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Anaphy (PHBIOSCI 18) > Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes > Flashcards

Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

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absence, lack

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ab-

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away from

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acro-

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extreme, extremities

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ad-

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toward, to

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adeno-

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gland

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ambi-

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around, on both sides

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amyl-

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starch

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ante-

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before, preceding

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ant-, anti-

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opposed to, preventing, inhibiting

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bi-

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two

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bili-

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bile

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bio-

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life

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brachi-

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arm

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brady-

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slow

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cholecysto-

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gallbladder

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circum-

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around

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co, con-

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together

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contra-

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against, opposite

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cost-

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ribs

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demi-

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half

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derm-

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skin

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dis-

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from

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dors-

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back

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dys-

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difficult, faulty, painful

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electro-

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electric

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en-, em-

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in, inside

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equi-

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equal

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eryth-

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red

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exo-

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outside, outer layer

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extra-

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outside, beyond

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ferr-

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iron

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fibro-

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fiber

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fore-

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before, in front of

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glyco-

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sugar

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hemi-

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half

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hemo-

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blood

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hist-

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tissue

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homo-

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same

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hydro-

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water

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hygro-

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moisture

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hyper-

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excess

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hypo-

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below, deficient

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ileo-

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ileum

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in-

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in, within, into

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within, inside

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juxta-

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near, close to

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lapar-

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abdomen

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laryngo-

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larynx

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later-

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side

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leuko-

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white

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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mast-

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breast

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medi-

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middle

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mega-

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large

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men-

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month

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mono-

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single

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multi-

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many

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myelo-

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marrow, spinal cord

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myo-

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muscle

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neo-

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new

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nitro-

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nitrogen

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non-

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not

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ob-

A

before, against

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ortho-

A

straight, direct

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osteo-

A

bone

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pan-

A

all, universal

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para-

A

beside, near

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path-

A

disease

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ped-

A

child, foot

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per-

A

by, through

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peri-

A

around

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pharyngo-

A

pharynx

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phren-

A

diaphragm, mind

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pod-

A

foot

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poly-

A

multiple

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post-

A

after, behind

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pre-

A

before, ahead

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procto-

A

rectum, anus

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pseudo-

A

false

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psycho-

A

mind

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pyel-

A

pelvis of the kidney

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pyo-

A

pus

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pyro-

A

fire

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quadri-

A

four

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radio-

A

radiation

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re-

A

back, again

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ren-

A

kidney

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retro-

A

backward, behind

91
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rhin-

A

nose

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sacro-

A

sacrum

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salpingo-

A

fallopian tube

94
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sarco-

A

flesh

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sclero-

A

hard

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semi-

A

half

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sex-

A

six

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skeleto-

A

skeleton

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steno-

A

narrow

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sub-

A

beneath, under

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super-, supra-

A

above, upon

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syn-

A

together

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tachy-

A

rapid

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thyro-

A

a shield

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trache-

A

trachea

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trans-

A

across, through

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tri-

A

three

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ultra-

A

beyond

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un-

A

not, back reversal

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uni-

A

one

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uretero-

A

ureter

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urethro-

A

urethra

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uro-

A

urine, urinary organs

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-able

A

able to

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-algia

A

pain, in a certain
spot

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-cele

A

tumor, swelling

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cide

A

kill, destroy

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-cule

A

little

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-ectasia

A

dilating, stretching

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-ectomy

A

cutting out, surgical removal

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-esis

A

action

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-form

A

shape

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-genesis, -genetic

A

formation, origin

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-gram

A

data that are systematically
recorded, a record

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-graph

A

an instrument used for recording data or writing

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-ism

A

condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ize

A

to treat

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-lith

A

stone, calculus

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-lithiasis

A

presence of stones

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-lysis

A

loosening or breaking down

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

A

instrument that measures

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-oid

A

like, resemble

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-oma

A

tumor

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-orrhaphy

A

surgical repair

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-osis

A

disease, condition of

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-ostomy

A

to form an opening or outlet

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-otomy

A

to incise

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-pathy

A

disease

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-pexy

A

fixation

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-phage

A

ingesting

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasty

A

plastic surgery

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-rhexis

A

rupture

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-rrhagia

A

abnormal or excessive discharge

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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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-scope

A

lighted instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

A

to examine visually

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-stomy

A

establishment of an artificial opening

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-tomy

A

incision into

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-uria

A

urine

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-zyme

A

enzyme, ferment

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