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a, an
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without, not, absence of
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prefixes
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ad-
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near, toward
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prefixes
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ante-
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before, forward
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prefixes
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anti-
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against
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prefixes
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brady-
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slow
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prefixes
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dia -
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through, complete
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prefixes
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dys-
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painful, difficult, laboured abnormal
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prefixes
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ecto-
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outside
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prefixes
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endo-
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within, inner
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prefixes
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epi-
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on, over, upon
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prefixes
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eu-
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normal, good
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prefixes
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exo-
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from, out from
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prefixes
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hyper-
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above, excessive
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prefixes
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hypo-
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below, incomplete, deficient
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prefixes
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hemi-
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half
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prefixes
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inter-
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between
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prefixes
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intra-
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within
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prefixes
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infra-
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below
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prefixes
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macro-
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large
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prefixes
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mal-
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bad
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prefixes
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meta-
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after, beyond, change
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prefixes
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micro-
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small
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prefixes
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multi-
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many
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prefixes
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neo-
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new
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prefixes
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nulli-
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none
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prefixes
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pan-
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all, total
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prefixes
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para-
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beside, beyond, around
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prefixes
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per-
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through
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prefixes
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peri-
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around
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prefixes
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poly-
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many, much
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prefixes
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post-
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after
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prefixes
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pre-
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before
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prefixes
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pro-
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before
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prefixes
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sub-
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under or below
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prefixes
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supra-
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above
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prefixes
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syn- , sym-
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together, united, joined
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prefixes
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trachy-
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fast
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prefixes
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trans-
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across
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prefixes
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aden/o
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gland
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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ankyl/o
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crooked, stiff, bent
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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atel/o
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imperfect, incomplete used in atelectasis
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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ather/o
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yellowish, fatty plaque
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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aut/o
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self
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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bi/o
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life
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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cancer/o
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cancer
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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carcin/o
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cancer
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cyr/o
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cold
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dips/o
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thirst
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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ech/o
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sound
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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electric/o
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electricity, electrical activity
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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esthesi/o
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sensation, sensitivity, feeling
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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eti/o
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cause of disease
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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gno/o
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knowledge
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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heter/o
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other, different
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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hom/o
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same
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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iatr/o
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medicine, physician, treatment
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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isch/o
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deficiency, blockage
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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kines/o
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movement, motion
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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myc/o
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fungus
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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necr/o
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death or dead
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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noct/i
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night
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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onc/o
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tumor
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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path/o
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disease
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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phas/o
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speech
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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phot/o
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light
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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prim/i
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first
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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pseudo/o
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FALSE
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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py/o
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pus
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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pyr/o
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fire, high temp also fever
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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psych/o
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mind
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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somn/o
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sleep
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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son/o
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sound
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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spir/o
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breathe, breathing
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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therm/o
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heat
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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tom/o
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cut, section
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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ton/o
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tension, pressure
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Roots/Combining Forms General
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anter/o
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before, front
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Directional/Positional Terms
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anteri/o
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before, front
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Directional/Positional Terms
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caud/o
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tail, down
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Directional/Positional Terms
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cephal/o
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head, up
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Directional/Positional Terms
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dextr/o
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right
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Directional/Positional Terms
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dors/o
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away, furthest
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Directional/Positional Terms
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eversion
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turning outside in
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Directional/Positional Terms
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extension
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straighten
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Directional/Positional Terms
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flexion
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bend
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Directional/Positional Terms
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infer/o
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below
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Directional/Positional Terms
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later/o
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side
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Directional/Positional Terms
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medi/o
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middle
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Directional/Positional Terms
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poster/o
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back, behind
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Directional/Positional Terms
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prone
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face, palm down
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Directional/Positional Terms
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proxim/o
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near (the point of attachment)
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Directional/Positional Terms
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rotation
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turning
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Directional/Positional Terms
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sinestr/o
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left
