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179 Cards in this Set
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a-
an- |
without
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anti-
contra- |
opposed to
against |
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de-
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from
down not |
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to
toward near |
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circum-
peri- |
around
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trans-
dia- |
through
across |
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e-
ec- ex- |
out
away |
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ecto-
exo- extra- |
outside
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en-
endo- intra- |
within
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epi-
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upon
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inter-
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between
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meso-
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middle
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meta-
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beyond
after change |
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para-
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alongside of
abnormal |
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retro-
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behind
backward |
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sub-
infra- |
below
under |
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bi-
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two
both |
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hemi-
semi- |
half
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hyper-
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excessive
above |
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hypo-
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deficient
below |
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macro-
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large
long |
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micro-
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small
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mono-
uni- |
one
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oligo-
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few
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pan-
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all
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poly-
multi- |
many
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quadr-
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four
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super-
supra- |
excessive
above |
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tri-
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three
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ultra-
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beyond
excessive |
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ante-
pre- pro- |
before
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brady-
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slow
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tachy-
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fast
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post-
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after
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re-
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again
back |
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con-
syn- sym- |
together
with |
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dys-
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painful
difficult faulty |
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eu-
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good
normal |
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neo-
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new
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abdomin/o
lapar/o |
abdomen
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acr/o
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extremity
topmost |
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aden/o
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gland
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aer/o
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gas
air |
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angi/o
vas/o vascul/o |
vessel
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carcin/o
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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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cyan/o
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blue
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o
dermat/o cutane/o |
skin
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dextr/o
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right
on the right side |
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erythr/o
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red
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fibr/o
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fiber
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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origin
production |
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gluc/o
glucos/o glyc/o |
sugar
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hem/o
hamat/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
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water
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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stone
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melan/o
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black
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morph/o
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form
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nas/o
rhin/o |
nose
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necr/o
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death
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or/o
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mouth
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orth/o
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straight
normal correct |
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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
foot |
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phob/o
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exaggerated fear/sensitivity
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phon/o
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voice
sound |
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plas/o
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formation
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psych/o
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mind
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py/o
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pus
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ren/o
nephr/o |
kidney
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scler/o
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hard
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sinistr/o
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left
on left side |
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son/o
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sound
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sten/o
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narrow
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therm/o
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heat
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tox/o
toxic/o |
poison
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troph/o
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nourishment
development |
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ur/o
urin/o |
urine
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-algia
-dynia |
pain
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-genesis
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origin
production |
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-lysis
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breaking down
dissolution |
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-penia
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abnormal reduction
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction
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-cele
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pouching
hernia |
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-ectasis
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expansion
dilation |
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-emia
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blood condition
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-iasis
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formation
presence of |
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition
increase |
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-phil
-philila |
attraction for
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-ptosis
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falling
downward displacement |
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-rrhage
-rrhagia |
to burst forth
(usually blood) |
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-centesis
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puncture for aspiration
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-desis
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binding
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-ectomy
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excision
removal |
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-pexy
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fixation
suspension |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
reconstruction |
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-stomy
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creation of an opening
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-e
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noun marker
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-ia
-ism |
condition of
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-ium
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structure
tissue |
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-ation
-y |
condition
process of |
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-ac -al
-ar -ary -eal -ic -ous -tic |
pertaining to
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-icle
-ole -ula -ule |
small
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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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-iatrics
-iatry |
treatment
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-logy
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study of
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-logist
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one who specializes in the study or Tx of
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-ist
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one who specializes in
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-meter
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instrument of measuring
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-poiesis
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formation
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-scope
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instrument for examination
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-scopy
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examination
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-stasis
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stop or stand
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large/head/pertaining to
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macrocephalous
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alongside of, abnormal/ puncture for aspiration
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paracentesis
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small/stone/formation, presence
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microlithiasis
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straight,normal/foot/pertaining to
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orthopedic
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vessel/enlargement
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angiomegaly
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mind/treatment
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psychiatry
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cancer/origin,production
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carcinogenesis
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kidney/specialist in Tx or study
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nephrologist
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nose/narrow/condition
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rhinostenosis
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deficient/water/condition
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dehydration
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air,gas/stomach/pain
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aerogastralgia
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fiber/tumor
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fibroma
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death/attraction for
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necrophilia
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hardening/condition
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sclerosis
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blood/breakdown
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hemolysis
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topmost,extemity/exaggerated fear
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acrophobia
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cell/instrument for measuring
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cytometer
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blue/pertaining to
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cyanotic
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outside/pertaining to a vessel
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extravasculr
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excessive/nutrition/condition, process of
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hypertrophy
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above the nose
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supranasal
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make active again
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reactivate
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before surgery
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preoperative
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not watered
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dehydrated
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across or through the skin
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transdermal
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excessively severe
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superacute
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below, under the naval
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hypoumbilical
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outside the heart
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pericardia
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difficult voice
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dysphonia
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to turn away from
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abduction
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to gaurd before
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prophylaxis
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around a blood vessel
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circumvascular
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half parlysis
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hemiplegia
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inflamation of kidney
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nephritis
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breakdown of the kidney
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nephrolysis
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incision in the kidney
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nephrotomy
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developing from the kidney
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nephrogenous
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surgical fixation of the kidney
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nephropexy
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creation of an opening in the kidney
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nephrostomy
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excision of the kidney
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nephrectomy
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presance of kidney stones
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nephrolithiasis
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kidney tumor
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nephroma
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hernia of the kidney
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nephrocele
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suture of the kidney
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nephrorrhaphy
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downward displacement of kidney
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nephroptosis
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