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para-

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beside; near; around

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ab-

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away from

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inter-

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between

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hypo-

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deficient; below

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dys-

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painful; faulty

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per-

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throughout

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pro-

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in front of; before

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hemi-

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halve

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post-

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after: behind

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intra-

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within

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peri-

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surrounding

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hyper-

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excessive; above

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mono-

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single; one

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a-

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without; lacking

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auto-

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self

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epi-

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above; upon

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vas-

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vessel

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quad-

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four

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poly-

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many, much

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anti-

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opposite; against

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diplo/o

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double

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orch/o

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testes

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ventricul/o

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ventricles; hollow region inside an organ

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prostat/o

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prostate glands

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erythr/o

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red

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path/o

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disease

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pyel/o

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renal; pelvis

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cyt/o

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cell

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cerebr/o

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brain

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lip/o

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fat

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jejun/o

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jejune; small intestine

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phleb/o

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vein

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scoli/o

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crooked; bent

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mast/o

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breast

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ureter/o

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ureter

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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arthr/o

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joint

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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tympan/o

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eardrum

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lymph/o

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lymphatic tissue

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men/o

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meses; menstruation

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cardi/o

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heart

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derm/o

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skin

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audi/o

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hearing

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bucc/o

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check

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myel/o

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marrow; spinal cord

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glycos/o

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sugar; glucose

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salping/o

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relating to tubes - fallopian tubes and eustachian tubes

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ot/o

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ear

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optic/o

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eye; vision

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esthesi/o/a

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sensation

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fibr/o

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fibers; fibrous

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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enter/o

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intestine

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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retin/o

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retina

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dermat/o

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skin

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neutr/o

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neutral

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cortic/o

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cortex

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burs/o

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fluid sac

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arteri/o

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artery

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olig/o

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few; scant

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hem/o

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blood

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ather/o

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fatty deposit; plaque

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eosin/o

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red; rosy

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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oste/o

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bone

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granul/o

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small particles; granules

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necr/o

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dead

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ren/o

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kidney

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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pharyng/o

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throat; pharynx

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mamm/o

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breast

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lingu/o/a

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tongue

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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mening/o

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meninges

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thromb/o

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blood clot; coagulation

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myring/o

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eardrum

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phalang/o

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finger and toe bones

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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opthalm/o

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eye

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angi/o

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vessel

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labyrinth/o

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group of interconnecting anatomical cavities; inner ear

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col/o

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lower intestine

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nephr/o

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kidney

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aort/o

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aorta

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hemat/o

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blood

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somat/o

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body

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melan/o

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darkness; darkness

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ile/o

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ileum or small intestine

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my/o

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muscle

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sanguin/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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encephal/o

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brain

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cutane/o

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skin

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leuk/o

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white

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kerat/o

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cornea; hard

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hyster/o

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uterus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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spondyl/o

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skin; verebra

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-therapy

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treatment

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-phasia

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speech

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-trophy

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nourishment; development

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-stomy

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artificial opening

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-ile

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-ous

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characteristic of

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-uria

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condition of urine

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-megaly

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englargment

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-stasis

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control; stop

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-cytosis

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more than normal # of cells

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-ia

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condition; disease

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-paresis

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-pathy

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth; profuse discharge

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge

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-gen

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that which produces

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-crine

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to secrete

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ism

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-phagia

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eat; swallow

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-cele

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hernia; protusion

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-tomy

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incision; cutting

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-tropine

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-opia

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-penia

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deficiency

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-ary

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pertaining ot

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-al

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pertaining to

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-emia

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blood condition

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-o/logist

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person who studies

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-centesis

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puncture; aspiration

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-rrhaphy

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-ic

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associated with; causing; describes

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-itis

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inflammation

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-algia

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-o/logy

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the study of

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-an

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belonging to

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abdomin/o

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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adip/o

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amini/o

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amnion - fluid for embryo

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axill/o

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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chron/o

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col/o

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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encephal/o

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erythr/o

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdomen wall

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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radi/o

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rect/o

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rhin/o

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sarc/o

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splen/o

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staphyl/o

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strepht/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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thromb/o

