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a-

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no, not, without, away from, negative

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-a

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noun ending

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-able

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capable of, able to

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abort/o

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premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus

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abrad/o, abras/o

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rub or scrape off

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abrupt/o

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broken away from

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abs-

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away from

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abscess/o

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collection of pus, going away

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absorpt/o

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suck up, suck in

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acanth/o

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spiny, thorny

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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-acious

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characterized by

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acne/o

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point or peak

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acous/o, acoust/o

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hearing, sound

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acquir/o

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get, obtain

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acr/o

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extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

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acromi/o

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acromion, point of shoulder blade

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actin/o

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light

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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acuit/o, acut/o

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sharp, sharpness

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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis

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hearing, sense of hearing

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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aden/o

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gland

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adhes/o

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stick to, cling to

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adip/o

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fat

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adnex/o

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bound to

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air, gas

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aesthet/o

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sensation, sense of perception

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af-

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toward, to

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affect/o

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exert influence on

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agglutin/o

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clumping, stick together

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aggress/o

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attack, step forward

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-ago

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abnormal condition, disease

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agor/a

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marketplace

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-agra

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excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain

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-aise

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comfort, ease

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-al

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pertaining to

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alb/i, alb/o, albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin, protein

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alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o

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relationship to pain

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-algesia, -algesic

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painful, pain sense

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-algia

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pain, suffering, painful condition

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align/o

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bring into line or correct position

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aliment/o

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to nourish

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all/o, all-

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other, different from normal, reversal

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alopec/o

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baldness, mangy

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac, small sac

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ambi-

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both sides, around or about, double

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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ambul/o, ambulat/o

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walk

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ametr/o

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out of proportion

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-amine

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nitrogen compound

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amni/o

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amnion, fetal membrane

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amph-

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around, on both sides, doubly

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amput/o, amputat/o

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cut away, cut off a part of the body

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amyl/o

A

starch

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an-

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no, not, without

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an-, ana-

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up, apart, backward, excessive

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an/o

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anus, ring

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-an

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characteristic of, pertaining to

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-ancy

A

state of

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andr/o

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male, masculine

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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angin/o

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angina, choking, strangling

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anis/o

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unequal

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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anomal/o

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irregularity

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ante-

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before, in front of, forward

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anter/o

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before, front

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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anti-

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against

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anxi/o, anxiet/o

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anxiety, anxious, uneasy

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aort/o

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aorta

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ap-

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toward, to

81
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-apheresis

A

removal

82
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aphth/o

A

ulcer

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apic/o

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apex

84
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ap-, apo-

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separation, away from, opposed, detached

85
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aplast/o

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defective development, lack of development

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis (type of tendon)

87
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apoplect/o

A

a stroke

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append/o, appendic/o

A

appendix

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aqu/i, aqu/o, aque/o

A

water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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arachn/o

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spiderweb, spider

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arc/o

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bow, arc, or arch

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-arche

A

beginning

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areat/o

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occurring in patches or circumscribed areas

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areol/o

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little open space

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-aria

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connected with

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arrect/o

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upright, lifted up, raised

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

A

joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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as-

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toward, to

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asbest/o

A

asbestos

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-ase

A

enzyme

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aspir/o, aspirat/o

A

to breathe in

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asthen-, -asthenia

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weakness, lack of strength

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asthmat/o

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gasping, choking

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astr/o

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star, star-shaped

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at-

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toward, to

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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athet/o

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uncontrolled

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-ation

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state or action

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atop/o

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strange, out of place

115
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atres/i

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without an opening

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atri/o

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atrium

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attenuat/o

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diluted, weakened

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aud-, audi/o, audit/o

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ear, hearing, the sense of hearing

119
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aur/i, aur/o

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ear, hearing

120
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auscult/a, auscult/o

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listen

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aut/o

A

self

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-ax

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noun ending

123
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ax/o

A

axis, main stem

124
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axill/o

A

armpit

Medical Terminology (61 decks)

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