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1
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gastr/o

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stomach

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intestin

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intestine

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-al

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pertaining to

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peri-

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surrounding

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odonti

odont

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teeth

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-um

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noun ending

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an/o

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anus

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rect

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rectum

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hepat

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liver

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-ic

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pertaining to

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chol/o

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bile

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cholescyst

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gallbladder

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metabol

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change

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-ism

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condition

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enter

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small intestine

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-ologist

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specialist

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orth

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straight, normal

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proct

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anus and rectum

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cheil

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lips

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-osis

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abnormal condition or disease

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leuk/o

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white

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-plakia

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plaque

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stomat

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mouth or oral cavity

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-itis

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inflammation

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myc

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fungus

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her/o

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dry

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-ia

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pertaining to

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halit

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breath

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gingiv

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gums

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dys-

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difficult or painful

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-phagia

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swallowing

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esophag

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esophagus

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-eal

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pertaining to

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pyr

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fever

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hiat

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opending

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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pept

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digestion

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de-

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removal

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hydra

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water

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-tion

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process of

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mal-

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bad or poor

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are/o

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air

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-emesis

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vomiting

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hemat

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blood

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hyper-

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excessive

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diverticul

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diverticulum (small pouch or sac in the lines or wall of a tubular organ like the colon)

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colon/o

col/osigmoind

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colon

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intussuscept

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take up or to receive within

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inguin

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groin

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dis-

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through

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-cele

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hernia

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seat/o

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fat

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-megaly

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enlargement

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cirrh

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yellow or orange

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-lithiasis

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presence of stones

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endo-

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within

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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-occult

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hidden

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hem/o

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blood

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pro-

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on supporting

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bio

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life

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emet

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vomit

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intra-

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within

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ven/o

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vein

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re-

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back or again

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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palat/o

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palate

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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nas/o

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nose

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-ostomy

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surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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duoden

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first part of the small intestine

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ile

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ileum, small intestine

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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lith

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stone

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home/o

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constant

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stasis

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control

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ren

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kidney or kidneys

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nephr/o

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kidney

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ur

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urine

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-emia

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blood condition

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-uria

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urine

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glomerular/o

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glomeruli

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-ptosis

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droop or sag

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py

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pus

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cyst

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cyst, sac of fluid, urinary bladder

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-lithiasis

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presence of stones

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ureter/o

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ureter

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-ectasis

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enlargement

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-rrhagia

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bleeding

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-algia

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pain

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vest/o

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bladder

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vagin

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vagina

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neur/o

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nerve

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-genic

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created by

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prostat

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prostate

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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an-

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without

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di-

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through

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-uresis

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urination

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en-

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into

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olig

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scanty

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urin

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urine

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-alysis

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study of the parts

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urethr/o

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urethra

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dia-

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complete or through

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-lysis

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separation, setting free

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-tripsy

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to crush

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meat

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meatus (urethral meatus)

