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172 Cards in this Set
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a- |
without |
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an- |
without |
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pertaining to |
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ad-
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toward, towards, near
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ab- |
away, away from |
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al |
pertaining to |
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-algia
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pain
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ameno |
lack of |
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ana |
up, toward |
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ambi-
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around, on both sides, about, both sides, both |
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ana- |
up, toward |
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angi/o
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vessel
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ante-
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before, forward, front |
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anter/o
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front, towards the front
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anti- |
against |
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append/o |
appendix |
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asthenenia |
weakness |
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atresia |
closure, absence |
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bi-
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two
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bi/o
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life |
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brady-
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slow
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cardi/o
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heart
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-cele
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hernia, swelling, abnormal protrusion
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-centesis
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puncture, surgical puncture
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cerebr/o
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brain, cerebrum
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circum- |
around, encircling |
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clasia |
break apart |
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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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crypt/o
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hidden, concealed
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cyst/o
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bladder, sac filled with fluid, urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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-cyte
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cell
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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-desis |
surgical fixation, fusion |
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dia-
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through, throughout, across
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dipl/o
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double, pairs, pair, two
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di- |
double |
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dis-
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apart, undo, separate, to separate, free from
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dors/o
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back, behind
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drome |
run, running |
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duct/o |
lead, move |
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-dynia
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pain
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful, faulty, poor, harmful
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ecto-
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outside, out
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-ectomy
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remove, removal, cut out, excision, take out, surgical removal
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-electr/o |
electricity |
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-emesis
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vomiting, vomit
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-emia
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blood, blood condition
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endo-
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inside, within, inner
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encephal/o
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brain
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epi-
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over, above, upon |
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erythr/o
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red |
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-eso |
inward |
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eu- |
good, normal, well |
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ex-
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out, away from |
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extra-
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outside, in addition |
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gastr/o
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stomach
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-gram
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written record, record, recording |
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-graph
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instrument for recording, recording instrument, recording, record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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hemi-
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half
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hetero-
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different, other
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homo-
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same, similar
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hyper-
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above, excessive, beyond, over
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hypo-
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under, deficient, less, lower, below
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hyster/o
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uterus
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-ai |
condition of |
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iatr/o, -iatrist, -iatry
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physician or medical professional, physician specialist, medical specialty
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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infr/a
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below, beneath
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inter-
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between |
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infer- |
below |
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intra-
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inside, within
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-ion |
process |
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-ism |
condition |
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-itis |
inflammation
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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later/o
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side, away from midline
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leuk/o
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white
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-logist
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specialist, one who studies
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-logy
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study of, the study of, study
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-lysis
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dissolution, breakdown, destruction
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macro-
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large, big
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mal-
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bad, poor
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-malacia
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soft, softening
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mamm/o
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breast
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medi/o
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middle, midline
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-megaly
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enlargement, large
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men/o |
heavy, menses, month, menstruation |
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ment/o
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mind, chin
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meso-
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middle
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meta-
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after, beyond, change, occurring later in series
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-meter
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measure, measuring, instrument used for measuring
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micro-
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small, one millionth
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mono-
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one
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-multi |
many, more than once |
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nat/o
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birth, born
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neo-
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new
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neur/o
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nerve, nerves
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nulli-
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none, no
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olig/o
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scant, scanty, few, little |
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-opsy |
view of |
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-oste |
bone, bones |
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oste/o |
bone, bones |
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-osis |
condition, status, abnormal increase
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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-oxia |
oxygen |
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para-, par-
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beside, near, alongside, beyond, abnormal
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path/o
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disease
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pan- |
all |
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency, poverty
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per-
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through, across, throughout
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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-pexy
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fixation, attached, surgical fixation, surgical attachment
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-phagia |
eat, eating, swallow, ingestion, biting
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-phasia |
speech, speaking |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-philia |
loves, attracted to, tendency towards, abnormal attraction
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-phenia |
sound |
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-phylaxis |
protection |
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-physis |
growth |
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-plasia
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formation, growth, development
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-plasty
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surgical repair, surgical correction, repair
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-pnea
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breathe, breathing
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poly-
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many, much, excessive
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post-
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after, behind
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-practor
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one who practices
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pre-
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before, in front of, front, in front
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primi-
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first
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pro-
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before, front, in front
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proct/o
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rectum, anus, rectum or anus
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proxim/o
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near, close, near origin, near attachment
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pseudo-
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false
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psych/o
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mind
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-ptosis
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prolapsed, drooping, falling, prolapse
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quad-
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four
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rhin/o
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nose
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage, excessive flow, profuse bleeding, bleeding, profuse discharge
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-rrhaphy
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stitching, suture
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge, runny
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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scler/o
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hard, sclera
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-scope
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instrument to observe, instrument to view, instrument to look
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semi-
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half
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spasm/o
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involuntary
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-stasis
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standing, standing still, control, one place, stationary
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stomy |
surgical creation of an opening |
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-stoma
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opening, mouth
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sub-
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under, beneath, below
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supra-
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above, beyond
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sym-
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with, together, joined
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syn-
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with, together, joined
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tachy-
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fast, rapid
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ten/o
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tendon
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-tom |
to cut |
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-tome |
cutting instrument |
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-tomy
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surgical incision, incision, cut into
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tonsill/o
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tonsils |
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trans-
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through, across
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tri-
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three
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-tripse |
instrument to crush |
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-tripsy
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crush, break, rubbing, friction |
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uni-
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one
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vas/o
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vessel |
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process of |
