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Medical Terminology

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Comes at the beg. of a word?

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Prefix

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Comes at the end of a word?

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Suffix

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Body of the word?

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Word Root

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Body of the word with a vowel?

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Combining form

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Supra-, Super-, Epi-, Ultra-, Hyper-

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Above

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Anit-, Contra-

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Against

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Peri-

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Around

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Pre-, Pro-,Ante-

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Before

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Retro-, dors/o-, Poster/o

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Behind

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Infra-, Sub-, Hypo-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Endo-

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Inside

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Endo-

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Inside

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Mid-

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Middle

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Para-

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Near

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Exo-, Ecto-, Extra-

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Outside

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Later/o-

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Side

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Dia-, per-

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Through

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Intra-

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Within

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1/10

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Deci

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1/100

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Centi

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1/1000

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Milli

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1,000

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Kilo

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Primi-, Proto-

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First

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Quadr-

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Four

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Semi-, Hemi-

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Half

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Nulli-

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None

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Uni-, Mono-

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One

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Diplo-, Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Post-

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After

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Mal-

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Bad

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Meta-

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Beyond

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Ambi-, Amphi-

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Both

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Hetero-

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Different

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Dys-

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Difficult or poor

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Ambi-, Amphi

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Double

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Eu-

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Easy

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Iso-

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Equal

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Pseudo-

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False

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Macro-

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Large

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Multi-, Poly-

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Many

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Homo-

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Same

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Micro-

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Small

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Aniso-

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Unequal

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A-, An-

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Without

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-emia

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Blood

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-rrhexis

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Bursting forth

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-cyte

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cell

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51
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-osis, -iasis, -ia, -ism

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Condition

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-tripsy

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to crush

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-tomy

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to cut into

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54
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-tome

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cutting instrument

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55
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-lysis

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destroy

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-pathy

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disease of

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57
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-ptosis

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drooping

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-megaly

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enlargement

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59
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-ase

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enzyme-related

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-phobia

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fear

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-genesis

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formation

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-cele

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herniation

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-iasis

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infestation

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-itis

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inflammation

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-scope

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instrument to examine

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-graph

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instrument to record data

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-spasm

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involuntary movement

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-cide

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kill

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-penia

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lack of

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-para

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live birth

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-mania

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madness

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-ostomy

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make a new opening

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-metry

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measurement

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-ia

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morbidity or unhealthy condition

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-trophy

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nutrition/development

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-er

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one who

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-dynia, -algia

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pain

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-ic, -al, -otic, -ac, -ar, -ous, -ical

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pertaining to

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-gram

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picture

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-gravida

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Pregnancy

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-y

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process of

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-graphy

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recording of data

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-ectomy

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to remove or to cut out

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-oid

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resembling

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-ule, -ole

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small in size

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-malacia

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softening

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-ist

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specialist

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-stasis

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staying in one place

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-lith

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stone

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-ectasia

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stretching

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-logy

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study of

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-plasty

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to surgically repair

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-edema

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swelling

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-therapy

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treatment

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-oma

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tumor

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-clysis

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washing

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duoden/o

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First part of the small intestine

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jejun/o

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Second part of the small intestine

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ile/o

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Third part of the small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

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gingiv/o

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gums

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enter/o

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intestine

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col/o

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large intestine

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cheil/o

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lips

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hepat/o

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liver

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stomat/o

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mouth

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pylor/o

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pyloric valve

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proct/o, rect/o

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rectum

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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gastr/o

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stomach

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dent/o, dont/o

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teeth

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pharyng/o

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throat

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gloss/o, lingu/o

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tongue

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cyst/o

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bladder

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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meat/o

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opening

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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lith/o

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stone

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gluc/o, glyc/o

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sugar

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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ur/o

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urine

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nat/o

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birth

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mast/o, mamm/o

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breast

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salping/o

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fallopian tube

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phim/o

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foreskin

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men/o

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menstruation

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lact/o

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milk

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oomphal/o

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navel

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oophor/o

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ovary

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Pen/o, balan/o

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penis

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prostate/o

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prostate

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orchid/o, orchi/o

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testicle

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hyster/o, uter/o

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uterus

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colp/o

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vagina

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Inability to move legs

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Paraplegia

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Inability to move arms or legs

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Quadriplegia

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Before eating

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ac

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As desired

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Ad lib

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Twice a day

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B.I.D

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By mouth

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p.o

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After eating

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pc

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Four times a day

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Q.I.D

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