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1
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phallo

A

Phallus

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Plumo

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Relating to the lungs

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Pharmaco

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Drug
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hemi

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Half

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-penia

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Deficiency

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epi

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On
Upon

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oo

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An egg
Ovum

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immuno

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Immunity

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lei(o)

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Smooth

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Schist(o)
Schiz(o)

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Split
Cleft
Division

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osseo

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Bony

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filli

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Hair like

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-rrhagia

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Rapid flow of blood

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-genic

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Formative
Producing

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Sito-

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Food
Grain

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ultra

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Beyond
Excessive

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sten(o)

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Denoting something narrow in shape

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-malacia

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Softening

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phern(o)

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The mind

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ur(o)

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Urine

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iso

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Same

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Cervic

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Pertaining to the cervix

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Post

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After
Behind

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phot(o)

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Pertaining to light

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Aesthesio

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Sensation

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-osis

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Diseases
Abnormal

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Hepat

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Pertaining to the liver

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nerv

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Pertaining to nerves

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Capill

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Pertaining to hair

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myc

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Fungus

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amph

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Both sides

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aden

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Relating to gland

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-pexy

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Fixation by stitching

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-ium

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Structure
Tissue

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kerato

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Skin or cornea

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nas(o)

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Pertaining to the nose

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Cardio

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Heart

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-acusis

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Hearing

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-py(o)

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Pus

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-rupt

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Break
Burst

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myo

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Muscle

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gyn

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Woman

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Front

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Pertaining to the forehead

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squamos(o)

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Denoting full of scales or scaly

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meg(a)

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Enlargement

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Coron

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Crown

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-lysis

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Rupture

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xen(o)

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Foreign
Different

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-dipsia

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Thirst

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pleio

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More
Multiple

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quadr

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Four

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lip

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Fat

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-rrahge

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Burst forth

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-pepsia

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Relating to digestion

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Brady

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Slow

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labi

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Pertaining to the lip

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aut(o)

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Self

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Oto

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Ear

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Ungui

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Pertaining to the nail

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Mero

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Part

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Pan

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All

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brachi(o)

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Relating to the arm

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Tetan

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Rigid
Tense

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Chondro

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Cartrilage

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neur(o)

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Nervous system

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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ped

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Pertaining to the foot

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myelo

A

Spinal cord
Bone Marrow

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Lacrim

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Tear

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-cide

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Killing

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Fibr

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Fiber

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Oxo

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Addition of oxygen

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Onycho

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Fingernail or Toenail

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sarco

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Muscular
Fleshlike

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-aemia

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Blood condition

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pre

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Before

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Para

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Alone side of

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Lingu

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Pertaining to the tounge

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Dacryo

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Tear

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ipsi

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Same

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Clast

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Break

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mening(o)

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Membrane

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scoli(o)

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Twisted

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Intra

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Within

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cyt
-cyte

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Cell

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psych

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Pertaining to the mind

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-itis

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Inflammation

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carp(o)

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Pertaining to wrist

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Heme

A

Blood

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Vas(o)

A

Duct
Blood vessel

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-phil(ia)

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Attraction for

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Crani

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Relating to the cranium

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dynam

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Force
Energy

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dys

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Bad
Difficult

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psor

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Itching

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-algia

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Pain

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Leuk

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White color

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hist(o)

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Tissue

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Opthalm(o)

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Pertaining to the eye

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Normo

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Normal

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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ossi

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Bone

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Semi

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One-half
Partly

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Phelb(o)

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Blood veins

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-pathy

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Disease or disorder

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-icle

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Small

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108
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ren(o)

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Pertaining to the kidney

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Presby

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Old age

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Gluco

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Sweet

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Lith

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Stone

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Acous(io)

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Relating to hearing

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oxy

A

Sharp
Acute

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114
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-scopy

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Inspection

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cyst(o)

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Bladder

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alb-

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White

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117
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-stasis

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Stop
Stand

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118
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Radio

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Radiation

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-y

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Condition
Process

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proct(o)

A

Anus
Rectum

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eu

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True
Good

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rhin(o)

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Pertaining to the nose

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odyn(o)

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Pain

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ileo

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Ileum

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Circum

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Around

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Oophor(o)

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Pertaining to the ovary

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-stomy

A

Creation of an opening

128
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-paresis

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Slight paralysis

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-plasia

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Formation
Development

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carcin(o)

