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1
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gastr/o

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stomach

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enter

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sm intestine

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tonsill

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tonsil

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-algia

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pain

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itis

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inflammation

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hepat/o

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liver

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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hem/o

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blood

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-rrhage

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abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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dia-

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through

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nat

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birth

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-al

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pertaining to

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end-

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within

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arteri

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artery

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append

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appendix

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgical creation of an artificial opening

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arthr

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joint

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myel/o

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spinal cord

-bone marrow

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myc/o

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fungus

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-osis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-pathy

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disease

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my/o

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muscle

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dermat

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skin

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-ologist

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specialist

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neo-

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new

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-ology

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study of

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py/o

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pus

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-derma

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skin

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pyr/o

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fever

-fire

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aden

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gland

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-oma

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tumor

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36
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dors

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back of the body

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poster

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back or towards the back

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-ior

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pertaining to

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anter

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front or before

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40
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cephal

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head

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ic

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pertaining to

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42
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caud

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tail

-lower part of the body

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43
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epi-

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above

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44
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hypo-

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below

-decreased

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45
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hypo-

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below

  • decreased
  • deficient
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retro-

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behind

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47
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periton

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peritoneum

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48
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cyt/o

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cell

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49
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-plasm

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formative material of cells

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50
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hist

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tissue

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51
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a-

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without

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52
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-plasia

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formation

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53
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ana-

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backward

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54
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hyper-

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excessive

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55
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-trophy

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development

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exo-

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out of

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57
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-crine

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to secrete

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58
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carcin

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cancerous

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59
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dem

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population

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60
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pan

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entire

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idi/o

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peculiar to the individual

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-poietic

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pertaining to formation

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ankyl

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crooked, bent or stiff

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chondr/o

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cost/o

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poly-

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oste/o

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spondyl

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lumb

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ankylosing

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the progressive stiffening of a joint

71
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-listhesis

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-ago

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diseased condition

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kyph

74
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lord

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bent backward

75
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scoli

76
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vascul

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blood vessels

77
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-ar

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pertaining to

78
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necrosis

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tissue death

79
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crani/o

80
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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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peri-

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surrounding

82
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-penia

A

deficiency

83
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por

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small opening

84
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por

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small opening

85
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-scopy

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visual examination

86
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-lysis

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loosening

-setting free

87
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-desis

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to bind together

88
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synov

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synovial fluid

89
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-plasty

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surgical repair

90
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vertebr/o

91
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lamin

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-clasis

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-rrhapy

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surgical suturing

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neur/o

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ab-

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duct

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-ion

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ad-

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brady-

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kines

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-asthenia

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weakness or lack of strength

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-cele

A

hernia

  • tumor
  • swelling
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fasci/o

A

fascia

-fibrous band

104
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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

-fiber

105
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-plegia

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paralysis

-stroke

106
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-rrhexis

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tax/o

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coordination

108
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ten/o

  • tend/o
  • tendin/o
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tendon

  • stretch out
  • extend
  • strain
109
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ton/o

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  • stretch
  • tone
  • tension
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-globin

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erythr/o

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leuk/o

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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card

-cardi/o

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valvul

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tachy

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angi

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blood or lymph vessel

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phleb

119
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thromb

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coron

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-ary

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pertaining to

122
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embol

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something inserted

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-ism

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-crasia

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mixture or bleeding

125
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plast

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blast

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electr/o

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-gram

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picture or record

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-lytic

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-stasis

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stopping or controlling

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lymph/o

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anti-

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macro-

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-phage

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cell that eats

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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splen/o

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-edema

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immun/o

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-therapy

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bacilli

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rod shaped

141
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tox

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staphyl/o

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cluster or bunches of grapes

143
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-cocci

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spherical bacteria

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strept/o

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twisted chain

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vir

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bio

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sarc

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mamm/o

149
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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

150
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tele-

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