Hairlike process

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Ectasis

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Expansion

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Laryngo

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Larynx; voicebox

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Naso

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Nose

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Oro

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Mouth

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Oxy

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Oxygen; keen

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Pector

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Chest; breast

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Pleura

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Rib side

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Pneumo

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Lung

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Ptysis

A

To spit

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Pulmo

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Lungs

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Rhin

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Nose

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Tracheo

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Trachea; windpipe

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Creatinine

A

Waste material in urine

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Cysto

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Bladder

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Glomerulo

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Nephron part; little ball

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Nephro

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Kidney

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Peritoneo

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Lining of abdominal organs

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Pyelo

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Pelvis

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Reni

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Kidney

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Uretero

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Ureter

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Urethro

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Urethra

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Uri

A

Urine

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Uric

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Pertaining to urine

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Uro

A

Urine

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Bulbo

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Bulblike

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Cervi

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Neck; uterus

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Ova, ovi ovo

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Egg

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Sperma; spermato

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Seed

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Lactin

A

Milk

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Vas

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Duct; vessel

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Audio

A

Sound

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Cerebro

A

Brain

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Encephalo

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Brian

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Esthesia

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Sensation

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Medulla

A

Brain middle

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Meningo

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Membranes; spinal cord

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Neuro

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Nerves

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Occiput

A

Back of skull

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Oculo

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Eye

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Opthalmo

A

Eye

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Oto

A

Ear

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Parietes

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Parietal; wall part

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Pons

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Bridges

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Tempora

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Temporal

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A, an

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Without

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Ab

A

Away from

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Ad

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Toward

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Algia

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Pain

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Ante

A

Before; wall part

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Anti

A

Against

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Bi

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Two; double

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Brady

A

Slow

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Circum

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Around

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Co; con

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Together

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De

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Down; away from

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Desis

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Binding, fixation of

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Dia

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Through

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Dys

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Difficult; abnormal

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Ecto

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Outside

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Ectomy

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Excision

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Endo

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Within

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Epi

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Outer; on top of; over

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Exo

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Away from

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Extra

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Outside; beyond

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Ferro

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Iron

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Fore

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Before

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Form

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Shape

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Graphy

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Writing; record

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Hemi

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Half

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Hydro; hydra

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Water

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Hyper

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Above

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Hypo

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Below

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Iasis

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Condition of

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Iatric

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Medicine

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Ic

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Pertaining to

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within

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Isis; asis

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Condition of

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It is

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Inflammation of

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Juxta

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Near

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Kinesis

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Movement

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Kypho

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Humped

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Logia; logy

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Science of

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Lysis

A

Disintegration

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Macro

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Large

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Malacia

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Softening

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Med; medi; medio

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Middle

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Mega; megaly

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Enlargement

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Micro

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Small

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Mono

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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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Ob

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Against

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Oid

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Like; shape; resemble

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Oligo

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Few

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Ology

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Study of

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Oma

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Tumor

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Osis

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Condition of

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Otomy

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Incision

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Albus

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White

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Chloro

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Green

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Chrom

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Color

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Cirrhos

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Yellow

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Cyan

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Blue

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Erythr

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Red

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Leuko

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White

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Melano

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Black

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Polio

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Gray

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Purpura

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Purple

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Rhodo

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Rose

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Rubeo

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Red

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Xantho

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Yellow

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Dent

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Teeth

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Derma

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Skin

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