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Roots Prefix Suffix A-C Flashcards

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a-

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not, without

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an-

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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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ablat/o

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to remove, take away

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abrado/o

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to scrape off

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abras/o

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to scrape off

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acanth/o

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thorny, spiny

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acar/o

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mites

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acid/o

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acid, sour, bitter

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acous/o

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hearing

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acoust/o

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hearing, sound

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acr/o

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extremities

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actin/o

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ray, radiation

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acu-

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needle

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acu/o

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sharp, severe

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acut/o

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sharp, severe

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ad-

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toward, near

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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 glands

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aer/o

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air, gas

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agglutin/o

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clumping

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agit/o

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rapidity, restlessned

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-agogue

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producer, leader

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-agra

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severe pain

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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

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-algesia

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pain sensitivity

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alges/o

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pain sensitivity

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-algia

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pain

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allo-

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other, different

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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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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ambul/o

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to walk

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ammon/o

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ammonium

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amni/o

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amnion

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amphi-

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around, on both sides

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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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anus

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ana-

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up, backward, against

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andr/o

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male

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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vessel

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anis/o

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unequal

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ankyl/o

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stiff, crooked, bent

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anomal/o

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irregular

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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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anthrac/o

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coal, carbon, carbuncle

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anthrop/o

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man, human being

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anti-

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against

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antr/o

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antrum

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aort/o

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aorta

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-apheresis

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separation, removal

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aphth/o

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ulcer

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apic/o

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apex

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apo-

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away, separation

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aque/o

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water

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arachn/o

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spider

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arch/i

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first

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arch/e

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first

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-arche

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first

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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aspir/o

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inhaling, removal

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aspirat/o

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inhaling, removal

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-assay

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to examine, analyze

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-asthenia

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weakness

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asthen/o

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weakness

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astr/o

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star, star shaped

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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ather/o

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fatty substance, plaque

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atmo-

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steam, vapor

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-atresia

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closure, occlusion

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atreto-

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closed, lacking an opening

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atri/o

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atrium

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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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auscultat/o

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to listen

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auto-

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self

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aux/o

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growth, acceleration

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axi/o

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axis

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/

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nitrogen, urea

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bacteri/o

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balne/o

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bar/o

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weight pressure

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bary-

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heavy, dull, hard

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bas/o

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base, foundation

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basi/o

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base, foundation

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-basia

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bathy-

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deep, depth

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batho-

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deep depth

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bi-

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bibli/o

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bil/i

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bio-

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life, living

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bi/o

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life, living

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blast/o

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early embryonic stage, immature cell

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-blast

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early embryonic stage, immature cell

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blenn/o

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blephar/o

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brachi/o

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brachy-

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brady-

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brom/o

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bromine containing compound, odor

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bronch/o

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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-bulia

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-boulia

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burs/o

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cac/o

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calcane/o

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calci/o

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-calculia

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to compute

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calcul/o

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to compute

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cali/o

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calor/i

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campt/o

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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capsul/o

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capsule, container

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caps/o

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capsule, container

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carb/o

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carcin/o

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cardi/o

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cari/o

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carp/o

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cata-

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down, under

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-cataphasia

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affirmation

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cathar/o

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cleansing, purging

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cathart/o

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cleansing, purging

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-cathisia

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-kathisia

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caud/o

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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burn, burning

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cavit/o

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hollow, cavity

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cav/o

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hollow, cavity

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cec/o

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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celi/o

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-centesis

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surgical puncture of a cavity

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centi-

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one hundredth

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centr/o

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cephal/o

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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-chalasia

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relaxation

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cheil/o

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chil/o

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chem/o

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chemical, chemistry

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-chezia

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defecation

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-chesia

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defecation

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chir/o

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cheir/o

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chlor/o

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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chondr/o

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chori/o

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-chrioa

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skin coloration

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chrom/o

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chron/o

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time, timing

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chrys/o

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chyl/o

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-cide

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killing, agent which kills

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cine-

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circum-

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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-clasis

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-clasia

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cleid/o

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clin/o

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to slope, bend

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-clysis

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irrigation, washing

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coagul/o

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coagulation, clotting

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-coccus

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berry-shaped bacterium

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coccyg/o

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cochle/o

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-coimesis

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col/o

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colp/o

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com-

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with, together

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con-

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with, together

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-coma

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deep sleep

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coni/o

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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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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contra-

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against, opposite

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contus/o

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cor/o

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corne/o

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coron/o

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corpor/o

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cortic/o

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cost/o

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cox/o

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crani/o

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-crasia

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mixture (good or bad), temperment

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cric/o

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crin/o

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secrete, separate

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-crit

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critic/o

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crisis, dangerous

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cry/o

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crypt/o

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hidden, concealed

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crystall/o

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crystal, transparent

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cubit/o

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elbow, forearm

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culd/o

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cul de sac

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cune/o

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wedge, wedge-shaped

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cupr/o

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-cusis

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cutane/o

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cyan/o

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cycl/o

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ciliary body, circular

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-cyesis

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cyst/o

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bladder, cyst

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cyt/o

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-cyte

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abs-

A

from, away from, off

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