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1
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-algia

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Pain, painful condition

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dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, excision

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hyper-

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Excessive, more than normal, increased

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hypo-

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Under, deficient, decreased

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-osis

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Abnormal condition, disease

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-ostomy

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Surgically created opening

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-otomy

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Cut into, incision

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-plasty

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Surgical repair, plastic repair

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-rrhage, rrhagia

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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To suture

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-rrhea

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To flow, abnormal discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture, burst

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15
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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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cyan/o

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Blue

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erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Melan/o

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Black

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Poli/o

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Gray

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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22
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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove excess fluid

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23
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-graphy

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Process of producing a picture/record

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-gram

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A picture/record

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-necrosis

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Tissue death

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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ab-

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Away from, negative

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dextr/o

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Right side

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ex-

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Out of, outside

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macro-

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Large, abnormal size, long

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mega-, megal/o

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Large, great

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35
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pre-

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Before

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ad-

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Toward, in the direction of

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sinistr/o

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Left side

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38
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in-

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In, into, not, without

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micr/o, micro-

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Small

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olig/o

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Scanty, few

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post-

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After, behind

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inter-

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Between, among

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sub-

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Under, below

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eu-

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Good, well, easy

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intra-

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Inside, within

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super-, supra-

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Above, excessive

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arteri/o

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Artery

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48
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ather/o

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Plaque, fatty substance

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arthr/o

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Joint

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50
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myc/o

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Fungus

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51
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myel/o

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Bone marrow/spinal cord

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52
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my/o

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Muscle

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53
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-ologist

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Specialist

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54
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-ology

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Study of

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55
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pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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56
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py/o

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Pus

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57
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pyr/o

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Fever or fire

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58
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aden/o

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Gland

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adip/o

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Fat

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anter/o

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Before, front

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caud/o

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lower part of the body, tail

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cephal/o

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head

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63
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cyt/o, -cyte

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cell

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64
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end-, endo-

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in, within, inside

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exo-

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outside, out of, away

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66
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hist/o

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tissue

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67
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plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

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developmemt, growth, formation

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back

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69
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-stasis, -static

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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70
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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colo/o

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colon

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corno/o

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crown

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dem/o

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people, population

74
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hepat

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liver

75
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hyster/o

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uterus

76
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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

77
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nephr/o

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kidney

78
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orchi/o

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testicles

79
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ost/e

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bone

80
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phleb/o

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vein

81
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retr/o

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backwards, behind

82
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chondr/i, chondr/o

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cartilage

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epi-

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above

84
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gastr

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stomach

85
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

86
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pelv

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pelvis

87
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oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o

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bones

88
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ligament/o

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ligaments

89
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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

90
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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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burs/o

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sac

92
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cost/o

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rib

93
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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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surgical fixation, fusing

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

96
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hallux

A

big toe

97
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hemat, hem-, -emia

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blood

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lord/o

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curved, swaybacked

99
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-lysis

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destruction, loosen, set free

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lumb/o

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lower back, loins

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

102
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pariet/o

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wall to a cavity

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peri-

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around, about

104
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-poietic

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formation

105
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spondyl/o

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spinal column

106
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-um

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singlular noun ending

107
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bi-

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two, twin, double

108
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-cele

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hernia

109
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-desis

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to bind, fixation used to describe skeletal system procedures

110
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fascia-

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fascia, fibrous band

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-ia

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abnormal

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-ic

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pertaining to

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kinesi/o

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move, movement

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-lysis

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loosen, set free, destroy

115
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my/o

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muscle

116
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-plegia

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paralysis

117
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tax/o

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coordination, order

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ton/o

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tension, stretching

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tri-

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three

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alveol/o

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concave vessel, bowl, basin

121
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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

122
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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tubes

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-ectasis, ectasia

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stretch, dilation, enlargement

124
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laryng/o

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larynx, throat

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

126
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or, oro, oral

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mouth

127
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oto

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ear

128
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ox-

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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throat, pharynx

130
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phon/o

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sound, voice

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phren-

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mind, diaphragm

132
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-plegia

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paralysis

133
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pleur/o

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side of the body, pleura

134
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-pnea

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breathing

135
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-pneum/o, pneumono, pneu

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lung, air

136
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ptysis-

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spitting, saliva

137
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pulmo, pulmono

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lung

138
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sinus

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hollow space, cavity

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, spasm

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

141
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thorac/o, thorax

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chest, rib cage

142
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trache/o, trachi

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trachea, wind pipe

143
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aliment-

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to nourish

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an/o

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anus

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bili

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bile

146
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cec/o

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cecum, lowest portion of small intestine

147
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cheil/o

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lips

148
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chol/e

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bile, gall

149
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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

150
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col, colon/o

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colon

151
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dent

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teeth

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dia

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to flow

153
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emesis

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vomit

154
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enter/o

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small intestine

155
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

157
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gingiv

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gums of the mouth

158
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glossa

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tongue

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gluco, glyco

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sweet, sugar

160
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halit

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breath

161
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lab/i

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lips

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lingual

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tongue

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-lithiasis

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presence of stones

164
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matebole

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to change

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odont/o

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tooth

166
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orth/o

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straight

167
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palat/o

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palate, roof of mouth

168
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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-pepsia

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digestion

170
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peri-

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surrounding, about

171
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-pexy

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surgical fixation

172
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proct/o

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rectum, anus

173
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pylori, pyloro

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sphincter, gate

174
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rect/o

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rectum, straight

175
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rug

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wrinkle, fold, crease

176
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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

177
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volv

A

turn, twist

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