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1
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Affix

A

A grammatical element that is combines with a word, stem, or phrase to produce derived and inflicted forms

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Derivation

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The process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape but of a base, thereby assigning the result. As in service from serve, song to sing, and hardness to hard

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Derivative or Derived Word

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A word formed from another word, by a derivation, atomic from atom, or electricity from electric. Also: a word formed from another word by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; word which takes its origin from the root.

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4
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Infix

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An inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. English had none

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Inflection or inflectional

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An alteration of the form of a word by the addition of an affix, as in English: dogs from dog, or by changing the form of a base as in English spoke from speak, that indicates grammatical features such as number, Persian , mood, or tense

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6
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Inflect or Inflected

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To alter (a word) by inflection

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Prefix

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An affix, such as dis- in disbelief, attached to the from of a work to produce a derivative or an inflected form. Basically a prefix occurs at the beginning of a word or stem, such as in the words Sub/mit, pre/determined, and in/willing

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Root word

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The foundation and basic definition of the word

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Suffix

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An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits

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A-, an-

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Not or without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abdomin(o)

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Around the belly

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Aden(I)(o)

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In reference to a gland

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Adren(o)

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Pertaining to the adrenal glands

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Adip(o)

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Fat

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Alba-

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White

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-algia

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Pain

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Ambi-

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Both sides

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An-

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Not or without

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Angi(o)

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Blood vessel

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Anis(o)

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Unequal

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Ancyl(o), ankyl(o)

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Bending or crooked

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Anti-

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Against each other

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Arteri(o)

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Of an artery

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Arthr(o)

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Of a joint

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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28
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Auricul(o)

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Referring to the ear

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Aur(o)

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Referring to the ear

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Auscult(o)

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To listen

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Aut(o)

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Self

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Axill(o)

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Under the arm

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33
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Bio-

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Life

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34
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Blasting(o)

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Immature cell, budding

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35
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Brachi(o)

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Limb

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36
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Brachy-

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Short

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37
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Bronch(i), bronchi(o)

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Lungs

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38
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Bucc(o)

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Cheek

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39
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Carcin(a)(o)

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Referring to the heart

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40
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Cata-

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Down

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41
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-centisis

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Surgical puncture of

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42
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Cephal(o)

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Head

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43
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Chem(o)

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Chemically induced

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44
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Chondr(o)

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Cartilage

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45
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Chrom-

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Color

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46
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-cide

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Kill or destroy

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47
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Circum

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Surrounding another

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48
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Col-, colo-, colono-

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Colon

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49
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Copr(o)

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Feces

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50
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Crani

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Head

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51
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Crypt(o)

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Hidden

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52
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Cutane(o)

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Skin

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53
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Cyan(o)

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A blue color

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54
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Cyst(i)(o)

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Relating to urinary bladder

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55
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-cyte

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Cell

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56
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Dactyl

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Fingers/toes

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57
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Dent(i)

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Tooth

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58
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Derm(o), dermat(o)

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Skins

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59
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Dips(o)

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Thirst

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60
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Dors(I)(o)

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The back

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61
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Dys-

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Bad or difficulty

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Ect(o)

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Out or outside

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63
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-ectomy

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Removal or excision

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-edema

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Removal and excision

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65
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-emesis

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Vomit

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66
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-emis

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Condition of the blood

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67
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Encephal(o)-

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Brain

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68
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Endo-

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Within

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Enter(o)

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Relating to intestine

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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71
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Epitheli(o)

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Skin

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72
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Erythr(o)

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Red

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73
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Ex-

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Out or away from

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Extra-

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Outside

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75
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Fibr(i)

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Fever

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Fibr(o)

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Fiber

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77
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Gastr(o)

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Refers to the stomach

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78
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Gest(o)

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Pregnancy

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78
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Gingiv(o)

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Refers to the gums

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78
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Glauc(o)

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Bluish-grey color

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78
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-globin

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Protein

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78
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Gloss(o)

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Tongue

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78
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Gluc(o)

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Glucose or sugar

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78
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Glycol-

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Sugar

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78
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-Gram

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Record

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79
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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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80
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-helminth

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Worm

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81
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Hemat-, haemato-, hema(a)(o)

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Referring to blood

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82
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Hepat(o)

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referring to the liver

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83
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Histi(o)

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Tissue

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84
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Hist((o)

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Tissue

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85
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Humer(o)

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Humorous or upper arm

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86
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Hydr(o)

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Water

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87
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Hyper-

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Beyond or above normal

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88
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Hyp(o)

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Below normal

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89
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Hyster(o)

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Uterus

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90
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-iac

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Pertaining to

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91
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-ic

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Pertaining to

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92
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-ical

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Pertaining to

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93
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Infra-

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Below

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94
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Inguin(o)

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Groin

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Inter-

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Between

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96
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Intra-

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Within

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97
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-ism

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Process or condition

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98
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Iso-

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Equal

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99
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-ist

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A specialist

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100
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ium

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Jaund(o)

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Kerat(o)

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Cornea or hard tissue

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Lacrim(o)

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Tears (in eye)

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Lact(I)(o)

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Lapar

A

Abdomen, abdominal wall

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-lapse

A

To fall or slide

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Laryng(o)

