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a-
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without
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ab-
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away from
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-ac
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pertaining to
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acous/o
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hearing
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acr/o
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extremity or topmost
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-acusis
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hearing condition
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ad-
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to, toward, or near
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aden/o
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gland or node
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adenal/o
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adrenal gland
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adip/o
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fat
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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aer/o
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air or gas
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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-al
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pertaining to
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albumin/o
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protein
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algesis
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Greek word meaning sensation of pain
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-algia
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pain
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ALT
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alanine aminotransferase
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alveol/o
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alveolus (air sac)
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ambi-
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both
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an-
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without or reduction
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an/o
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anus
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andr/o
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male
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angi/o
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vessel, blood or lymph vessel
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ankyl/o
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crooked or stiff
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ante-
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before
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anti-
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against or opposed to
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aort/o
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aorta
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apheresis
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a withdrawal
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apnoia
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Greek word meaning want of breath
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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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-ar
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pertaining to
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-arche
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beginning
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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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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ase
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an enzyme
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AST
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aspartate aminotransferase
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-asthenia
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weakness
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atele
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imperfect
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ather/o
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fatty (lipid) paste
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-ation
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a process
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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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aur/i
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ear
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auto-
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self
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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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baso
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base
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bi-
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two or both
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bifida =
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split into two parts
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-blast
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germ or bud
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blast/o
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germ or bud
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BMP
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basic metabolic panel
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brachi/o
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arm
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brady-
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slow
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bronch/o
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bronchus (airway)
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bronchi/o
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bronchus (airway)
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole (little airway)
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BUN
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blodo urea nitrogen
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capno
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smoke
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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carbo
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coal
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carb/o
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caron dioxide
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cardi/o
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heart
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cata-
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down
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CBC
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complete blood count
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-cele
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hernia or pouching
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-centesis
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puncture for aspiration
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (little brain)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cervic/o
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neck
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chem/o
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chemical agents
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chondr/o
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cartilage (gristle)
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choros =
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dance
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chrom/o
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color
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chromat/o
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color
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chyl/o
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juice
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circum-
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around
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CMP
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comprehensive metabolic panel
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
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con-
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together or with
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conio
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dust
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contra-
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against or opposed to
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cortex =
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bark
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coron/o
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circle or crown
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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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CT
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computed tomography
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cutane/o
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skin
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cutaneous =
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyte
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cell
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cyt/o
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cell
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dactyl/o
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digit (finger or toe)
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de-
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from, down, or not
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deliro =
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to draw the furrow awry when plowing, to go off the railes
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dementio =
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to be mad
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derm/o
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skin
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derma
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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-desis
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binding
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dia-
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across or through
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-dynia
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pain
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dys-
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painful, difficult, or faulty
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e
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noun marker
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e-
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out or away
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-eal
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pertaining to
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ec-
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out or away
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-ectasis
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expansion or dilation
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-ectomy
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surgical excision or removal
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electr/o
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electricity
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-emia
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blood condition
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en-
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within
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encephal/o
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entire brain
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endo-
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within
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enter/o
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small intestine
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eos
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dawn-colored (rosy)
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epi-
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upon
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erythr/o
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red
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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esthesi/o
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sensation
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eu-
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good or normal
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ex-
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out or away
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exo-
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outside
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extra-
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outside
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fasci/o
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fascia (a band)
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femor/o
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femur
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ferre =
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carry
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fibr/o
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fiber
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gangli/o
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ganglion (knot)
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gli/o
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glue
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gnos/o
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knowing
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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diagnostic process of making a record
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HCT or Hct
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hematocrit
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hemi-
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half
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Hemoglobin or Hgb
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hemoglobin
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hepat/o
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liver
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hetero-
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different
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hidr/o
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sweat
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histi/o
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tissue
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histo
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tissue
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hist/o
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tissue
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homo-
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same
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hydr/o
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water
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hyper-
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above or excessive
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hypn/o
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sleep
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hypo-
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below or under, deficient
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-ia
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condition of
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-iasis
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formation or presence of
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-ic
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pertaining to
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immun/o
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safe
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-infra
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below or under
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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-ism
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condition of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ium
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structure or tissue
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kerat/o
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hard
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kinesi/o
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movement
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kyph/o
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humped-back
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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lei/o
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smooth
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-lepsy
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seizure
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leuk/o
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white
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lex/o
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word or phrase
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lip (root word)
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fat
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lip/o
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fat
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lob/o
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lobe (a portion)
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-logy
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study of
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lord/o
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bent
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lymph/o
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clear fluid
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-lysis
