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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast, mammary gland

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neur/o, neur/i

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nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

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insul/o

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pancreatic islets

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vagin/o, colp/o

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vagina

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salping/o

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tube, oviduct, eustachian (auditory) tube

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata, spinal cord, inner part

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psych/o

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mind

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-penia

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decrease in, deficiency of

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-poiesis

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formation, production

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gastr/o

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stomach

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enter/o

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intestine

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-pnea

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breathing

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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pneumon/o, pneum/o, pneumat/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

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lung

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-oxia

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level of oxygen

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rect/o, proct/o

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rectum

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bili, chol/e, chol/o

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bile, gall

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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hepat/o

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liver

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ren/o, nephr/o

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kidney

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test/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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testis, testicle

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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ot/o

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ear

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ocul/o, ophthalm/o

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eye

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lent/i, phak/o, phac/o

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lens

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oste/o

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bone

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myring/o, tympan/o

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tympanic membrane

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corne/o, kerat/o

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cornea

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ir, irit/o, irid/o

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iris

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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-mania

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excited state, obsession

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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vertebra

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my/o, muscul/o

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muscle

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hidr/o

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sweat, perspiration

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melan/o

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dark, black, melanin

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kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o

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movement

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cost/o

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rib

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arthr/o

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joint

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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-plegia

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paralysis

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cortic/o

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cerebral cortex, outer portion

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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intra-

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in, within

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supra-

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above

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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o, -algia, -algesia, -odynia

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pain

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carcin/o

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cancer, carcinoma

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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-emia, -hemia, hem/o, hemat/o

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condition of blood, blood

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vas/o, vascul/o

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vessel, duct

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angi/o

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vessel

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ven/o, ven/i, phleb/o

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vein

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-lytic

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dissolving, reducing, loosening

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-tomy

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incision, cutting

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anti-, contra-, counter-

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against, opposite

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-ia, -ism, -sis, -y

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condition of

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -oid, -ory, -ous

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pertaining to

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white, colorless

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-logy

A

study of

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cyan/o

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blue

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in-, -im-, non-, un-

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not

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a-, an-

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not, without, lack of, abscence

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-ectomy

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excision, surgical removal

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ectasia, ectasis

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dilation, dilatation, distension

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-oma

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tumor

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path/o, -pathy

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disease, any disease of

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-stomy

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surgical creation of an opening

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dia-, per-, trans-

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through

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acous, acus, cus

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sound, hearing

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cyt/o, -cyte

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cell

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aden/o

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gland

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phag/o

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eat, ingest

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morph/o

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form

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hist/o, histi/o

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tissue

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gen, genesis

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origin, formation

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-ase

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enzyme

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post-

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after, behind

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

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end/o-

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in, within

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ec-, ecto-, ex/o

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out, outside

85
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mega-, megal/o, -megaly

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large, abnormally large, enlargement

86
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-cele

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hernia, localized dilatation

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onc/o

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tumor

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tox/o, toxic/o

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poison, toxin

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mal

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bad, poor

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dys-

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abnormal, painful, difficult

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cyst/o

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filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder

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py/o

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pus

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gyn/o, gynec/o

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woman

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ovari/o, oophor/o

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ovary

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uter/o, metr/o, metr/i, hyster/o

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uterus

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cardi/o

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heart

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therm/o

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heat, temperature

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hyper-

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over, excess, abnormally high, increased

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eu-

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good, true, easy

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hypo-

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under, below, abnormally low, decreased

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-phobia

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persistent, irrational fear

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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