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1
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Gastr

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Stomach

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Hepat

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Liver

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Rhin

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Nose

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Cephal

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Head

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5
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Arthr

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Joint

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My

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Muscle

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Oste

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Bone

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Electr

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Electricity

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Carcin

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Cancer

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10
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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-itis

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Inflammation

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12
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-megaly

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Enlarged

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13
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-lody

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Study of

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14
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-gram

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Record of picture

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15
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-pathy

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Disease

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16
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Inter-

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Between

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17
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A-

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Without

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18
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Dys-

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Abnormal, difficult, painful

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19
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Sub-

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Below, underneath

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20
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Bi-

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Two

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21
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Post-

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After

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22
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Cardi

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Heart

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23
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Anter/o

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Pertaining to front side of body

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24
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Caud/o

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Pertaining to tail

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25
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Cephal/o

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Pertaining to the head

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26
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Dist/o

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Pertaining to farthest (away from beginning of structure)

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27
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Dors/o

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Pertaining to back (side of body)

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Infer/o

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Pertaining to below

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29
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Later/o

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Pertaining to side

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30
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Medi/o

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Pertaining to middle

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31
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Poster/o

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Pertaining to back (side of the body)

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32
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Proxim/o

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Pertaining to nearest (to beginning of structure)

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33
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Super/o

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Pertaining to above

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34
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Ventr/o

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Pertaining to belly (side of body)

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35
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Deep

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Means away from the surface

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36
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Superficial

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Means nearer the surface

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37
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Prone

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Means to lie face down

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38
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Supine

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Means to lie face up

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39
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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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40
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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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41
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Encephal/o

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Brain

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42
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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongata

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43
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Mening/o

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Meninges

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Hemat/o

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Hydr/o

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Lumb/o

47
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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Neur/o

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Pont/o

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Thalam/o

51
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Scler/o

52
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Spin/o

53
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Vascul/o

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Blood vessels

54
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-algia

55
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-ar

A

Pertaining to

56
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-ary

A

Pertaining to

57
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-asthenia

58
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-cele

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Hernia, protrusion

59
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-eal

A

Pertaining to

60
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-esthesia

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Feeling, sensation

61
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-ic

A

Pertaining to

62
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-ine

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Pertaining to

63
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-logist

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One who studies

64
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-malacia

65
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-oma

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

67
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-otomy

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Cutting into

68
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-phasia

69
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-plegia

70
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-rraphy

71
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–trophic

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Development

72
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Hemi-

73
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Hyper-

74
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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

75
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Cerebr/o

76
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Encephal/o

77
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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongata

78
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Mening/o

79
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Hemat/o

80
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Hydr/o

81
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Lumb/o

82
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

83
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Neur/o

84
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Pont/o

85
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Thalam/o

86
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Scler/o

87
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Spin/o

88
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Vascul/o

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Blood vessels

89
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-algia

90
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-ar

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Pertaining to

91
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-ary

A

Pertaining to

92
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-asthenia

93
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-cele

A

Hernia, protrusion

94
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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-esthesia

A

Feeling, sensation

96
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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ine

A

Pertaining to

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-logist

A

One who studies

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-malacia

100
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-oma

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

102
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-otomy

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Cutting into

103
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-phasia

104
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-plegia

105
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-rraphy

106
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–trophic

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Development

107
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Hemi-

108
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Hyper-

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