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Directional/Positional Terms
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super/o
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above
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Directional/Positional Terms
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supine
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face, palm up
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Directional/Positional Terms
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ventr/o
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belly
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Directional/Positional Terms
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dur/o
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hard
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size, shape, texture
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eur/y
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wide
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size, shape, texture
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard
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size, shape, texture
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kyph/o
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hump
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size, shape, texture
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mega, megal/o
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large
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size, shape, texture
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lamin/o
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thin flat plate or layer
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size, shape, texture
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lei/o
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smooth
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size, shape, texture
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lord/o
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bent forward (buttocks back, chest out)
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size, shape, texture
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orth/o
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straight, correct, right
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size, shape, texture
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pachy/o
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thick
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size, shape, texture
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rhabd/o
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rod shaped, striated
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size, shape, texture
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ryytid/o
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wrinkles
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size, shape, texture
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scoli/o
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crooked, curved (laterally)
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size, shape, texture
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staphyl/o
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grape-like cluster
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size, shape, texture
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sten/o
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narrow
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size, shape, texture
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strept/o
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curved, twisted chain
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size, shape, texture
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xer/o
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dry
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size, shape, texture
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albumino/o
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albumin (protien)
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substances
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calc/i
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calcium
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substances
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fibr/o
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fiber
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substances
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glyc/o , glycos/o
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sugar
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substances
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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substances
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hidr/o
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sweat
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substances
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hydr/o
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water
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substances
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kal/i
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potassium
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substances
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kerat/o, cerat/o
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horny, tough
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substances
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lact/o
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milk
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substances
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lip/o
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fat
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substances
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lith/o
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stone
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substances
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muc/o
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mucous
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substances
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myc/o
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fungus
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substances
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ox/i, ox/o
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oxygen
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substances
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py/o
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pus
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substances
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seb/o
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oil
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substances
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sial/o
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saliva
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substances
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thromb/o
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clot
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substances
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urin/o , ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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substances
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leuk/o
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white
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colors
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melan/o
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black
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colors
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erythr/o
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red
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colors
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chlor/o
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green
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colors
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cyan/o
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blue
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colors
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cirrh
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orange yellow
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colors
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xantho
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yellow
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colors
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mono/o, uni
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one, single
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Numbers
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di, diplo, bi, bin
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two, double (diplopia (double vision)
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Numbers
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tri
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three
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Numbers
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tetr/a , quadr/i
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four
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Numbers
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dec/i
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ten, tenth
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Numbers
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centi
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one hundredth, 0.01
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Numbers
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kilo
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one thousand, 1000
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Numbers
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milli
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one thousandth 0.001
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Numbers
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poly, multi
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many
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Numbers
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prim/I
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first
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Numbers
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hemi, semi
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half (hemiplegia)
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Numbers
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cyt/o
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cell
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body structure
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epitheli/o
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epithelium as in skin
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body structure
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hist/o
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tissue
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body structure
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kary/o
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nucleus
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body structure
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organ/o
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organ
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body structure
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polyp/o
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polyp, small growth
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body structure
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sarc/o
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flesh, connective tissue
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body structure
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sept/o
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septum (dividing plate or wall)
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body structure
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somat/o
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body
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body structure
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system/o
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system
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body structure
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algesia
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excessive sensitivity to pain
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Diseases and Conditions
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algia
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painful, difficult, laboured abnormal
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Diseases and Conditions
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aminos
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amniotic fluid
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Diseases and Conditions
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apheresis
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removal
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Diseases and Conditions
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asthenia
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weakness
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Diseases and Conditions
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atresia
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absence of body opening
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Diseases and Conditions
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capnia
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carbon dioxide
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Diseases and Conditions
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cele
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hernia, protrusion
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Diseases and Conditions
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clasia
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clast, break
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Diseases and Conditions
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clasis
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break
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Diseases and Conditions
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coccus
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berry shaped (a form of bacterium)
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Diseases and Conditions
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crit
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to seperate
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Diseases and Conditions
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cyesis
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pregnancy
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Diseases and Conditions
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cyte
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cell
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Diseases and Conditions
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desis
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fusion, surgical fixiation
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Diseases and Conditions
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drome
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run, running
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Diseases and Conditions
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ectasis
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stretching out, dilatation
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Diseases and Conditions
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ectopia/ic
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malposition or displacement
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Diseases and Conditions
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emia
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blood condition
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Diseases and Conditions
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esthesia
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sensation, feeling
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Diseases and Conditions
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gen
