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a-
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without, away from
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prefix
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ab-
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away from
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prefix
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ad-
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towards
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prefix
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allo-
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other, different from usual
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prefix
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an-
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without
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ante-
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before, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against
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de-
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without
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dis-
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apart
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dys-
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abnormal, difficult,painful
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e-
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outward, without
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en-
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inward
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endo-
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inner, within
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epi-
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upon, over, above
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eso-
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inward
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eu-
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good
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ex-
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external, outward
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exo-
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outward
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extra-
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outside of
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hemi-
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half
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
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same
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hydro-
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water
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hyper-
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excessive, above
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hypo-
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below, insufficient
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in-
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inward, without, not
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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inside
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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multi-
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multiple
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myo-
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to shut
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neo-
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new
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nulli-
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none
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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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around
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before, in front of
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primi-
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first
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pro-
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before
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pseudo-
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false
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quadri-
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four
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re-
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again
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retro-
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backwards, behind
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semi-
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partial, half
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sub-
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below, under
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supra-
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above
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tachy-
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fast
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tetra-
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four
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trans-
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across, through
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tri-
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three
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ultra-
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excessive, beyond
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un-
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not
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xeno-
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strange, foreign
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acous/o
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hearing
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acr/o
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extremities
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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adip/o
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fat
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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aer/o
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air
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agglutin/o
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clumping
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albin/o
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white
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alges/o
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sense of pain
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alveol/o
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alveolus; air sac
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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amnes/o
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forgetfulness
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amni/o
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amnion
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an/o
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anus
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andro/o
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male
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angi-
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vessel
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ankyl/o
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stiff joints
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anter/o
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front
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anthrac/o
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coal
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anxi/o
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fear, worry
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aort/o
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aorta
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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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aque/o
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water
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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aspir/o
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to breathe in
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astr/o
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star
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atel/o
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incomplete
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ather/o
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fatty substance
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atri/o
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atrium
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audi/o
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hearing
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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auricul/o
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ear
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axill/o
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axilla, underarm
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azot/o
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nitrogenous waste
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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balan/o
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glans penis
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bar/o
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weight
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bas/o
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base
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bi/o
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life
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blast/o
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immature, embryonic
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blephar/o
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eyelids
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brachi/o
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arm
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bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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bucc/o
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cheek
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burs/o
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bursa, sac
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calc/o
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calcium
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capsul/o
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to box
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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wrist
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caud/o
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tail
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cec/o
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cecum
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cerumin/o
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cerumen
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix
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chem/o
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chemical
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholcyst/o
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gallbladder
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chori/o
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chorion
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chromat/o
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colour
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cirrh/o
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yellow
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cis/o
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to cut
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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clon/o
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rapid contracting & relaxing
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coagul/o
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clotting
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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colon/o
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colon
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colp/o
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vagina
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compus/o
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drive, compel
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coni/o
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dust
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corne/o
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cornea
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coron/o
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heart
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corpor/o
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body
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cortic/o
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outermost, cortex
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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crin/o
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to secrete
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crur/o
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leg
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyst/o
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bladder, sac
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cyt/o
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cell
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dacry/o
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tears
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deluss/o
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false belief
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dent/o
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tooth
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depress/o
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to press down
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dermat/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphragm
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dilat/o
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to widen
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dipl/o
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double
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dist/o
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away from
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dors/o
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back of body
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duct/o
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to bring
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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embol/o
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to plug
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embry/o
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embryo
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emmetr/o
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proper, correct
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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small intestine
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eosin/o
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rosy red
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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episi/o
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vulva
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erg/o
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work
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erythr/o
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red
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esthes/o
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sensation, feeling
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estr/o
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female
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extens/o
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to stretch
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factiti/o
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artificial, contrived
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femor/o
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femur
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fet/o
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fetus
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fibrin/o
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fibers
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fibul/o
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fibula
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flex/o
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to bend
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fluor/o
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fluorescent, luminous
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fus/o
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pouring
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gastr/o
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stomach
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genit/o
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genitals
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gingiv/o
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gums
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glauc/o
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grey
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gli/o
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glue
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gloss/o
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tongue
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gluc/o
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glucose
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glute/o
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dat ass
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glycos/o
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sugar, glucose
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gonad/o
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sex glands
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granul/o
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granules
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gynec/o
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female
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hallucin/o
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imagined perception
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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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hist/o
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tissue
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home/o
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sameness
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humer/o
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humerus
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hydr/o
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water
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hyster/o
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uterus
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immun/o
