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119 Cards in this Set
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-al, -ary, -atory, -ous
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pertaining to
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-ation
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process of
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-drome
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to run, running
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectomy
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removal, excision
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ectasis
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expansion, dilation
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-emia
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blood condition
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-exia
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condition
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-ia
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condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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one who specializes in the study of
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-malacia
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condition of softening
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-metry
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process of measurement
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-pnea
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breathing
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-scope
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instrument to view
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-spasm
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sudden, involuntary contraction
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-stenosis
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abnormal condition of narrowing
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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-stomy
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new opening
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-tomy
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incision, cutting
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-thorax
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chest (pleural cavity)
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-um
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structure, thing, membrane
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A+P
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auscultation and percussion
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ABG
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arterial blood gases
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AP
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anteroposterior
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ARF
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acute respiratory failure
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CF
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cystic fibrosis
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CO<font face="GG Subscript">2</font>
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carbon dioxide
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CPAP
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continuous positive airway pressure
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CT
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computed tomography
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CTA
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clear to auscultation
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CWP
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coal workers pneumoconiosis
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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DOE
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dyspnea on exertion
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HHN
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hand-held nebulizer
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LLL
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left lower lobe
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LUL
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left upper lobe
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MDI
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metered dose inhaler
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MDRTB
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multidrug resistant tuberculosis
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NSCLC
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non-small cell lung cancer
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O<font face="GG Subscript">2</font>
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oxygen
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OSA
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obstructive sleep apnea
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PPB
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positive pressure breathing
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PPD
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purified protein derivative
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RAD
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reactive airway disease
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RLL
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right lower lobe
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RML
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right middle lobe
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RSV
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respiratory syncytial virus
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RUL
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right upper lobe
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SARS
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severe acute respiratory syndrome
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SCLC
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small cell lung cancer
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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TB
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tuberculosis
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URI
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upper respiratory infection
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a-
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no, not, without
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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endo-
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within
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hyper-
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above, excessive
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under
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in-
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in
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inter-
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between
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para-
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near, beside
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re-
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again
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syn-
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together, joined
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tachy-
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fast, rapid
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eu-
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normal, healthy
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ex-
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out, outward
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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arteri/o
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artery
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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carcin/o
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cancer of epithelial origin
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coni/o
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dust
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cost/o
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rib
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cyan/o
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blue
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diaphragm/o, diaphragmat/o, phren/o
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diaphragm
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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hem/o
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blood
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laryng/o
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larynx (voicebox)
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lob/o
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lobe, section
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lobul/o
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small lobe
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum (space between the lungs)
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muc/o
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mucus
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myc/o
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fungus
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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or/o, stomat/o
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mouth
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/i, ox/o
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oxygen
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papill/o
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nipple, papilla
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phon/o
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sound, voice
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pleur/o
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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)
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pneum/o, aer/o
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air
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pulmon/o, pneumon/o, pneum/o
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lung
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py/o
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pus
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pyr/o
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fire, fever
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salping/o
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eustachian tube
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sept/o
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septum, wall, partition
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sinus/o, sin/o
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sinus, cavity
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son/o
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sound
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spir/o, hal/o
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to breathe, breathing
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squam/o
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scaly
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steth/o, thorac/o, pector/o
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chest
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tel/o
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complete
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tom/o
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section, cutting
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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tympan/o
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drum
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