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A-/an-

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Without

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Anti-

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Against

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Aut-

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Self

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Bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Slow

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De-

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Without

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Dia

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Apart or through

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endo-

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Inner

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Exo-

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Outside of

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Extra-

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Outer/outside of

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Hyper-

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above/over or excessive

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Hypo-

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Under or insufficient

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Normo-

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Normal

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Around

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Physi-/physio-

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Physiology or related to nature

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Poly-

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Many

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Pro-

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Before/from or in front of

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Re-

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Back or again

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Retro-

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Behind or back/backward

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Sub-

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Under/below or less than normal

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Syn-/sy-/syl-/sym-

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Union or association

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Tetra-

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Four

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Trans-

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Across or through

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond or excess

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-Algia

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Pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal/excision

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-gram

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Written record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ia

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Condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition process or method

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Destruction

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-manometer

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Instrument to measure pressure

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-megaly

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Enlarged

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-ole

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Small

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-oma

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Growth

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-ologist

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One who studies

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-opsy

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To view

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-ose

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Pertaining to

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-osis

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Condition

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-ostomy

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Formation of an opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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Slcerosis

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Hardening

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Scope

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Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Visual examination with a lighted instrument

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-sis

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State or condition of

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-spasm

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Involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

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To stop/control or place

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-tension

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Pressure

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-thoracic

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Chest

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tonic

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Pertaining to tone

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-ule

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Small

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Aort(o)

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Aorta

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Angi(o)

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Vessel

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Arter(o),arteri(o)-

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Artery

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Ather(o)

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Fatty substance

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Atri(o)

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Atrium

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Cardi(o)

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Heart

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Coron(o)

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Heart or crown

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Corpor(o)

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Body

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Cutane(o)

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Skin

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Duct(o)

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To bring

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Ech(o)

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Sound

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Electr(o)

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Electricity

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Embol(o)

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Plug or blockage

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Fluor(o)

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Emitting of reflecting light

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Hem(o)

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Blood

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Isch(o)

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To hold back

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Lip(o)

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Fat

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Mediastin(o)

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Mediastinum

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My(o)

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Muscle

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Orth(o)

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Straight

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Path(o)

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Disease

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Pector(o)

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Chest

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Phleb(o)

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Vein

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Pulmon(o)

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Lung

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Radi(o)

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X-ray or radiant energy

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Sept(o)

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A wall/partition or septum

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Sin(o)

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Sinus

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Son(o)

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Sound

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Sphygm(o)

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Pulse

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Steth(o)

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Chest

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Thorac(o)

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Chest

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Thromb(o)

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Clot

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Tom(o)

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To cut

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Valv(o)

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Valve

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Valvul(o)

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Valve

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Varic(o)

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Dilated vein

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Vas(o)

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Vessel

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Vascul(o)

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Blood vessel

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Ven(o)

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Vein

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Ventricul(o)

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Ventricle

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