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A- An-

A

No, not, without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards, near

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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-ac, -al

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Pertaining to

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-an, -ar,-ary

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Pertaining to

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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-algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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Pain

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Ana-

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Up,apart, backwards,again, anew

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Angi/o

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Vessel (blood)

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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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Anti-

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Against

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Append/o, Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Arter/o, Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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-ase

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Enzyme

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Audi/o, Audit/o

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Hearing

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Aut/o, Aut-, auto

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Self, own

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bacter/I/o

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Bacteria

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Bi-

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Two

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Bil/i

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Bile, gall

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Branchi/o

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Arm

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch/o, Bronchi/o

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Bronchial tube

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Calc/o

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Calcium

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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-Cele, coele

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Swellings hernia

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Cell/u

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Cell Level

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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-cidal

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Pertaining to killing

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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Comi/o

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To care for

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Cran/i

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Skull

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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Cyt/o , -cyte

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Cell

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De-

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Lack of, less

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Derm/o, Derma, Dermat/o

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Skin

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Diaphor/o

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Sweat

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Dist/o

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Far, Distant

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Dors/o, Dorsi

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back( of body)

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Dys-

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Bad, Painful, difficult, abnormal

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectomy

A

Removal, excision, resection

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-emic

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Pertaining to blood condition

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End-, end/o

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In, within

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Enter/o

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Intestines

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Epi-

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Above, upon, on

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Erythem/o

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Flushed, redness

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-esis

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Action, condition, state of

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Ex-

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Out, away from

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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-gensis

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Producing, forming

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Ger/i, geront/o

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Old age

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Gluc/o, glyc/o

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Glucose

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-gram

A

Record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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Hem/o, hemat/o

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Blood

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Herni/o

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Hernia

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive, greater than normal

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Hypo-

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Deficient, below, less than normal

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Hyster/o

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uterus, womb

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-ia

A

Condition

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-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior

A

Pertaining to

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-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

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Ile/o

A

Ileum

85
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Inguin/o

A

Groin

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Inter-

A

Between

87
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Intra-

A

Within, into

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-ism

A

Process, condition

89
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-ist

A

Specialist

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-itis

A

inflammation

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Jaund/o

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Yellow

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Kal/i

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Potassum

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Ket/o, keton

A

Ketones, acetones

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Kyph/o

A

Hunch back

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Lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall, abdomen

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Later/o

A

Side

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Leuk/o

A

White

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Lip/o

A

Lipid, fats

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Lob/o

A

Lobe

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-logy

A

Study of

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-lysis

A

Breakdown, separation, destruction

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Mal-

A

Bad

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Mamm/o, mast/o

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Breast

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Medi/o

A

Middle

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-megaly

A

Enlargment

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Melan/o

A

Black

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-ment/o

A

Mind

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My/o

A

Muscle

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Narc/o

A

Numbness, sleep

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Nas/o

A

Nose

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Natr/o

A

Sodium

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Necr/o

A

Death

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Norm/o

A

Rule/ order

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Nos/o

A

Infection

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Ocul/o

A

Eye

119
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Ophtalm/o

A

Eye

120
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Opt/o, optic/o

A

Vision, eye

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-oid

A

Resembling, derived from

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Olig/o

A

Scant, slight

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-oma

A

Tumor, mass, fluid collection

124
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Onc/o

A

Tumor

125
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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal

127
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Oster/o

A

Bone

128
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Ot/o

A

Ear

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

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-oxia, -oxic

A

Oxgen

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Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

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Para-

A

Near, beside, apart from, along side of

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-paresis

A

Weakness

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Path/o

A

Disease

135
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-pathy

A

Disease ,emotion

136
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Pector/o

A

Chest

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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-phagia

A

Eating, shallowing

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Phas/o, phasia

A

Speech

140
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Phleb/o

A

Vein

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-plasia

A

Development, formation, growth

142
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

143
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-plegia, -plegic

A

Paralysis, palsy

144
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-pnea

A

Breathing

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Pneum/o, pnuemon/o

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Lung, gas, air

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Post-, poster/o

A

After, behind

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Pre-

A

Before, in front of

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Proxim/o

A

Near

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Pseudo

A

False, fake

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Pulmon/o

A

Lung

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Purul/o

A

Pus

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Quadri-

A

Four

153
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Rhino

A

Nose

154
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-rrhage

A

Bursting forth of blood

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-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

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Sanguin/o

A

Fluid, blood

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-sclerosis

A

Hardening

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-scope

A

Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

Process of visually examining with a scope

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-sect

A

To cut

161
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Seps/o

A

Infection

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Ser/o

A

Fluid-serum , clear

163
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-sis

A

State of

164
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-spasm

A

Sudden contraction of muscle

165
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-stasis

A

To stop, control, place

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-static

A

Pertaining to stropping, controlling

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-stenosis

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Tightening, narrowing

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-stern/o

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Sternum

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-stomy

A

New opening, (to form a mouth)

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Sub-

A

Under, below

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Supra-

A

Above, upper

172
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Syncop/o

A

Faint

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Tachy-

A

Fast

174
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-tension, -tensive

A

Pressure

175
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-therm/o

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Heat

176
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Thorac/o

A

Chest

177
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-thorax

A

Chest, pleural cavity

178
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Thromb/o

A

Clot

179
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Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

180
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-tic

A

Pertaining to

181
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting

182
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-toxic

A

Poison

183
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Trache/o

A

Trachea

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Trans-

A

Across, through

185
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Tri-

A

Three

186
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-trophy

A

Development, condition of

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-umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus, navel

188
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Uni-

A

One

189
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Ur/o

A

Urine, urinary tract

190
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Ureter/o

A

Ureter

191
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

192
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-uria

A

Urination, condition of urine

193
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Urin/o

A

Urine

194
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-us

A

Structure, thing

195
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Uter/o

A

Uterus, womb

196
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Vascul/o

A

Vessel blood

197
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Ven/o, Ven/i

A

Vein

198
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Ventr/o

A

Abdominal side of the body

199
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Vertbr/o

A

Vertbra (Backbone)

200
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Xer/o

A

Dry

201
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-y

A

Condition, process

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