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breaking down or dissolution
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-lytic
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pertaining to breaking down something
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macro-
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large or long
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-malacia
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softening
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-mania
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condition of abnormal impulse toward
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MCH
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mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin
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MCHC
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mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin concentration
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MCV
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mean corpuscular (cell) volume
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-megaly
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enlargement
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melan/o
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black
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mening/o
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meninges (membrane)
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meningi/o
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meninges (membrane)
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mens (Latin word)
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Latin word referring to the mind
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meso-
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middle
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meta-
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beyond, after, or change
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-metry
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process of measuring something
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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morph/o
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form
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multi-
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many
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muscul/o
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muscle
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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narc/o
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stupor or sleep
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nas/o
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nose
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necr/o
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death
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neo-
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new
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neur/o
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nerve
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neutr
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neither
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nucleus
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kernal
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-oid
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resembling
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-ole
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small
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oligo-
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few or deficient
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-oma
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tumor
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onych/o
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nail
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orexis (Greek word)
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appetite
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or/o
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mouth
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orth/o
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straight, normal, or correct
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-osis
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condition or increase of
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oste/o
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bone
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-ous
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pertaining to
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ox/o
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oxygen
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palat/o
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palate
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palsy =
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paralysis
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pan-
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all
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para-
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alongisde of or abnormal
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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patell/o
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knee cap
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path/o
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disease
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pector/o
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chest
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ped/o
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foot
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pelv/o
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pelvis (basin) or hip bone
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-penia
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abnormal reduction
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per =
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through
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peri-
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around
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PET
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positron-emission tomography
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phag/o
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eat or swallow
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phas/o
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speech
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phil
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attraction for
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phleb/o
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vein
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phob/o
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exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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phon/o
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voice or sound
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phor/o
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carry or bear
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phren/o
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diaphragm, mind
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plas/o
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formation
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-plasia
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condition of formation
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reconstruction
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-plegia
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paralysis
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pleur/o
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pleura (lining of lungs)
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PLT
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platelet count
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PMN
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polymorphonuclear (leukocyte)
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-pnea
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breathing
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pneum/o
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air or lung
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pneumon/o
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air or lung
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-poiesis
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formation
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poli/o
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gray
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after or behind
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pre-
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before
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pro-
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before
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psych/o
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mind
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PT
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prothrombin time
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin
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ptysis
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to spit
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pulmon/o
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lung
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purpur/o
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purple
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py/o
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pus
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quadri-
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four
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radi/o
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radius, radiation (especially x-ray)
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RBC
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red blood cell or red blood count
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re-
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again or back
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retardo (Latin word)
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Latin verb meaning to hinder
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reticul/o
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a net
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retro-
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backward or behind
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhis
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nose (Greek word)
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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sarc/o
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flesh
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schiz/o
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split
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scler/o
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hard
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scoli/o
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twisted
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-scopy
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process of examination
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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semi-
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half
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sinus/o
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sinus (cavity)
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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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somn/i
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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spina =
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spine
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spin/o
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spine (thorn)
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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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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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squam/o
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scale
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-stasis
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stop or stand
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stazo
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to drip
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steat/o
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fat
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stere/o
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three-dimensional or solid
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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steth/o
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chest
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-stomy
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surgical creation of an opening
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sub-
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below or under
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super-
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above or excessive
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supra-
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above or excessive
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sym-
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together or with
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syn-
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together or with
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tachy-
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fast
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ten/o
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tendon (to stretch)
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tend/o
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tendon (to stretch)
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tendin/o
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tendon (to stretch)
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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thym/o
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thymus gland, mind
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tomy
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surgical incision
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ton/o
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tone or tension
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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tox
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poison
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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trans-
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across or through
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-tresia
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an opening, hole
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Tressa works where there is a big opening.
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tri-
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three
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trich/o
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hair
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-ule
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small
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uln/o
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ulna
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ultra-
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beyond or excessive
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uni-
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one
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ur/o
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urine
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urin/o
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urine
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uvul/o
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uvula (grape)
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varic/o
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swollen, twisted vein
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vas/o
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vessel
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vascul/o
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vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (belly or pouch)
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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WBC
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white blood cell or white blood count
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xer/o
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dry
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-y
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condition or process
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syndesis
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surgical technique of binding or joining together
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tax/o
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order or coordination
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thalam/o
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thalamus (a room)
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thrombos (Greek word)
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Greek word for clot
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top/o
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place
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troph/o
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development or nourishment
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-tropic
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pertains to turning
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trop/o
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a turning
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zoster (Greek word)
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Greek word meaning girdle or belt
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-tripsy
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rubbing, crushing
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being tipsy causes tripping, needs rubbing of crushed hand
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