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186 Cards in this Set
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Fat
(root) |
Lip
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Fat
(combining form) |
lip/o
(combining form) |
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blood condition
(suffix) |
-emia
(suffix) |
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excessive
(prefix) |
hyper-
(prefix) |
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protein
(root) |
protein
(root) |
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vessel (CF)
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
(CF) |
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heart (CF)
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cardi/o (cf)
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small intestine (cf)
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enter/o (cf)
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esophagus (cf)
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esophag/o (cf)
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stomach (cf)
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gastr/o (cf)
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blood (cf)
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hem/o, hemat/o
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liver (cf)
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hepat/o (cf)
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bone (cf)
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oste/o (cf)
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urine (cf)
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ur/o, urin/o (cf)
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pertaining to (sf)
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-al, -eal (sf)
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expansion or dilation (sf)
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-ectasis (sf)
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excision (removal) (sf)
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-ectomy (sf)
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condition of (sf)
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-ia (sf)
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inflammation (sf)
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-itis (sf)
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study of (sf)
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-logy
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enlargement (sf)
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-megaly (sf)
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creation of an opening (sf)
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-stomy (sf)
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incision (sf)
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-tomy (sf)
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few or deficient (pf)
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oligo- (pf)
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alongside of, or abnormal (pf)
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para- (pf)
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around
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peri- (pf)
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pertaining to (sf)
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-ac, -al, -ar (sf)
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pain (sf)
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-dynia (sf)
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structure or tissue (sf)
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-ium (sf)
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suture (sf)
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-rrhaphy (sf)
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rupture (sf)
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-rrhexis (sf)
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within (pf)
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endo- (pf)
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upon (pf)
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epi- (pf)
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below or under (pf)
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sub-
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ilium
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part of the intestine
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sitology
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study of food
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ilium
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part of the hip bone
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cytology
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study of cells
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abduction
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to draw away from
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adduction
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to draw towards
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hepatoma
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liver tumour
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hematoma
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blood tomour
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aphagia
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inability to swallow
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aphasia
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inability to speak
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uterus
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hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o
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singular ending:
-a |
plural ending:
-ae |
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singular ending:
-is |
plural ending:
-es |
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singular ending:
-ma |
plural ending:
-mata |
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singular ending:
-on |
plural ending:
-a |
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singular ending:
-um |
plural ending:
-a |
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singular ending:
-us |
plural ending:
-i |
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singular ending:
-ax |
plural ending:
-aces |
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singular ending:
-ex |
plural ending:
-ices |
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singular ending:
-ix |
plural ending:
-ices |
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singular ending:
-y |
plural ending:
-ies |
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without (pf)
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a-, an- (pf)
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against of opposed to (pf)
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anti-, contra- (pf)
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from, down or not (pf)
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de- (pf)
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away from (pf)
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ab- (pf)
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to, towards or near (pf)
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ad- (pf)
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around (pf)
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circum-, peri- (pf)
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across or through (pf)
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dia-, trans- (pf)
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out or away (pf)
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e-, ec-, ex- (pf)
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outside (pf)
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ecto-, exo-, extra- (pf)
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within (pf)
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en-, endo-, intra- (pf)
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upon (pf)
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epi- (pf)
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between (pf)
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inter- (pf)
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middle (pf)
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meso- (pf)
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beyond, after or change (pf)
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meta- (pf)
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alongside of, or abnormal (pf)
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para- (pf)
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backward or behind (pf)
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retro- (pf)
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two, or both (pf)
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bi- (pf)
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half (pf)
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hemi-, semi- (pf)
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above or excessive (pf)
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hyper- (pf)
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below or deficient (pf)
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hypo- (pf)
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large or long (pf)
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macro- (pf)
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small (pf)
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micro- (pf)
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one (pf)
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mono-, uni-
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all (pf)
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pan-
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many (pf)
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poly-, multi-
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four (pf)
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quadri-
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below or under (pf)
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sub-, infra-
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above or excessive (pf)
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super-, supra-
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three (pf)
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tri-
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beyond or excessive (pf)
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ultra-
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before (pf)
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ante-, pre-, pro-
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slow (pf)
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brady-
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fast (pf)
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tachy-
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after or behind (pf)
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post-
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again or back (pf)
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re-
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together or with (pf)
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con-, syn-, sym-
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painful, difficult or faulty (pf)
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dys-
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good or normal (pf)
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eu-
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new (pf)
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neo-
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pain (sf)
