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Respiratory Word Parts Flashcards

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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arteri/o

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artery

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atel/o

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incomplete, inperfect

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bronch/o

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bronchus, bronchial tube

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cyan/o

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bluedi

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dilat/o

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to enlarge / expand

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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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lob/o

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a section of the lung; lobe

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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pneum/o

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lung; air

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py/o

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pus

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rhin/o

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nose

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spir/o

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breathing

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tonsil/o

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tonsils

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tubo

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tube

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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aspir/o

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removal

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bol/o

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cast; throw

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bronchi/o

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broniole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

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cardi/o

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heart

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disphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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hem/o

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blood

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laryng/o

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larynx; voice box

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nas/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharynx; throat

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pulmon/o

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lung

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resuscit/o

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to revive

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sinus/o

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sinus; cavity

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea; windpipe

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pleur/o

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side; rib

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A-

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not; without

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brady-

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slow

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em-

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in

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epi-

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on; over; upon

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hyper-

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fast

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in-

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in; into; not

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tachy-

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fast

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anti-

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against

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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endo-

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in; within

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eu-

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good; normal

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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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poly-

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many; much

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-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process; condition

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ema

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condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-meter

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measure

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-or

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one who (or something that) takes action or does something

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-phonia

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voice

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-rrhea

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flow; excessive discharge

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-stenosis

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narrowing; tightening

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-thorax

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chest; pleural cavity

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-ant

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substance that promotes

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capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-ectasis

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dilation; expansion

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-emia

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blood condition

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=ia

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condition

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-ism

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process; condition

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-osmia

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smell

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-pnea

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breathing

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-spasm

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muscle contraction-

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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alveolus; air sac

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alveol/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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incomplete, inperfect

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atel/o

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bronchus, bronchial tube

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bronch/o

75
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cancer

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carcin/o

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blue

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cyan/o

77
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to enlarge / expand

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dilat/o

78
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fiber

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fibr/o

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tissue

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hist/o

80
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a section of the lung; lobe

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lob/o

81
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oxygen

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ox/o, ox/i

82
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lung; air

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pneum/o

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pus

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py/o

84
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nose

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rhin/o

85
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breathing

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spir/o

86
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tonsils

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tonsil/o

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tube

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tub/o

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vessel (blood)

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angi/o

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removal

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aspir/o

90
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cast; throw

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bol/o

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bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

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bronchi/o

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heart

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cardi/o

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diaphragm

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disphragmat/o

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epiglottis

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epiglott/o

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blood

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hem/o

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larynx; voice box

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laryng/o

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nose

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nas/o

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pharynx; throat

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pharyng/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

100
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to revive

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resuscit/o

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sinus; cavity

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sinus/o

102
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chest

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thorac/o

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trachea; windpipe

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trache/o

104
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side; rib

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pleur/o

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not; without

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A-

106
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slow

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brady-

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in

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em-

108
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on; over; upon

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epi-

109
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fast

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hyper-

110
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in; into; not

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in-

111
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fast

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tachy-

112
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against

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anti-

113
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painful; difficult

A

dys-

114
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in; within

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endo-

115
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good; normal

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eu-

116
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below; below normal; deficient

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hypo-

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many; much

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poly-

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pertaining to

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-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic

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process; condition

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-ation

120
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surgical puncture to remove fluid

A

-centesis

121
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condition

A

-ema

122
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produced by or in

A

-genic

123
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measure

A

-meter

124
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one who (or something that) takes action or does something

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-or

125
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voice

A

-phonia

126
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flow; excessive discharge

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-rrhea

127
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narrowing; tightening

A

-stenosis

128
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chest; pleural cavity

A

-thorax

129
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substance that promotes

A

-ant

130
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carbon dioxide

A

capnia

131
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dilation; expansion

A

-ectasis

132
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blood condition

A

-emia

133
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condition

A

=ia

134
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process; condition

A

-ism

135
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process of measuring

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-metry

136
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smell

A

-osmia

137
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breathing

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-pnea

138
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muscle contraction-

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-spasm

139
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surgical opening

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-stomy

140
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process of cutting, incision

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-tomy

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