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cerebr

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brain

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esthesi

esthet

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feeling

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psych

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mind

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-iatrist

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specialist

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cephal

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head

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encephal/o

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brain

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mening/o

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meninges

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concuss

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shaken together

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contus

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bruise

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crani

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cranium

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-phasia

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speech

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arteri/o

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artery

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ven

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vein

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-ous

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pertaining to

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somn

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sleep

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in-

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without

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-ia

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abnormal condition

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narc/o

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stupor

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-lepsy

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seizure

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ambul

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to walk

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poli/o

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gray matter

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radicul

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root or nerve root

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caus

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burning

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par-

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abnormal

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ultra-

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beyond

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son/o

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sound

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ech/o

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sound

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electr/o

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electric

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thalam

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thalamus

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post-

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after

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trauma

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injury

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-phobia

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excessive fear

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claustr/o

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barrier

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agor/o

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marketplace

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-mania

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madness

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-tropic

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having an affinity for

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anxi/o

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anxiety

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-lyic

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destroy

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bin-

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two

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ocul

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eye

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canth

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corner of the eye

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tars

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edge of the eyelid

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opt/o

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vision

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extra-

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on the outside

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intra-

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within

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scler/o

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white of eyes

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emmetr

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in proper measures

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-opia

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vision condition

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ophthalm

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eye

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blephar

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eyelid

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ec-

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out

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trop

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turn

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en-

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in

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orbit

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eyeball

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conjunctiv

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conjuntiva

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dacry/o

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tear

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aden

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gland

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uve

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uvea

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ir

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iris

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corne

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cornea

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kerat

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cornea

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anis/o

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unequal

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cor

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pupil

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phot

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light

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-opsia

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view of

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mio-

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smaller

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mydrias

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dilation of pupil

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papill

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nipple-like

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macul

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spot

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dipl

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double

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hemi

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half

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chromat

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color

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nyctal

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night

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presby

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old age

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eso-

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inward

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trop

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turn

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exo

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outward

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amer

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out of proportion

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ambly

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dim or dull

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ton

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tension

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orbit

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bony socket

196
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tars/o

A

eyelid

197
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nucle

A

nucleus

198
Q

-ation

A

action

199
Q

irid

A

iris

200
Q

vitr

A

vitreous humor

201
Q

retin/o

A

retina

202
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audit

A

hearing or sense of hearing

203
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

204
Q

acous

A

hearing or sound

205
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

206
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane

207
Q

audi

A

hearing

208
Q

ot/o

A

ear

209
Q

bar/o

A

pressure

210
Q

mastoid

A

mastoid process

211
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

212
Q

aur

A

hearing

213
Q

staphed

A

stapes

214
Q

vestibul

A

entrance

215
Q

cutane

A

skin

216
Q

derm

dermat

A

skin

217
Q

epi-

A

above or upon

218
Q

lip/o

A

fat

219
Q

-cytes

A

cells

220
Q

lun

A

moon

221
Q

-ula

A

little

222
Q

seb/o

A

sebum

223
Q

hidr

A

sweat

224
Q

phor

A

movement

225
Q

-esis

A

abnormal condition

226
Q

follicul

A

hair follicle

227
Q

rich/o

A

hair

228
Q

axill

A

armpit

229
Q

hirsut

A

hairy

230
Q

alopec

A

baldness

231
Q

koil

A

hollow, concave

232
Q

oynch

A

fingernail or toenail

233
Q

par-

A

near

234
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ecchym

A

during out of juice

235
Q

purpur

A

purple

236
Q

prurit

A

itching

237
Q

erythem

A

flushed

238
Q

erythr/o

A

red

239
Q

-derma

A

skin

240
Q

ichthy

A

dry or scaly

241
Q

-edemda

A

swelling

242
Q

-phyma

A

growth

243
Q

urtic

A

rash

244
Q

-aria

A

connected with

245
Q

pedicul

A

lice

246
Q

granul

A

granular

247
Q

kel

A

growth or tumor

248
Q

-oid

A

resembling

249
Q

kerat

A

hard or horny

250
Q

bi-

A

pertaining to life

251
Q

-opsy

A

view of

252
Q

cry/o

A

cold

253
Q

rhytid

A

wrinkle

254
Q

cervic

A

neck

255
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axill

A

armpit

256
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph

257
Q

anti-

A

against

258
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phag/o

A

eat or swallow

259
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macro-

A

large

260
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-phage

A

cell that eats

261
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immun

A

immune/protected

262
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onc

A

tumor

263
Q

lymphaden

A

lymph node

264
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splen/o

A

spleen

265
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-edema

A

swelling

266
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

267
Q

cyst/o

A

cell

268
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tox

A

toxin/poison

269
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bacilli

A

rod shaped

270
Q

staple/o

A

cluster of grapes

271
Q

-cocci

A

spherical bacteria

272
Q

street/o

A

twisted chaind

273
Q

vir

A

virus

274
Q

metal/o

A

large

275
Q

-cide

A

causing death

276
Q

-static

A

causing control

277
Q

fung

A

fungus

278
Q

neo-

A

new or strange

279
Q

-plasm

A

formation

280
Q

sarc

A

flesh

281
Q

carcin

A

cancer

282
Q

plast

A

growth or formation

283
Q

brachy-

A

short

284
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tele-

A

distant

285
Q

tom/o

A

slice

286
Q

-crine

A

secrete

287
Q

adren /o

A

adrenal

288
Q

cortic/o

A

cortex

289
Q

trop

A

change

290
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somat/o

A

growth

291
Q

gen

A

producing

292
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oxy-

A

swift

293
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-tocin

A

labor

294
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gluc/o

A

sugar or glucose

295
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glycolic/o

A

sugar or glucose

296
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gonad/o

A

gonad

297
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-tropin

A

to stimulate

298
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endocrin

A

secrete within

299
Q

acr/o

A

extremities

300
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pituitar

A

pituitary

301
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pro-

A

on behalf of

302
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pineal

A

pineal gland

303
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thyr/o

A

thyroid

304
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calc-

A

calcium

305
Q

thym

A

thymus

306
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-dipsia

A

thirst

307
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hypophys

A

refers to pituitary gland

308
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-itis

A

inflammation

309
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hyper-

A

excessive or increased

310
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cyan/o

A

blue

311
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erythropoietin/o

A

red

312
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leuk/o

A

white

313
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melan/o

A

black

314
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poli/o

A

gray

315
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

316
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-cyte

A

cell

317
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neur/o

A

nerve

318
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

319
Q

-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

320
Q

tonsill

A

tonsils

321
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

322
Q

path

A

disease

323
Q

-ology

A

study of

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-algia

A

pain and suffering

325
Q

-dynia

A

pain

326
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

327
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

328
Q

-necrosis

A

tissue death

329
Q

-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

330
Q

-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

331
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove excess fluid

332
Q

-graphy

A

process of producing a picture or record

333
Q

-gram

A

picture or record

334
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

335
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

336
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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

