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aden/o
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glands
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arthr/o
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joints
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancerous/cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cis/o
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to cut
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crin/o
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secrete
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o,dermat/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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female
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment
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leuk/o
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white
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log/o
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study
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerves
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onc/o
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tumor
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erythr/o
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red
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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gastr/o
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stomach
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erythr/o
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red
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oste/o
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bones
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glyc/o
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sugar
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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female
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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gynec/o
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female
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hepat/o
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liver
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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iatr/o
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treatment
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hepat/o
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liver
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leuk/o
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white
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iatr/o
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treatment
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leuk/o
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white
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log/o
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study
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log/o
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study
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nephr/o
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kidney
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerves
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neur/o
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nerves
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onc/o
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tumor
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bones
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bones
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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female
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment
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leuk/o
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white
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log/o
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study
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerves
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bones
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
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psych/o
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mind
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
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flesh
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sect/o
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to cut
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thromb/o
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clot/clotting
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ur/o
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urinary tract
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision/removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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pertaining to producing
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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-ion
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process
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-oma
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tumor
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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condition of disease
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-scope
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instrument used for visual examination
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-sis
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state of
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-tomy
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process of cutting; incision
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-y
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process
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a-, an-
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no; not; without
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auto-
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self
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dia-
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complete; through
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above
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ex-
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out
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exo-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive
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hypo-
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deficient; below; under; less than normal
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in-
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into; in
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peri-
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surrounding; around
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pro-
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before; forward
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-sis
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state of
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-tomy
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process of cutting; incision
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-y
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process
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a-, an-
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no; not; without
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auto-
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self
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dia-
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complete; through
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above
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ex-
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out
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exo-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive
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hypo-
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deficient; below; under; less than normal
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in-
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into; in
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peri-
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surrounding; around
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pro-
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before; forward
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re-
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back; backward; again
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retro-
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behind
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sub-
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below
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trans-
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through; across
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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bol/o
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to cast; throw
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chrom/o
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color
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coccyg/o
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coccyx; tailbone
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crani/o
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skull
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dist/o
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far; distant
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dors/o
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back portion of body
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hist/o
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tissues
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ili/o
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ilium
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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lower back
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medi/o
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middle
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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pelv/o
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hip; pelvic cavity
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poster/o
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back; behind
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proxim/o
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nearest
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
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flesh
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spin/o
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spine; backbone
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thel/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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trache/o
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trachea; windpipe
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umbilic/o
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navel; umbilicus
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ventr/o
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belly side of body
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vertebr/o
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verterbrae; backbone
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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ana-
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up
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cata-
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down
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inter-
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between
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meta-
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change
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-iac
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pertaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-ism
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process
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-ose
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pertaining to; full of
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-plasm
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formation
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-somes
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bodies
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-type
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picture; classification
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acr/o
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extremities; top; extreme point
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acu/o
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sharp; severe; sudden
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agor/a
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marketplace
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amni/o
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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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axill/o
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armpit
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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chem/o
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drug; chemical
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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hydr/o
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water; fluid
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isch/o
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to hold back
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lapar/o
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abdomen; abdominal wall
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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lymph/o
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lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces)
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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morph/o
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shape; form
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord; bone marrow
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necr/o
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death (of cells or whole body)
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neutr/o
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neutrophil (white blood cell)
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ot/o
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ear
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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to eat; swallow
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation; development
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pleur/o
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pleura (membranes surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall muscles)
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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rect/o
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rectum
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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clusters
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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ven/o
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vein
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-oid
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resembling
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-tic
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pertaining to
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angi/o
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vessel
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ateri/o
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artery
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morph/o
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shape; form
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord; bone marrow
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neutr/o
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neutrophil
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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cepahl/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck
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dist/o
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far; distant
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dors/o
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back side of body
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gynec/o
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woman; female
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later/o
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side
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onc/o
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tumor
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poster/o
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back; behind
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ren/o
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kidney
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trache/o
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trachea; windpipe
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vertebr/o
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verterbra
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cib/o
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meals
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cis/o
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to cut
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers; toes
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duct/o
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to lead; carry
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking; branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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immun/o
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protection
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morph/o
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shape; form
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mort/o
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death
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nat/i
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birth
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nect/o
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to bind; tie; connect
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norm/o
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rule; order
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis
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seps/o
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infection
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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the/o
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nipple
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thyr/o
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shield
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top/o
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place; position; location
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tox/o
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poison
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trache/o
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windpipe; trachea
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urethr/o
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urethra
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-blast
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embryonic; immature
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-drome
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to run
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-fusion
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coming together; to pour
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-mission
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to send
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-or
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one who