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immunity
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infer/o
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below
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ingiun/o
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groin region
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irid/o
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iris
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ischi/o
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ischium
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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kal/i
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potassium
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kerat/o
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hard, cornea
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keton/o
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kentones
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kinesi/o
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movement
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klept/o
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to steal
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kyph/o
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hump
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labi/o
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lip
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lact/o
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milk
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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leuk/o
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white
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lingu/o
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tongue
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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stone
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lob/o
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lobe
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lumb/o
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lower back
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lymph/o
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lymph
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mamm/o
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breast
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mandibul/o
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mandible
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mast/o
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breast
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maxill/o
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maxilla
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medi/o
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middle
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata
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melan/o
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black
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men/o
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menstruation
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mening/o
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meninges
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ment/o
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mind
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metr/o
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uterus
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morbid/o
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ill
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morph/o
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shape
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mort/o
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death
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muc/o
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mucus
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muscul/o
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muscles
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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nas/o
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nose
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nat/o
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birth
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necr/o
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death
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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noct/o
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night
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neutr/o
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neutral
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o/o
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egg
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obsess/o
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besieged by thoughts
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ocul/o
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eye
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odont/o
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tooth
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onc/o
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tumor
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optic/o
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vision
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or/o
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mouth
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orchid/o
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testes
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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ox/o or ox/i
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oxygen
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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path/o
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disease
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patell/o
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patella
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pector/o
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chest
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ped/o
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child, foot
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pelv/o
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pelvic
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pen/o
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penis
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perine/o
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perineum
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phac/o
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lens
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phag/o
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to eat
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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pharmac/o
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drug
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phleb/o
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vein
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phob/o
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irrational fear
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physic/o
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body
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plant/o
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sole of foot
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pleur/o
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pleural space
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pneum/o
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lung, air
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pod/o
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foot
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poster/o
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back
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proct/o
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rectum
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proxim/o
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near to
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psych/o
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mind
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pub/o
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pubic region
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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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ren/o
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kidney
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retin/o
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retina
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rhin/o
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nose
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rotat/o
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to revolve
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sanguin/o
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blood
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scler/o
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hard, sclera
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scoli/o
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bent, crooked
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seb /o
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oil
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sect/o
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to cut
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Sept/o
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wall
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septic/o
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infection
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soci/o
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society
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somat/o
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body
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somn/o
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sleep
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specul/o
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to look
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spermat/o
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sperm
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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spin/o
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spine
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spir/o
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breathing
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splen/o
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spleen
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steth/o
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chest
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tars/o
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ankle, Tarus
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tenin/o
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tendon
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testicul/o
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testes
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therm /o
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heat
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throm/b
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clot
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tibi/o
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tibia
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tom/o
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to cut
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topic/o
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specific area
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toxic/o
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poison
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trich/o
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hair
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uln/o
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ulna
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ur/o
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urine
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uter/o
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uterus
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vagin/o
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vagina
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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ventr/o
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belly
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vers/o
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to turn
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vesic/o
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bladder
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vulv/o
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vulva
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-algia
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pain
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-apheresis
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removal, carrying away
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-arche
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beginning
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-cele
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hernia, protrusion
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-centesis
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puncture to withdraw fluid
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-cide
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to kill
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-crit
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separation of
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-cusis
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hearing
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-cyesis
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state of pregnancy
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-cyte
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cell
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-cytosis
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more than normal number of cells
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-derma
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skin condition
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-desis
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fuse, stableize
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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dialation
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-edema
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swelling
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-emia
|
blood condition
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-genesis
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to produce, create
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-genic
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producing
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-globin or -globulin
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protein
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-gram
|
record or to picture
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
|
process of recording
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-gravida
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pregnancy
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-iasis
|
abnormal condition
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-iastrist
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physician
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-iatry
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medical treatment
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-ician
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specialist
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-ion
|
action, condition
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-ism
|
state of
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-istry
|
specialty of
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-itis
|
inflammation
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-kinesia
|
movement
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-lith
|
stone
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-lithiasis
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condition of stones
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-logic
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pertaining to study
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-logical
|
pertaining to the study of
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-logist
|
one who studies
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-lucent
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to shine through
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-lysis or -lytic
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destruction
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-malacia
|
abnormal softening
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-mania
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frenzy
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-rrhagia
|
abnormal flow condition
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-rrhaphy
|
suture
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-rrhea
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discharge flow
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-rrhexis
|
rupture
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-salpinx
|
uterine tube
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-sclerosis
|
hardening
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-scope
|
instrument for viewing
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-scopic
|
pertaining to visual examination
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-scopy
|
process of visually examining
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-spasm
|
involuntary muscle contraction
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-spermia
|
condition of sperm
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-stasis
|
standing still
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-stat
|
standing still
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-taxia
|
muscle coordination
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-tension
|
pressure
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-therapy
|
treatment
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-thorax
|
chest
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-tocia
|
Labour, childbirth
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-tome
|
instrument to cut
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-tonia
|
tone
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-tonic
|
pertaining to tone
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-tripsy
|
surgical crushing
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-trophic
|
pertaining to development
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-trophy
|
nourishment, development
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-tropia
|
turned condition
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-tropin
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to stimulate
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-ule
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small
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-uria
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condition of urine
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