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178 Cards in this Set
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a-
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no, without, away from
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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ad-
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toward, in the direction of
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bi-
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twice, double, two
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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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brady-
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slow
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cent-
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hundred
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con-
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together, with
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, lack of, not, removal
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dia-
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through, between, apart
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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epi-
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above, upon, on
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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intra-
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within, inside
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad, poor
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micro-
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small
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before, in front of
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retro-
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backward, behind
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semi-
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half
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sub-
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under, less, below
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trans-
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across, through
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uni-
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one
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain, painful condition
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cusis
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hearing
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-emia
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blood, blood condition
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-emisis
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vomiting
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-graphy
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the process of producing a picture or record
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lysis
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separation, setting free, loosening
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-necrosis
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tissue death
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-ologist
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specialist
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-ology
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the science or study of
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-oma
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tumor, neoplasm
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-osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
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surgically creating an opening
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-otomy
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cutting, surgical incision
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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deficiency, lack, too few
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptosis
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drop, sag, prolapse, fall
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-rrhaphy
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surgical suturing
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-stasis
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control, maintenance of a constant level
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-trophy
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development, nutrition
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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before, front
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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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cardi/o
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heart
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caud/o
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lower part of the body, tail
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cephal/o
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head
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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col/o
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colon, large intestine
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crani/o
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skull
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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dermat/o
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skin
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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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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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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nephr/o
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kidneys
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neur/o
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nerve, nerve tissue
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opt/o
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eye, vision
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or/o
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mouth
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oste/o
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bone
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phleb/o
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vein
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pneum/o
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lung, air
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poster/o
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behind, toward the back
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rhin/o
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nose
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thorac/o
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chest
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities
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an/o
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anus
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bi/o
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life
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube, bronchus
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cerebr/o
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brain, cerebellum
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix
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cost/o
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rib
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cyan/o
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blue
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dent/o
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teeth, tooth
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dors/o
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back of body
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erythr/o
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red
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gloss
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tongue
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hom/o
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same, like, alike
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hyster/o
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uterus
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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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leuk/o
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white
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lumb/o
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lower back
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mamm/o
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breast
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melan/o
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black
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micr/o
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small
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muscul/o
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muscle
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narc/o
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sleep, stupor
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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retin/o
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retina
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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umbilic/o
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navel
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vas/o
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vessel
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aero-
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air
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-aesthesia
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sensation
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ambi-
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both
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andr/o
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man, male
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angi/o
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blood vessel
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auto-
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self
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-cele
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swelling, tumor
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-cide
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causing death
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-cise
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cut
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cost/o
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rib
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encephal/o
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brain
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-gram
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recorded information
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-ic
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pertaining to
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peri-
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around
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phag/o
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eating
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-mania
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abnormal desire
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mast/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses
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-uria
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urine
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tachy-
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fast
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pro-
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in front of
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necro-
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dead
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nas/o
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nose
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enter/o
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intestines
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heter/o
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different
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inter-
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between
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lip/o
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fat
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mono-
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one, single
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multi-
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many
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ortho-
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straight
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onco-
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tumor
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per-
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through
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-edema
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swelling
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-iatrist
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physician
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-phagia
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eat, swallow
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-phobia
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fear
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-spasm
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involuntary muscle condition
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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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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ather/o
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fatty substance, plaque
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carcin/o
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cancer
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noct/o
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night
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patell/o
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kneecap
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phalng/o
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fingers/toes
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pulm/o
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lung
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scapu/a
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shoulder blade
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hem/o
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blood
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humer/o
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humerous(upper arm bone)
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renal
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kidney
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