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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)

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-ectasia

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dilatation (dilation, enlargement) or streching of a structure or part

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-ectasis

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dilatation (dilation, enlargement) or streching of a structure or part

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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-ia, -iasis

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condition

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-itis

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inflamation

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-lith

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stone or calculus

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-malacia

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soft, softening

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-mania

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excessive preoccuption

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns)

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-ptosis

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prolapse (sagging)

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-rrhage

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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhagia

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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-spasm

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twitching, cramp

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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amyl/o

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starch

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glyc/o

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sugar

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hemat/o

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blood

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lact/o

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milk

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lip/o

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fat

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lith/o

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stone

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micro-

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small

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muc/o

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mucus

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prote/o, protein/o

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protein

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pyr/o

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fire

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mono-,uni-

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one

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bi-, di-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-, quadri-, tetra-

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four

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centi-

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one hundred or one hundreth

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milli-

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one thousandth

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diplo-

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double

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hemi- semi-

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half, partly

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hyper-

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excessive, more than normal

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hypo-

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beneath or below normal

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multi-, poly-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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pan-

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all

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primi-

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first

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super-, ultra-

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excesive

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ante-, pre-

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before in time or in place

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circum-, peri-

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around

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dia-

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through

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ecto-, ex-

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out, without

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exo-, extra-

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away from

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en-, endo-, end-

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inside

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epi-

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above, on

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hypo-, infra-, sub-

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beneath, under

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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meso-, mid-

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middle

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para-

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near, beside, or abnormal

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per-

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through or by

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post-

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after, behind

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retro-

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behind, backward

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super-, supra-

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above, beyond

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sym-, syn-

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joined, together

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trans-

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across

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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before

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post

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after or behind

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macro-, mega-, megalo-

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large or great

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micro-

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small

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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in-

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not or inside

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anti-, contra-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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dys

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bad, difficult

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eu-

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good, normal

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mal-

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bad

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pro-

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favoring, supporting

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tachy-

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fast

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alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o

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white

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cyt/o

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cell

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gen/o

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beginning, origin, produced by or in producing or forming

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gram/o

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to record, a record, instrument for recording, process of recording

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kinesi/o

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movement

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leps/o

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seizure

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lys/o

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destruction, dissolving

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malac/o

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soft, softening

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megal/o

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large or enlarged

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metr/o

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measure, uterine tissue

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path/o

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diesase

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phag/o

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eat, ingest

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schis/o, schiz/o, schist/o

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split, cleft

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scler/o

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hard, hardening

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scop/o

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to examine, to view, instrument used for viewing

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troph/o

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nutrition

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aer/o

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air

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blast/o

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embryonic form

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cancer/o, carcin/o

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cancer

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cephal/o

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head

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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dips/o

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thirst

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electr/o

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electricity

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fibr/o

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fiber

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hist/o

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tissue

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myc/o

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fungus

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narc/o

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stupor

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necr/o

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dead

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optic/o, opt/o

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visison

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pharmac/o

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drugs, medicine

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phon/o

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voice

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phot/o

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light

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py/o

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pus

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therm/o

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heat

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top/o

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position, place

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trache/o

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trachea

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