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aden/o
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gland
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-iac -al -ar -ary -eal -genic -ic -ical -ose -ous -tic |
pertaining to
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-algia
-dynia |
pain
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus
-cocci |
berry-shaped bacterium
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-crine
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to secrete
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-drome
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to run
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-ectomy
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excision, removal, resection
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-emia
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blood condition
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-er
-or |
one who
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-fusion
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coming together; to pour
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-gen
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substance that produces
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-genesis
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condition of producing; forming
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-globin
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protein
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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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process of recording
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-ion
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process
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ia
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condition
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-ist
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specialist
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-lapse
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to slide, fall, sag
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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to measure
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-mission
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to send
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-oma
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mass, tumor, collective of fluid
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-opsy
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to view
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-partum
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birth, labor
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phobia
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fear
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-phoria
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to bear, carry; feeling
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-physis
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to grow
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth
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-plasm
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structure or formation
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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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falling, dropping, prolapse
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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instrument for vision exams
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-scopy
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process of visual examination
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-sis
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state of; condition
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tomy
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incision, cutting into
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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-ole
-ule |
little, small
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-um
-ium |
structure, tissue
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-us
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structure, substance
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-y
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condition, process
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cis/o
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to cut
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crin/o
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to secrete
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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small intestines
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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women/female
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hemat/o
hem/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment, physician
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leuk/o
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white
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log/o
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study of
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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tumor
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opthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
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psych/o
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mind
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
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flesh
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sect/o
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to cut
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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ur/o
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urinary tract, urine
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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bol/o
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to cast; throw
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cervic/o
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neck
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chrond/o
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cartilage
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chrom/o
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color
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coccyg/o
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tailbone
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crani/o
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skull
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dist/o
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far, distant
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dors/o
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back portion of the body
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hist/o
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tissue
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ili/o
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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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lower back
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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nearest
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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pelv/i
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pelvis, hip region
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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spin/o
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spine, backbone
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thel/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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ventr/o
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belly side of the body
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umbilic/o
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navel, umbilicus
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae, backbone
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, and sudden
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amni/o
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amnion
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angi/o
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vessel
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anteri/o
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artery
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axill/o
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armpit
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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isch/o
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to hold back
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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
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larynx
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lymph/o
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lymph; a clear fluid that bathes the tissue spaces
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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morph/o
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shape, form
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muc/o
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mucus
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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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necr/o
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death
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neutr/o
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neutrophil; a white blood cell
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon, large intestine
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hem/o
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blood
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cib/o
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meals
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cast/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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duct/o
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to lead
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking, branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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immun/o
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protection
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mort/o
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death
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nat/i
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birth
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nect/o
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to bind, tie, connect
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norm/o
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rule, order
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis; anterior portion of the pelvic or hip bone
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seps/o
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infection
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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the/o
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to put, place
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland; shield
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top/o
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place, position, location
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tox/o
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poison
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aut-
auto- |
self, own
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a-
an- |
no, not, without
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anti-
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against
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ante-
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before, forward
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ana-
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up, apart
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ad-
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toward
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ab-
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away from
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ana-
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up
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brady-
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slow
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bi-
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two
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contra-
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against, opposite
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con-
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with, together
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cata-
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down
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dia-
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through, complete
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de-
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down, lack of
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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eu-
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good, normal
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ec-
ecto- |
out, outside
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en-
endo- |
in, within
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-
exo- |
out, outside of, outward
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hyper-
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excessive, above
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hemi-
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half
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hypo-
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below
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in-
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into, in
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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in, within, into
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infra-
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beneath, under
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad
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micro-
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small
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meta-
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change
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neo-
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new
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pseudo-
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false
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pro-
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before, forward
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pre-
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before
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post-
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after
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peri-
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surrounding
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poly-
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many, much
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per-
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through
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pan-
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all
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retro-
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behind
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re-
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again
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syn-
sym- |
together, with
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supra-
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above, upper
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sub-
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below, under
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tachy-
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fast
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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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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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