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A-

A

not

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Ab-

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away

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Ad-

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toward

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Adip-

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fat

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Anti-

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against

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Arthr-

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joint

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7
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Auto-

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self

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8
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Axill-

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armpit

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Bi-

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two

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Cardi-

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heart

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Cepha-

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head

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Cerebr-

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brain

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13
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Chond-

A

cartilage

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14
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-cide

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kill

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15
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Circum-

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around a circle

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16
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-cyte

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cell

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17
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Derm-

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skin

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18
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Digit-

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finger

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19
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Dys-

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difficulty

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20
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Exto- / Exo-

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outside

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21
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-ectomy

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removal

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22
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Endo-

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inside

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23
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Entero-

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intestines

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24
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Erythr-

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red

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25
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Foramen

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hole

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26
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Gastro-

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stomach

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Gen-

A

produce

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28
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Gloss-

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tongue

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29
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-graph

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recording

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30
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Hema-

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blood

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Hepa-

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liver

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Hyper-

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extreme

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33
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Hypo-

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low

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34
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Infra-

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below

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Inter-

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between

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36
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-itis

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swelling of

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37
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Labi-

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lip

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38
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Lacrim-

A

tear

39
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Lact-

A

milk

40
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Leuk- / Alb-

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white

41
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Macro-

A

large

42
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Megalo-

A

enlargement

43
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Mela-

A

black

44
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Meta-

A

beyond

45
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Micro-

A

small

46
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Myo-

A

muscle

47
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Nas-

A

nose

48
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Necr-

A

death

49
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Neur-

A

nerve

50
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Ocul-

A

eye

51
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-ology

A

the study of

52
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-oma

A

tumor

53
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Oo- / Ovi-

A

egg

54
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-opsy

A

examination of

55
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Or(o)-

A

mouth

56
Q

-osis

A

disease

57
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Oste- / Os-

A

bone

58
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Papill-

A

nipple

59
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis

60
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Path-

A

disease

61
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Pector-

A

chest

62
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Peri-

A

around

63
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-phange

A

eat

64
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-phile

A

lover

65
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-Pod- / -Ped-

A

foot

66
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-poeisis

A

production of

67
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Post-

A

after

68
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Pre-

A

before

69
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Psych-

A

mind

70
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Ptery-

A

wing

71
Q

Pulmon-

A

lung

72
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Pyr-

A

fire

73
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Quad-

A

four

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Re-

A

backwards

75
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Rect-

A

straight

76
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Ren-

A

kidney

77
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-scler

A

hardening

78
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Scoli-

A

twisting

79
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-scopy

A

using a camera to view

80
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Sep-

A

wall

81
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Semi-

A

partially

82
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

83
Q

-stomy

A

medically created hole

84
Q

Strat-

A

Layers

85
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Sub-

A

below

86
Q

Super- / Supra-

A

above

87
Q

Therm-

A

heat

88
Q

Thromb-

A

clot

89
Q

Trans-

A

across

90
Q

Tri-

A

three

91
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Trich-

A

hair

92
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-trophy

A

nourish

93
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Vas-

A

tubes

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