A

Cancer

131
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pauci

A

Few

132
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cyan(o)

A

Blue color

133
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ocul(o)

A

Pertaining to the eye

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Q

Isch(o)

A

Restriction / restraint
To hold back

135
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-crine

A

To secrete

136
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Cutane

A

Skin

137
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Ortho

A

Denoting something straight

138
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bi

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Twice
Double

139
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derm(o)

A

Pertaining to the skin

140
Q

Cerebr(o)

A

Pertaining to the brain

141
Q

-metry

A

Process of measuring

142
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aux(o)

A

Increase

143
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Parvo

A

Small

144
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-ptysis

A

Spitting

145
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Home(o)

A

Similar

146
Q

-ac
-acal

A

Pertaining to

147
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Rect(o)

A

Rectum

148
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Macr(o)

A

Large

149
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Narc(o)

A

Numb
Sleep

150
Q

Blast(o)

A

Germ
Bud

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-staxis

A

Dripping
Trickling

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-plegia

A

Paralysis

153
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-ism

A

Condition
Disease

154
Q

Myring(o)

A

Eardrum

155
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-ismus

A

Spasm
Contraction

156
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Chem(o)

A

Chemistry

157
Q

Heter

A

The other (Of two)

158
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Melos

A

Extremity

159
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ec

A

Out

160
Q

-gnosis

A

Knowledge

161
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Lept

A

Light
Slender

162
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Rhod

A

Rose- red color

163
Q

Stenosis

A

Narrowing

164
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Plexy

A

Stroke
Seizure

165
Q

Genu

A

Pertaining to the knee

166
Q

Therap(o)

A

Treatment

167
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Endo

A

Inside or within

168
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Meta

A

After
Behind

169
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Papul(o)

A

Small elevation or swelling

170
Q

-ase

A

Enzyme

171
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dent

A

Pertaining to teeth

172
Q

mes(o)

A

Middle

173
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peri

A

Around
Surrounding

174
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-tic

A

Pertaining to

175
Q

-tomy

A

Cutting
Incising

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Pseud(o)

A

False or fake

177
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adip

A

Relating to fat or fatty tissue

178
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Idio

A

Self

179
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Mammill

A

Pertaining to the nipple

180
Q

Placo

A

Lens shaped

181
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Zo(o)

A

Animal
Animal life

182
Q

Sial(o)

A

Saliva
Salivary gland

183
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-asthenia

A

Weakness

184
Q

Adren

A

Relating to the adrenal glands

185
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Hema

A

Blood

186
Q

Peo
Peni
Peno

A

Pertaining to the penis

187
Q

Log(o)

A

Speech

188
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Neo

A

New

189
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Chole

A

Pertaining to bile

190
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Com

A

With

191
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-ptosis

A

Falling
Dropping

192
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Om(o)

A

Pertaining to the shoulder

193
Q

Ab

A

Away

194
Q

Necr(o)

A

Death

195
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Ot(o)

A

Pertaining to the ear

196
Q

Morph(o)

A

Form
Shape

197
Q

Or(o)

A

Pertaining to mouth

198
Q

Porphyr(o)

A

Purple color

199
Q

Thoraco

A

Chest

200
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-lepsy

A

Attack
Seizure

201
Q

-lepsy

A

Attack/ seizure

202
Q

dys

A

Painful/ lack of function

203
Q

inter

A

Between/ among

204
Q

Koil

A

Hollow or depressed area

205
Q

Tachy

A

Rapid

206
Q

re

A

Again/ backward

207
Q

Orchid(o)

A

Testis

208
Q

hidr

A

Sweat

209
Q

Xer(o)

A

Dry
Desert like

210
Q

-phago
-phagia

A

Eating/ devouring

211
Q

Lymph

A

Lymph

212
Q

Gastro

A

Stomach

213
Q

Odont(o)

A

Pertaining to teeth

214
Q

De

A

Away

215
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

216
Q

Spasmo

A

Spasm

217
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Surgical suturing

218
Q

Scler(o)

A

Hardness

219
Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

220
Q

Ex

A

Out of
Away from

221
Q

Myx(o)

A

Mucus

222
Q

Reticul

A

Net

223
Q

-gram

A

Record or picture

224
Q

Thromb(o)

