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actin(o)
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light
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amyl(o)
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starch
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bar(o)
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weight; pressure
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bas(o),basi(o)
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base
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bio-
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life
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chem(o)
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chemical
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chrono
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time
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coni(o)
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dust
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cycl(o)
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circle; cycle
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dyna, dynam(o)
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force; energy
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echo
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reflected sound
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electr(o)
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electricity
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eti(o)
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cause
etio-pathology/The study of the cause of an abnormality or disease |
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fibr(o)
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fiber
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fluor(o)
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light, luminous; fluorine
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fungi
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fungus
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galact(o)
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milk
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ger(o), geront(o)
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old age
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lact(o), lacti
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milk
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lith(o)
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stone
litho-tomy/an operation for removal of stones |
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lys(o)
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dissolution, destruction
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necr(o)
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death, dying
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noct(i)
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night
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nyct(o)
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night
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pharmaco
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drugs; medicine
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phyt(o)
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plant
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py(o)
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pus
pyo-cyst/A cyst filled with pus |
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radio
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radiation, x-ray; radius
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stere(o)
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three-dimensional
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tel(o),tele(o)
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distant, end; complete
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ton(o)
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tension, pressure
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toxi,toxic(o),tox(o)
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poison, toxin
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troph(o)
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food, nutrition
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actin(o)
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light
actino-therapy/ultraviolet light therapy used in dermatology |
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amyl(o)
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starch
amylo-phagia/an abnormal craving for starch |
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bar(o)
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weight; pressure
baro-stat/pressure-regulating device |
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bas(o),basi(o)
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base
baso-philic/Having an affinity for basic dyes |
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bio-
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life
bi-opsy/ sampling of tissue from a living patient |
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chem(o)
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chemical
chemo-lysis/ chemical destruction |
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chrono
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time
chrono-metry/measurement of time intervals |
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coni(o)
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dust
conio-meter/Device for measuring dust |
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cycl(o)
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circle; cycle
cycl-ectomy/Removal of a part of a ciliary body |
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dyna, dynam(o)
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force; energy
dynamo-meter/Instrument for measuring muscular power |
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echo
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reflected sound
echo-cardiogram/An ultrasound recording of the heart |
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electr(o)
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electricity
electro-cardiogram/a graphic record of the heart's electrical currents. |
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eti(o)
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cause
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fibr(o)
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fiber
fibro-plastic/ producing fibrous tissue. |
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fluor(o)
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light, luminous; fluorine
fluoro-chrome/ fluorescent contrast medium. |
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fungi
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fungus
fungi-cide/ a substance that destroys fungi. |
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galact(o)
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milk
galacto-phoritis/Inflammation of the milk ducts |
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ger(o), geront(o)
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old age
geronto-logy/The study of the problems of aging |
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lact(o), lacti
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milk
lacto-gen/An agent that stimulates milk production |
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lith(o)
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stone
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lys(o)
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dissolution, destruction
lys-emia/dissolution of red blood cells |
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necr(o)
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death, dying
necro-logy/Study of the cause of death |
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noct(i)
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night
noct-uria/Urination at night |
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nyct(o)
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night
nyct-alopia/reduced ability to see at night |
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pharmaco
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drugs; medicine
pharmaco-logy/science of drugs, including their sources, uses, and interactions |
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phyt(o)
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plant
phyto-toxin/a substance from plants that is similar to a bacterial toxin. |
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py(o)
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pus
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radio
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radiation, x-ray; radius
cine-radiography/Imaging of an organ in motion |
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stere(o)
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three-dimensional
stereo-logy/Study of three-dimensional aspects of a cel |
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tel(o),tele(o)
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distant, end; complete
telo-phase/ a substance that destroys fungi. |
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ton(o)
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tension, pressure
tono-meter/An instrument for measuring pressure |
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toxi,toxic(o),tox(o)
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poison, toxin
sito-toxin/is any food poison, especially one developing in grain. toxi-pathy/Disease due to poisoning |
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troph(o)
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food, nutrition
tropho-cyte/A cell that provides nutrition |