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-algia, -dynia
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origin or production (sf)
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-genesis
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breaking down or dissolution (sf)
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-lysis
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enlargement (sf)
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-megaly
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resembling (sf)
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-oid
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abnormal reduction (sf)
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-penia
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discharge (sf)
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-rrhea
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involuntary contraction (sf)
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-spasm
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pouching or hernia (sf)
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-cele
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expansion or dilation (sf)
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-ectasis
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blood condition (sf)
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-emia
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formation or presence of (sf)
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-iasis
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softening (sf)
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-malacia
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tumour (sf)
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-oma
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condition or increase (sf)
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-osis
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attraction for (sf)
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-phil, -philia
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falling or downward displacement (sf)
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-ptosis
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to burst forth (usually blood) (sf)
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-rrhage,-rrhagia
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rupture (sf)
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-rrhexis
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puncture for aspiration (sf)
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-centesis
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binding (sf)
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-desis
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suspension or fixation (sf)
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-pexy
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surgical repair or reconstruction (sf)
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-plasty
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suture (sf)
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-rrhapy
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process(sf)
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-ation
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noun marker(sf)
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-e
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condition of(sf)
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-ia, -ism
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condition or process of(sf)
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-y
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suture or tissue(sf)
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-ium
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pertaining to (sf)
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic
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dimunitive endings (meaning small)
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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
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record (sf)
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-gram
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instrument for recording (sf)
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-graph
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process of recording (sf)
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-graphy
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treatment(sf)
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-iatrics, -iatry
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study (sf)
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-logy
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one who specializes in the study or the treatment of (sf)
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-logist
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one who specializes in (sf)
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-ist
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instrument for measuring (sf)
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-meter
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process of measuring (sf)
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-metry
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formation (sf)
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-poiesis
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instrument for examination (sf)
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-scope
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process of examination (sf)
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-scopy
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stop or stand (sf)
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-stasis
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blue (cf)
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cyan/o
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red (cf)
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erythr/o
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white (cf)
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leuk/o
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black (cf)
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melan/o
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air, gas (cf)
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aer/o
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blood(cf)
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hem/o, hemat/o
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water(cf)
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hydr/o
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fat(cf)
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lip/o
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pus(cf)
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py/o
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abdomen(cf)
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abdomin/o, lapar/o
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extremity or topmost(cf)
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acr/o
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gland(cf)
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aden/o
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vessel(cf)
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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joint(cf)
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anthr/o
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head(cf)
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cephal/o
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colon(cf)
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col/o, colon/o
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cell(cf)
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cyt/o
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skin (cf)
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
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tissue (cf)
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hist/o
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nose (cf)
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rhin/o, nas/o
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kindney (cf)
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nephr/o, ren/o
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nerve (cf)
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neur/o
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mouth (cf)
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or/o
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bone (cf)
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oste/o
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air or lung (cf)
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pneumon/o
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cancer (cf)
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carcin/o
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to secrete (cf)
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crin/o
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sensation (cf)
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esthesi/o
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fiber(cf)
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fibr/o
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origin or production(cf)
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gen/o
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woman (cf)
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gynec/o
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stone (cf)
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lith/o
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form (cf)
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morph/o
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death(cf)
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necr/o
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tumour, mass (cf)
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onc/o
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straight, normal, correct (cf)
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orth/o
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disease (cf)
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path/o
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child or foot (cf)
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ped/o
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eat or swallow (cf)
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phag/o
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speech (cf)
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phas/o
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formation (cf)
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plas/o
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exaggerated fear or sensitivity (cf)
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phob/o
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mind (cf)
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psych/o
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hard (cf)
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scler/o
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sound (cf)
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son/o
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narrow (cf)
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sten/o
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poison (cf)
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tox/o, toxic/o
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nourishment or development (cf)
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troph/o
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