A

bleeding, usually sudden and severe

337
Q

-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

338
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

339
Q

nat

A

birth

340
Q

pre-

A

before

341
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peri-

A

surrounding

342
Q

post-

A

after

343
Q

ab-

A

away from, negative, absent

344
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ad-

A

toward, to, in the direction of

345
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dextr/o

A

right

346
Q

sinistr/o

A

left

347
Q

ex-

A

out of, outside, away from

348
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in-

A

in, into, not, without

349
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macro-

A

large, abnormal size or long

350
Q

micr/o

micro

A

small

351
Q

mega-

metal/o

A

large, great

352
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olig/o

A

scanty, few

353
Q

dys-

A

bad, difficult or painful

354
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eu-

A

good

355
Q

hyper-

A

excessive, increased

356
Q

hypo-

A

deficient, decreased

357
Q

inter-

A

between or among

358
Q

intra-

A

within, inside

359
Q

sub-

A

under, less or below

360
Q

super-

supra-

A

above or excessive

361
Q

-otomy

A

surgical incision

362
Q

appendic

A

appendix

363
Q

-ostomy

A

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

364
Q

-ologist

A

specialist

365
Q

neo-

A

new

366
Q

-pathy

A

disease

367
Q

physi

A

nature or physical

368
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ventr

A

belly side of body

369
Q

dors

A

back of the body

370
Q

anter

A

front or before

371
Q

poster

A

back or toward the back

372
Q

cephal

A

head

373
Q

caud

A

tail or lower part of body

374
Q

epi-

A

above

375
Q

pelv

A

pelvis

376
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen

377
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

378
Q

chondr/i

A

cartilage

379
Q

lumb

A

lumbar, lower back

380
Q

ili

A

ilium (hip bones)

381
Q

retro-

A

behind

382
Q

periton

A

peritoneum

383
Q

cyt

A

cell

384
Q

-plasm

A

formative material of cells

385
Q

embry/o

A

fertilized ovum

386
Q

gene

A

producing

387
Q

adip

A

fat

388
Q

hist

A

tissue

389
Q

-plasia

A

formation

390
Q

ana-

A

backward

391
Q

-trophy

A

development

392
Q

aden

A

gland

393
Q

carcin

A

cancerous

394
Q

-oma

A

tumor

395
Q

eti-

A

cause

396
Q

dem/i

A

population

397
Q

pan-

A

entire

398
Q

idi/o

A

peculiar to the individual

399
Q

-metry

A

measure

400
Q

oste

A

bone

401
Q

end-

A

within

402
Q

hem/o

A

blood

403
Q

-poietic

A

pertaining to formation

404
Q

crani

A

skull

405
Q

cost

A

rib

406
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

407
Q

pod

A

foot

408
Q

-iatrist

A

specialist

409
Q

ankyl

A

crooked, bent, or stiff

410
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

411
Q

burs

A

bursa

412
Q

poly-

A

many

413
Q

my/o

A

muscle

414
Q

synov

A

synovial membrane

415
Q

oss/e

A

bone

416
Q

oss/i

A

bone

417
Q

ost/o

A

bone

418
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

419
Q

ankylosing

A

progressive stiffening of a joint

420
Q

kyph

A

hump

421
Q

lord

A

bent backward

422
Q

scoli

A

curved

423
Q

vascul

A

blood vessels

424
Q

myel

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

425
Q

por

A

small opening

426
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

427
Q

-desis

A

to bind, tie together

428
Q

-lysis

A

loosening or setting free

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429
Q

-ago

A

diseased condition

430
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

431
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra

432
Q

lamin

A

lamina (posterior portion of vertebra)

433
Q

-clasis

A

to break

434
Q

fasci

A

fascia

435
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

436
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

437
Q

muscul

A

muscle

438
Q

duct

A

to lead

439
Q

flex

A

to bend

440
Q

tens

A

stretch out

441
Q

stern/o

A

breastbone

442
Q

cleid/o

A

collar bone

443
Q

carpi

A

wrist or wrist bones

444
Q

bi-

A

two

445
Q

-ceps

A

head

446
Q

tri-

A

three

447
Q

fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

448
Q

ten/o

A

tendon

449
Q

tendin

A

tendon

450
Q

-cele

A

hernia

451
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated muscle

452
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

453
Q

ton

A

tone

454
Q

tax

A

coordination

455
Q

a-

A

without

456
Q

clon

A

violent action

457
Q

brady-

A

slow

458
Q

kines

A

movement

459
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness or lack of strength

460
Q

condyl

A

condyle (round prominence at end of bone)

461
Q

-paresis

A

partial or incomplete paralysis

462
Q

hemi-

A

half

463
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

464
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

465
Q

aort

A

aorta

466
Q

ven

A

veins

467
Q

-ule

A

small ones

468
Q

-globin

A

protein

469
Q

thrombus/o

A

clots

470
Q

hemat

A

blood

471
Q

ather/o

A

plaque or fatty substance

472
Q

isch

A

to hold back

473
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

474
Q

valvul

A

valve

475
Q

systole

A

contraction

476
Q

tacky-

A

rapid

477
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

478
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

479
Q

phleb

A

vein

480
Q

coron

A

crown

481
Q

embol

A

something inserted

482
Q

-crasia

A

mixture or blending

483
Q

lipid

A

fat

484
Q

plast

A

growth

485
Q

blast

A

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