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-partum
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birth; labor
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-phoria
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to bear; carry; feeling
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-physis
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to grow
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-plasia
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development; formation
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptosis
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droop; sag; prolapse
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-rrhea
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flow; discharge
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-stasis
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stop; control; place
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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ante-
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before; forward
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-gen
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producing; forming
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-lapse
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to slide; fall; sag
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-lysis
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breakdown; seperation; loosening
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-meter
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to measure
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anti-
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against
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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con-
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with; together
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contra-
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against; opposite
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de-
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down; lack of
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dys-
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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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ec- ; ecto-
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out; outside
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en- ; endo-
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in; within
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eu-
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good; normal
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ex-
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out; away from
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive; above
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hypo-
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deficient; under
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in-
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not
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in-
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into; within
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infra-
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beneath
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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into; within
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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abnormal; beside; near
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per-
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through
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peri-
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surrounding
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poly-
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many; much
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post-
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after; behind
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pre-
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before; in front of
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pro-
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before; forward
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pseudo-
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false
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re-
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back; again
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supra-
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above; upper
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syn- ; sym-
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together; with
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tachy
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fast
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trans-
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through; across
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ultra-
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beyond; excess
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uni-
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one
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cib/o
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meals
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cost/o
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ribs
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers; toes
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duct/o
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to carry; to lead
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking; branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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immun/o
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protection
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later/o
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side
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morph/o
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shape; form
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mort/o
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death
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nat/i
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birth
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nect/o
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tie; bind; connect
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norm/o
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rule; order
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis
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ren/o
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kidney
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seps/o
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infection
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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the/o
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to put; place
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thyr/o
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shield
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top/o
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place; position; location
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tox/o
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poison
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trache/o
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trachea
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urethr/o
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urethra
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ven/o
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vein
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-blast
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immature; embryotic
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-crine
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secrete
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-drome
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to run
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-gen
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producing; forming
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-lapse
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fall; slide; sag
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-lysis
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breakdown; destruction; seperation; loosening
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-mission
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to send
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-partum
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birth
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-phoria
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feeling; to bear; to carry
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-physis
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to grow
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-plasia
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formation; development
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-plasm
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formation; development
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptosis
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drooping; sagging; prolapse
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-rrhea
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discharge; flow
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-stasis
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to stop; control
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-trophy
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development; nourishment
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de-
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down
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an/o
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anus
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append/o
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appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cec/o
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cecum
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celi/o
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belly; abdomen
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cheil/o
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lip
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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col/o
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colon; large intestine
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colon/o
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colon
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dent/i
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tooth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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intestines (usually small)
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faci/o
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face
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gingiv/o
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gums
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hepat/o
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liver
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ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jujunum
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labi/o
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lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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lingu/o
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tongue
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mandibul/o
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lower jaw; mandible
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odont/o
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tooth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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throat
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proct/o
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anus; rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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amyl/o
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starch
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bil/i
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gall; bile
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin; bile pigment
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chol/e
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gall; bile
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chlorhydr/o
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hydrochloric acid
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gluc/o
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sugar
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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throat
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proct/o
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anus; rectum
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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glycogen/o
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glycogen; animal starch
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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amyl/o
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starch
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lip/o
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fat; lipid
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bil/i
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gall; bile
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin; bile pigment
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chol/e
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gall; bile
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chlorhydr/o
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hydrochloric acid
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gluc/o
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sugar
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glycogen/o
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glycogen; animal starch
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lip/o
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fat; lipid
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lith/o
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stone
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prote/o
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protein
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sial/o
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saliva; salivary
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steat/o
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fat
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-ase
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enzyme
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-chezia
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defecation; elimation of wastes
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-prandial
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meal
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-ectasis; -ectasia
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stretching; dilation; dilatation
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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eating; swallowing
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-plasty
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surgial repair
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhage; -rrhagia
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bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-spasm
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sudden involuntary contraction of muscles
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-stenosis
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tightening; stricture; narrowing
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-tresia
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opening
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cec/o
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cecum
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celi/o
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abdomen; belly
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cholangi/o
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bile vessels
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herni/o
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hernia
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labi/o
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lip
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix (neck of cervix
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow
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cholangi/o
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bile vessel
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow
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eti/o
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cause
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idi/o
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unknown; individual; distinct
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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manibul/o
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lower jaw
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men/o
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menstration
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odyn/o
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pain
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or/o
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one who
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-genesis
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producing; forming
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-orexia
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appetite
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-stomy
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new opening (to form a mouth)
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aer/o
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air
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alges/o
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sensitivity to pain
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chem/o
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drug
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cras/o
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mixture
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derm/o
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skin
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erg/o
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work
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esthes/o
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feeling; sensation
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hypn/o
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sleep
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myc/o
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mold; fungus
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narc/o
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stupor
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pharmac/o
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drug
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prutit/o
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itching
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pyret/o
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fever
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thec/o
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sheath (of brain and spinal cord)
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vit/o
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life
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anti-
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against
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contra-
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against; opposite
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par-
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other than; apart from
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