A

Pertaining to the larynx

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-lepsy

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Leuk(o)

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Lip(o)

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Lith(o)

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-logy

114
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Lumb(o)

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Lower back

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Lux(o)

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Lymph(o)

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Lypsis

A

Destruction

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Lys(o)

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Separate into parts

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Macr(o)

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-mal

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Mamm(o)

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Pertaining to the breast

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Mandibul(o)

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Pertaining to the jaw bone

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Mast(o)-

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Breast tissue

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Maxill(o)

A

Upper jaw bone

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Mega

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Enlargement

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Megal(o)

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Enlargement

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-megaly

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Enlargement

128
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Melan(o)

129
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-graphy

A

Process of recording

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Metacarp(o)

A

Bones of the front paw

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Mengi(o)

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Membrane surrounding the Brian/spine

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Metastasis

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Bones of the rear paw

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-meter

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Method(o)

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Procedure or technique

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Metri(o)

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Micr(o)

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Small/little

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Morph(o)

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Form or shape

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-mortem

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Muc(o)

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Muscul(o)

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My(o)

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Myel(o)

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Bone marrow, or spinal cord

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Narc

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Nas(o)

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Necr(o)

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Neo-

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Nephr(o)

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Neur

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Nutria(o)

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To nourish

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Ocul

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Odont(o)

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Odyn(o)

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-oid

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Resembles or looks like

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Olig(o)

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-oma

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Tumor, bulk, volume

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Onych(o)

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Finger or toe nail

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Oo-

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Ophthalm(o)

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-opsy

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Or(o)

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Orchid(o)

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Testes, testicle

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Orchi (o)

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Testes, testicle

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-orexia

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Organ(o)

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Orth(o)

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-osis

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Condition or disease

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Ossi-

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Osse(o)

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Ost(e)

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Oste(o)

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Ot(o)

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Ov(o)

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Ovari(o)

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-oxie

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Palliate(o)

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Soothe or relieve

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Palpeb(o)

184
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Palp(o)

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To gently touch

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Palpate

A

To gently touch

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Pan

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Pancreat(o)

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Para-

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Alongside or beside

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-paresis

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Path(o)

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-pathy

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Disease or emotion

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Ped(o)

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Pelv(i)(o)

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Pelvis or hip bone

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-apnia

A

Deficiency

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-pepsia

A

Digestion, digestive tract

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Peri-

A

Surrounding

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Peritone

A

Peritoneum

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-phage

A

Eating or digesting

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-phagia

A

Eating or digesting

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Phag(o)

A

Eating or digesting

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Pharmac(o)-

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Phleb(o)

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Plant(o)

A

Bottom of the foot

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-plasia

A

Formation or development

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-plasty

A

The surgical care of

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-plegia

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Plex(o)

A

Network of nerves

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-pnea

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Pneum(o)-

A

Lungs or air

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Pod(o)

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-poiesis

A

The production or making of

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Poikil(o)

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Varied or irregular

213
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Poly-

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Many or excessive

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-prandial

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Pre-

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In front of or before

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Pro-

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In front of or before

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Proxim(o)

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Prurit(o)

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Pseudo-

220
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Psych(o)(e)

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Pertaining to the mind

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-ptosis

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Droop or sag

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Pulmon(o)

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Pyo-

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Pyrex(o)

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Quadr(i)

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Radi(o)

227
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Ren(o)

228
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Rhin(o)

229
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-rrhage

A

Excessive flow or discharge

230
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-rrhag(ia)

A

Excessive flow or discharge (blood)

231
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-rrhea

A

Excessive flow or discharge

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Sarc(o)

A

Flesh-like

233
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Scler(o)

234
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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing or an exam

235
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-scopy

236
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Sinistr(o)

237
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-sis

A

A condition of

238
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Splen(o)

239
Q

Spandyl(o)

A

Vertebrae or spleen

240
Q

-stasis

A

To stop or control

241
Q

-static

A

To stop or control

242
Q

Sten(o)

243
Q

Steth(o)-

244
Q

Stom(a)

A

Mouth or oral cavity

245
Q

Stomat(o)

A

Mouth or oral cavity

246
Q

Sub

A

Beneath or below

247
Q

Supra

A

Above or beyond

248
Q

Tachy

A

Rapid or fast

249
Q

Tars(o)

250
Q

Therm(o)

251
Q

Thorac(o)

252
Q

Trans

253
Q

Thromb(o)

254
Q

-tocia

A

To give birth

255
Q

-tomy

256
Q

-trophy

A

Development or growth

257
Q

Tympan(o)

A

Ear drum or middle ear

258
Q

-ula

A

Small or little

259
Q

-ule

A

Small or little

260
Q

Un(i)

261
Q

-uria

262
Q

Ur(o)

A

Urine or urinary tract

263
Q

Vas(o)-

A

Duct or blood vessel

264
Q

Vascul(o)

A

Duct or blood vessel

265
Q

Ven(i)(o)

266
Q

Ventr(o)

A

Front side

267
Q

Volemia

A

Blood pressure

268
Q

-y

A

The process or condition of

269
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Zo(o)

A

Animal life

Veterinary Assistance (5 decks)

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