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a-

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no,not,without

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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acous/o

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hearing

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acoust/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremities,top,extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp,severe,sudden

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-acusis

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hearing

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ad-

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toward

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aden/o

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gland

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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aer/o

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air

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af-

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toward

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-al

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pertaining to

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alb/o

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white

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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pain

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all/o

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other

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alveol/o

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alveolus,air sac, small sac

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ambi-

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around,on both sides,about

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ambly/o

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dim,dull

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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an-

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no,not,without

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-an

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pertaining to

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an/o

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anus

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ana-

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up,apart,backward,again,anew

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andr/o

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male

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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anis/o

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unequal

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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ante-

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before,forward

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anter/o

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front

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anti-

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against

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anxi/o

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uneasy,anxious

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aort/o

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aorta (largest artery)

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-apheresis

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removal

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aphth/o

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ulcer

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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arachn/o

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spider

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-arche

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beginning

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arter/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole (small artery)

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arthr/o

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joint

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-arthria

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articulate (speak distinctly)

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articul/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

A

enzyme

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-assay

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to examine,analyze

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-asthenia

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lack of strength

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astr/o

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star,star-shaped

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atel/o

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incomplete

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-atresia

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closure,occlusion

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ather/o

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plaque (fatty substance)

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-ation

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process,condition

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atreto-

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closed,lacking an opening

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atri/o

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

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audi/o

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hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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auricul/o

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ear

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auscult/o

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to listen

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aut-

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self,own

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aut/o

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self,own

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auto-

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self,own

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/o

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urea,nitrogen

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bacill/o

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bacilli (bacteria)

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bar/o

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pressure,weight

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bartholin/o

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bartholin glands

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bas/o

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base,opposite of acid

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bi-

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two,double

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bi/o

A

life

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bil/o

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bile,gall

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bilirubin/o

A

bilirubin

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-blast

A

embryonic,immature cell

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-blastoma

A

immature tumor (cells)

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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bol/o

A

cast,throw

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brachi/o

A

arm

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brachy-

A

short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchi/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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cheek

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bunion/o

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bunion

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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cac/o

A

bad

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calc/o

A

calcium

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calcane/o

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

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calci/o

A

calcium

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cali/o

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calyx

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calic/o

A

calyx

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calor/i

A

heat

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capillar/o

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capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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caps/o

A

capsule,container

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capsul/o

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capsule,container

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carcin/o

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cancerous,cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cari/o

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caries,rottenness

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carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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cata-

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down

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cathar/o

A

cleansing,purging

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cathart/o

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cleansing,purging

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caud/o

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tail,lower part of body

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caus/o

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burn,burning

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cauter/o

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heat,burn

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cav/o

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hollow,cavity

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cavit/o

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hollow,cavity

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cec/o

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cecum (first part of colon)

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-cele

A

hernia

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celi/o

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belly,abdomen

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-centesis

A

surgical removal of fluid

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centr/o

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center

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cephal/o

A

head

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-ceptor

A

receiver

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cerumin/o

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cerumen

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cervic/o

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neck,cervix (neck of uterus)

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-chalasia

A

relaxation

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-chalasis

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relaxation

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cheil/o

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lip

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chem/o

A

drug,chemical

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-chezia

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defecation,elimination of wastes

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chir/o

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hand

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chlor/o

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green

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chol/e

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bile,gall

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cholangi/o

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bile,vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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chori/o

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chorion (outermost membrane if the fetus)

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chorion/o

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chorion

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-choria

A

skin coloration

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chrom/o

A

color

155
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chromat/o

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color

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chron/o

A

time

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-cidal

A

pertaining to killing

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-cide

A

killing

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cine/o

A

movement

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circum-

A

around

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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cis/o

A

to cut

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-clasis

A

to break

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-clast

A

to break

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claustr/o

A

enclosed space

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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clin/o

A

to slope,bend

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coagul/o

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coagulation (clotting)

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-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tail bone)

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cochle/o

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cochlea (inner part of ear)

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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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cill/a

A

glue

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colon/o

A

colon

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colp/o

A

vagina

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-coma

A

deep sleep

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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con-

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together,with

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coni/o

A

dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (lines of eyelids)

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consci/o

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awareness,aware

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constrict/o

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narrowing,binding

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-constriction

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narrowing

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contra-

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against,opposite

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contus/o

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to bruise

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cor/o

A

pupil

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core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex,outer region

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cost/o

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rib

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cox/o

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hip

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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to secrete,separate

197
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-crit

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to separate

198
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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

200
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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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-cusis

A

hearing

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye,circle,cycle

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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder,cyst,sac of fluid

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cyt/o

A

cell

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-cyte

A

cell

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-cytosis

A

condition of cells,slight increase in numbers

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