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tonsill/o

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trache/o

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trachea or windpipe

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ven/o

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encephal/o

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cerebr/o

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cephal/o

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crani/o

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psych/o

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

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berry shaped coccus

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-dynia

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-er

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one who (radiographer)

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-ia

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condition (leukemia)

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-ist

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specialist (nephrologist)

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-ole

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little, small (arteriole)

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-ule

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little, small (venule)

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-um, -ium

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structure or tissues (pericardium)

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-us

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structure, substance (mucus)

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-y

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condition, process (nephropathy)

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-oid

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resembling, derived from

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, seperation

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-malacia

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angiography

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xray procedure to examine blood vessels before surgery

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paracentesis

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removal of abdominal fluid from peritoneal space

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laparotomy

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large abdominal incision to remove ovarian adenocarcinoma

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surgical procedure to remove pharyngeal lymphatic tissue

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tonsillectomy

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method used to determine karyotype of fetus

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aminocentesis (surgical removal of amniotic fluid)

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angioplasty

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surgical procedure to open clogged coronary arteries

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method of removing fluid from chest

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thoracentesis

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procedure to drain feces after bowel resection

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xray procedure to examine blood vessels before surgery

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angiography

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minimally invasive surgery within abdomen

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laparoscopy

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cystocele

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hernia of the urinary bladder

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carcinogenesis

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process of producing cancer

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streptococci

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berry shaped bac in twisted chains

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arthroscopy

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visual exam of joints

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staphylococci

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berry shaped bac in clusters

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction

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-sclerosis

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hardeing, to harden

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-plasia

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conditon of formation, growth

232
Q

phlebotomy

A

incision of vein

233
Q

hemostasis

A

stoppage of blood flow by mech or natural means

234
Q

acrophobia

A

fear of height

235
Q

myeloma

A

tumor of bone marrow

236
Q

myosarcoma

A

flesh tumor in muscle malignant

237
Q

arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of arteries

238
Q

cardiomyopathy

A

heart muscle disease

239
Q

hydronephrosis

A

abnormal condition of water in kidney

240
Q

chondromalacia

A

softening of cartilage

241
Q

morphology

A

study of shape of cells

242
Q

splenomegaly

A

enlargment of spleen

243
Q

myoma

A

tumor of muscles benign

244
Q

plural of bacterium

245
Q

plural of metastasis

A

metastases

246
Q

plural of prognosis

247
Q

-oid

A

resembling

248
Q

-y

A

condition, process

249
Q

-ule

A

small, little

250
Q

-um

251
Q

-ole

A

small, little

252
Q

-ia

253
Q

pericadium

A

membrane surrounding heart

254
Q

arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of arteries

255
Q

tonsillitis

A

inflammation of tonsils

256
Q

staphylococci

A

berry shaped bact in clusters

257
Q

laryngeal

A

pertaining to voicebox

258
Q

-plasia

259
Q

plas/o

A

formation, develop

260
Q

acr/o

A

extremities, top, extreme point

261
Q

chron/o

262
Q

adip/o

263
Q

albin/o

264
Q

caus/o

A

burn, burning

265
Q

cauter/o

A

heat, burn

266
Q

cutane/o

267
Q

derm/o, dermat/o

268
Q

diaphor/o

A

profuse sweating

269
Q

erythem/o, erythemat/o

270
Q

hidr/o

271
Q

ichthy/o

A

dry, scaly (fish like)

272
Q

kerat/o

273
Q

melan/o

274
Q

myc/o

275
Q

onych/o

276
Q

phyt/o

277
Q

pil/o

278
Q

py/o

279
Q

rhytid/o

280
Q

steat/o

281
Q

trich/o

282
Q

ungu/o

283
Q

xanth/o

284
Q

xer/o

285
Q

anthrac/o

286
Q

chlor/o

287
Q

cirrh/o

A

tawny yellow

288
Q

cyan/o

289
Q

eosin/o

290
Q

erythr/o

291
Q

jaund/o

292
Q

lute/o

293
Q

poli/o

294
Q

xanth/o

Billing and Coding (13 decks)

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