A

Clotting of blood

225
Q

Abdomin

A

Abdomen

226
Q

Vesic(o)

A

Pertaining to the bladder

227
Q

Nephr(o)

A

Pertaining to the kidney

228
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

229
Q

Gingiv

A

Gums

230
Q

Pneum

A

Pertaining to the lungs

231
Q

Hyper

A

Extreme
Beyond normal

232
Q

-ics

A

Knowledge / treatment

233
Q

Varic(o)

A

Swollen or twisted veins

234
Q

Bio

A

Life

235
Q

Pro

A

Before

236
Q

Hyp(o)

A

Below normal

237
Q

Kin

A

Movement

238
Q

Juxta

A

Near
Alongside

239
Q

Lysis

A

Destruction
Separation

240
Q

Veni

A

Veins

241
Q

Contra

A

Against

242
Q

Hystero
Metro
Métrico
Utero

A

Pertaining to the womb or uterus

243
Q

-trophy

A

Nourishment

244
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

245
Q

Onco

A

Tumor
Mass
Swelling

246
Q

Bronch(I)

A

Relating to bronchus

247
Q

Melan(o)

A

Black color

248
Q

Sinistr(o)

A

Left
Left side

249
Q

Tracheo

A

Trachea

250
Q

-rrhoea

A

Flowing/ discharge

251
Q

-ectomy

A

Remove/ out

252
Q

Aer

A

Air/ gas

253
Q

Oid

A

Resemblance to

254
Q

Brachy

A

Short
Little

255
Q

Micro

A

Small

256
Q

-ite

A

Nature of resembling

257
Q

Cata

A

Down
Under

258
Q

Polio

A

Gray color

259
Q

Per

A

Through

260
Q

Chlor(o)

A

Denoting green color

261
Q

Kyph

A

Humped

262
Q

Lact

A

Milk

263
Q

Spadias

A

Slit
Fissure

264
Q

Halluc

A

Wander in mind

265
Q

Eosin

A

Red

266
Q

Pelv(I)

A

Hip bone

267
Q

Mamm

A

Pertaining to the breast

268
Q

-version

A

Turning

269
Q

-pyr(o)

A

Fever

270
Q

Scoto

A

Darkness

271
Q

Latero

A

Lateral

272
Q

-plasty

A

Repair

273
Q

Pyel(o)

A

Pelvis

274
Q

Angi(o)

A

Blood vessel

275
Q

Urin

A

Pertaining to urine

276
Q

Prim

A

First
Most important

277
Q

Stheno

A

Strength / force / power

278
Q

Laryng

A

Larynx

279
Q

-rrhea

A

Discharge

280
Q

Hydr(o)

A

Water

281
Q

-ad

A

Toward

282
Q

Toco

A

Childbirth

283
Q

Kerat(o)

A

Eye or skin

284
Q

Fossa

A

Hollow or depressed area

285
Q

Rhachi

A

Spine

286
Q

Retro

A

Backward/ behind

287
Q

Therm(o)

A

Heat

288
Q

Bucc(o)

A

Pertaining to cheek

289
Q

Lytic

A

Dissolution

290
Q

Stom(a)

A

Mouth

291
Q

-tensive

A

Pressure

292
Q

Ology

A

Study

293
Q

Phon(o)

A

Sound

294
Q

Muscul(o)

A

Muscle

295
Q

-oesophageal

A

Gullet

296
Q

Faci

A

Pertaining to the face

297
Q

di

A

Two

298
Q

Mon(o)

A

Single

299
Q

Extra

A

Outside

300
Q

Karyo

A

Nucleus

301
Q

Dif

A

Apart
Separate

302
Q

Tort(I)

A

Twisted

303
Q

Phallo

A

Phallus

304
Q

Pulmo

A

Relating to the lungs

305
Q

Pharmaco

A

Drug
Medication

306
Q

Hemi

A

Half

307
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

308
Q

Epi

A

On
Upon

309
Q

Oo

A

An egg
Ovum

310
Q

Immuno

A

Immunity

311
Q

Lei(o)

A

Smooth

312
Q

Schist(o)
Schiz(o)

A

Split, cleft, division

313
Q

Osseo

A

Bony

314
Q

Filli

A

Hair like

315
Q

Synovi/ o
Synov/ o

A

Synovial Membrane

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