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eu-

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good

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dextro-

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right

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ad-

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toward

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mal-

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bad

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sinistr/o

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left

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ab-

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away from

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pulmon/o

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lung (pulmonologist)

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pneum/o

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lung (pneumonia)

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mammo/o

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breast (mammogram)

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mast/o

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breast (mastectomy)

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coron/o

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heart (coronary)

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angi/o

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vessel (angiogram)

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vas/o

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vessel (vascular)

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cyan/o

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blue -cyanosis - blue discoloration of the skin

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leuk/o

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white - leukocyte - White blood cell that fights infection

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erythr/o

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red - erythrocyte - red blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange -cirrhosis -inflammation of an organ, such as cirrhosis of the liver, which
causes yellow-orange pigmentation of the skin

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melan/o

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black - melena - black, tarry stool caused by upper GI bleeding

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poli/o

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gray - poliomyelitis - an acute viral disease that attacks the gray matter of the brain

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alb-

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white - albinism - condition in which a person’s skin, hair, and eyes lack pigmentation
(white hair, very pale skin, and a nonpigmented iris)

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chlor/o

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green - chlorophyll - green pigment in leaves that is necessary for the plant to carry
out photosynthesis

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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encephal/o

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brain

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faci/o

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face

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gloss/o

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tongue

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nas/o

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nose

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ot/o

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ear

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pil/o

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hair

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steth/o

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chest

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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trache/o

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trachea

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ureter/o

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ureter

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vas/o

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vessel

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vesic/o

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bladder, blister

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viscer/o

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viscera

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Coronal

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front and back

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Transverse

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top and bottom

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Sagittal
■ Midsagittal
(midline)

A 
Left and right (divides the 
body at any point on or 
parallel to the midline)
■ Left and right (divides 
the body into equal left 
and right halves)
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de-

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down from, away - decay - to waste away

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circum-

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around, about -circumferential burn - a burn around an entire area (arm, chest,
abdomen, etc)

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above, upper

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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under, below

52
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para-

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near, beside, beyond,

apart from

53
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contra-

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against, opposite

54
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ecto-

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out, outside

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endo-

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within

56
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extra-

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outside, in addition

57
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intra-

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inside, within

58
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ipsi-

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same

59
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inter-

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between

60
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amp

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ampule

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caps

A

capsules

62
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elix

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elixir

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gtt

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drops

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HHN

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handheld nebulizer

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IC

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intracardiac

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IVP

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IV push

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IVPB

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IV piggyback

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KO

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keep open

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KVO

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keep vein open

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LR

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lactated Ringer (solution)

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MDI

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metered-dose-inhaler

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mEq

A

milliequivalents

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MS /MSO4

A

morphine sulfate

74
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pr

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per rectus

75
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RL

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ringer lactate

76
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SVN

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small volume nebulizer

77
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tid

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three times a day

78
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TKO

A

to keep open

79
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ut dict

A

as directed

80
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a-

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without, lack of

81
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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aden/o

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pertaining to a gland

83
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ana-

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up, back again

84
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arthro-

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pertaining to a joint

85
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auto-

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self

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bio-

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pertaining to life

87
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blast/o

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germ or cell

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blephar/o

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pertaining to an eyelid

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brady-

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slow

90
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calc-

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stone; also heel

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cerebr/o

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pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain

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chole-

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pertaining to bile

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chondr/o

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pertaining to cartilage

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circum-

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around, about

95
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cost/o

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pertaining to a rib

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cyst/o

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pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac

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cyt/o

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pertaining to a cell

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latero-

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side

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de-

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down from

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dermat/o

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pertaining to the skin

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di-

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twice, double

102
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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect/o

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out, out form

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electro-

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pertaining to electricity

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end/o

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within

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enter/o

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pertaining to the intestines or gut

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epi-

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upon, on, above

108
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erythr/o

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pertaining to anything red or erythrocytes (red blood cells)

109
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eu-

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easy, good, normal

110
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ex/o

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outside

111
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extra-

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outside, in addition

112
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gastr/o

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pertaining to the stomach

113
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glyc/o

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sugar

114
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gynec/o

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pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs

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hemat/o

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pertaining to blood

116
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hemi-

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half

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hem/o

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pertaining to blood

118
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hepat/o

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pertaining to the liver

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heter/o

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other, different

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