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substance or agent that produces or causes
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Diseases and Conditions
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genesis
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formation, development
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Diseases and Conditions
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genic
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producing, originating, causing
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Diseases and Conditions
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itis
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inflammation/ infection of
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Diseases and Conditions
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kinesia
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movement
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Diseases and Conditions
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lepsy
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seizure
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Diseases and Conditions
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logist
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one who studies and treats, a specialist, physician
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Diseases and Conditions
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lysis
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loosening, dissolution, separating
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Diseases and Conditions
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malacia
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softening
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Diseases and Conditions
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megaly
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enlargment
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Diseases and Conditions
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odvnia
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pain
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Diseases and Conditions
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oid
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resembles, resembling
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Diseases and Conditions
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oma
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tumor
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Diseases and Conditions
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opsy
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view of, viewing
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Diseases and Conditions
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osis
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abnormal condition of, means increase when used with blood
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Diseases and Conditions
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oxia
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oxygen
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Diseases and Conditions
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paresis
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slight paralysis
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Diseases and Conditions
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penia
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abnormal reduction of
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Diseases and Conditions
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pepsia
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digestion
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Diseases and Conditions
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philia/(ic)
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love, affinity for
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Diseases and Conditions
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phobia
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morbid fear
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Diseases and Conditions
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phonia
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sound
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Diseases and Conditions
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physis
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growth
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Diseases and Conditions
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plasia
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condition of formation, growth, development
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Diseases and Conditions
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plasm
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growth, substance, formation
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Diseases and Conditions
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plegia
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paralysis
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Diseases and Conditions
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pnea
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breathing
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Diseases and Conditions
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poiesis
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development, formation
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Diseases and Conditions
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ptosis
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dropping, sagging, prolapse
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Diseases and Conditions
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rexia
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appetite
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Diseases and Conditions
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rrhagia
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hemorrhage
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Diseases and Conditions
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rrhea
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flow, excessive discharge
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Diseases and Conditions
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rrhexis
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rupture
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Diseases and Conditions
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sclerosis
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hardening
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Diseases and Conditions
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sepsis
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infection
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Diseases and Conditions
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spasm
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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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Diseases and Conditions
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stasis
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control, stop, standing
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Diseases and Conditions
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stenosis
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abnormal condition of constriction or narrowing
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Diseases and Conditions
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tripsy
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surgical crushing
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Diseases and Conditions
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uria
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condition of urine
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Diseases and Conditions
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blast
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embryonic cell
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Common Suffixes
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clasis
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breaking up, dissolution
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Common Suffixes
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drome
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running
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Common Suffixes
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gnos(is)
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knowledge
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Common Suffixes
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odynia
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pain
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Common Suffixes
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opia
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vision
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Common Suffixes
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phagia
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eating, swallowing
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Common Suffixes
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trophy
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development, nourishment
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Common Suffixes
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schisis
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split, fissure
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Common Suffixes
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a
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no meaning
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ac
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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al
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ar
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ary
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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eal
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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esis
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condition
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ia
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diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ial
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condition
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suffixes and adjective endings
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iasis
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condition
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ic
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ior
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no meaning
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ism
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state of
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suffixes and adjective endings
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is
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no meaning
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ous
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pertaining to
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suffixes and adjective endings
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sis
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state of
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suffixes and adjective endings
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us
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no meaning
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suffixes and adjective endings
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ectomy
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excision, surgical removal
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surgical proceedures
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pexy
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fixation, suspension
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surgical proceedures
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stomy
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new permant opening
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surgical proceedures
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tomy
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cutting into, making an incision
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surgical proceedures
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plasty
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surgical repair
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surgical proceedures
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centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluiod
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surgical proceedures
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rrhaphy
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suturing, repairing
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surgical proceedures
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scope
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instrument used for looking into
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surgical proceedures
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scopy
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proceedure for using a scope
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medical instrument/ machine
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graph
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instrument that records
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medical instrument/ machine
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graphy
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process of recording, x-ray imaging
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medical instrument/ machine
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gram
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record, (picture or physical record) , an x-ray image
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medical instrument/ machine
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meter
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instrument that measures or counts
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medical instrument/ machine
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metry
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proceedure for meassuring, counting
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medical instrument/ machine
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tome
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instrument used to cut
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medical instrument/ machine
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ad lib
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as described
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other
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Amte meridiem
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AM before noon
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other
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Post meridiem
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PM after noon
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other
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In situ
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in the original place
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other
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In vivo
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alive in place/ within living body
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other
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in vitro
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alive not in place or within a glass
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other
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non per os
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NPO nothing by mouth
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other
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per os
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PO by mouth
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other
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