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145 Cards in this Set
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communicat/o
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impart; transmit
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-ion
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action or condition
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medic/o
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physician or medicine
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-al
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pertaining to
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etym/o
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word origin
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-logy
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the study of
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ine
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pertaining to
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-ive
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pertaining to
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-ation
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a process or being or having
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-ion
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action or condition
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-ia
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condition state or thing
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-ism
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process or disease from specific cause
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-itis
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inflammation or infection
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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mass or tumor
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-osis
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condition or abnormal condition or process
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-pathy
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disease
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-gram
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record or picture
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-metry
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process of measurement
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-scope
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instrument used to examine
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-scopy
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process of using an instrument to examine
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-stomy
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surgically created opening
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tomy
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process of cutting or making an incision
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-iatry
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Medical treatment
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-ics
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knowledge or practice
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-ist
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one who specializes in
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-logy
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the study of
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endo-
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innermost or within
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epi-
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upon or above
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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peri-
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around
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post-
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after or behind
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pre-
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before or in front of
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sub-
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below or underneath
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trans-
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across or through
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bi-
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2
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brady-
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slow
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hemi-
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one half
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hyper-
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above or more then normal
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hypo-
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below or deficient
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poly-
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many or much
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tachy-
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fast
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tri-
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3
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a-
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away from or without
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an-
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without or not
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anti-
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against
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de-
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reversal of or without
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dys -
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painful, difficult, or abnormal
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eu-
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normal, good
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mal-
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bad
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re-
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again and again
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ana-
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apart, excessive
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tom/o
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cut slice layer
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-ical
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pertaining to
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coron/o
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structure that encircles
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front/o
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front
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anter/o
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before, front part
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-ior
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pertaining to
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ventr/o
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front, abdomen
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poster/o
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back part
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dors/o
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back, dorsum
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sagitt/o
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going from front to back
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medi/o
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middle
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later/o
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side
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trans-
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across, through
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-verse
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to travel, turn
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super /o
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above
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infer/o
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below
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cephal/o
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head
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-ad
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toward,in the direction of
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caud/o
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tail bone
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dist/o
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away from center
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proxim/o
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near center
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extern/o
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outside
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intern/o
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inside
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cav/o
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hallow space
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-ity
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state or condition
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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spin/o
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spine, backbone
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thorac/o
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thorax/chest
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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pelv/o
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pelvis, hip bone, renal pelvis
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viscer/o
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large internal organs
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quadr/o
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-ant
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pertaining to
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chonr/o
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cartilage
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-iac
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pertaining ti
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gastr/o
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stomach
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lumb/o
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lower back area
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umbilic/o
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umbilicus, navel
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inguin/o
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groin
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ili/o
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ilium (hip bone)
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physi/o
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physical function
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micr/o
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one millionth, small
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macr/o
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large
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enter/o
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intestine
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pulmon/o
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lung
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spir/o
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breathe
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-atory
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pertaining to
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cardi/o
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heart
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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hemat/o
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blood
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immun/o
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immune
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lymph/o
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lymph,lymphatic system
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-atic
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pertaining to
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dermat/o
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skin
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integument/o
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skin
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orth/o
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straight
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ped/o
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child
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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muscul/o
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muscle
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neur/o
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nerve
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nerv/o
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nerve
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ur/o
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urine, urinary system
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urin/o
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urine, urinary system
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ptoduct/o
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produce
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genit/o
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genitalia
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gynec/o
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female, woman
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obstetr/o
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pregnancy and childbirth
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crin/o
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secrete
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-ine
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thing pertaining to
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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psych/o
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mind
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onc/o
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tumor, mass
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radi/o
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radius, forearm bone, xrays, radiation
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nucle/o
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nucleus of an atom
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dent/o
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tooth
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dietet/o
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foods, diet
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pharmac/o
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Medicine, drug
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ne/o
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new
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nat/o
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birth
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ped/o
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child
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iatr/o
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physician, Medical treatment
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ger/o
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old age
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