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aden/o
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gland
adenoma: tumor of a gland. |
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arthr/o
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joint
arthritis: |
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bi/o
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life
biology |
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
carcinoma: |
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cardi/o
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heart
cardiology: |
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cephal/o
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head
cephalic: |
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest par of the brain
cerebral: |
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cis/o
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to cut
incision: |
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crin/o
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to secrete (to form and give off)
endocrine gland: |
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
cystoscopy: |
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cyt/o
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cell
cytology: |
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derm/o
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skin
dermatitis: |
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electr/o
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electricity
electrocardiogram |
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encephal/o
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brain
electroencephalogram |
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enter/o
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intestines (usually the small intestine)
enteritis |
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erythr/o
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red
erythrocyte |
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gastr/o
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stomach
gastrectomy |
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glyc/o
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sugar
hyperglycemia: |
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gnos/o
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knowledge
diagnosis: |
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gynec/o
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woman,female
gynecology: |
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hemat/o
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blood
hematology: |
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hem/o
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hematoma
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hepat/o
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liver
hepatitis: |
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iatr/o
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treatment, physician
iatrogenic: |
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leuk/o
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white
leukocyte |
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log/o
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study of
dermatology |
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nephr/o
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kidney
nephritis: |
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neur/o
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nerve
neurology |
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onc/o
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tumor
oncology |
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ophthalm/o
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eye
ophthalmoscope: |
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oste/o
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bone
osteitis: |
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path/o
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disease
pathology: |
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ped/o
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child
pediatric: |
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pyscho/o
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mind
psychology: |
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radi/o
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x-rays
radiology: |
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ren/o
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kidney
renal: |
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rhin/o
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nose
rhinitis: |
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sarc/o
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flesh
sarcoma: |
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sect/o
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to cut
resection: |
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
thrombocyte: |
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ur/o
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urinary tract; urine
urology: |
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-ac
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pertaining to
cardiac: |
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-al
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pertaining to
neural: |
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-algia
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pain
arthralgia: |
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-cyte
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cell
erythrocyte |
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
nephrectomy: |
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-emia
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blood condition
leukemia: |
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-genic
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
carcinogenic: pathogenic: |
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-globin
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protein
hemoglobin: |
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-gram
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record
electroencephalogram: |
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
gastric: |
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-ion
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process
excision: |
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-ist
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specialist
ophthalmologist: |
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-itis
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inflammation
cystitis: |
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-logy
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process of study
endocrinology: |
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
hepatoma: |
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-opsy
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process of viewing
biopsy |
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
enteropathy: |
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-pathy
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disease condition
enteropathy: |
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-scopy
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process of visually examining with an endoscope
endoscopy: |
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
endoscope: |
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-sis
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state of; condition
prognosis: |
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-tomy
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process of cutting incision
osteotomy: |
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-y
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process, condition
gastroenterology: |
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a- an-
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no, not, without
anemia: |
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aut-
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self, own
autopsy: |
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dia-
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through, complete
diagnosis: |
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end- endo
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within
endoscopy: endocrinologist |
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epi-
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above, upon
epigastric: |
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ex- exo-
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out, outside of, outward
excision: exocrine glands: |
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hyper-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
hypogastric: |
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
Hypogastric: hypoglycemia: |
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in-
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into, in
incision: |
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peri-
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surrounding, around
pericardium: |
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pro-
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before, forward
prostate gland: |
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retro-
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behind
retrocardiac: |
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re-
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back, backward, again
resection: |
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sub-
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below, under
subhepatic: |
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trans-
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across, through
transhepatic: |
