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168 Cards in this Set
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ileum
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part of small intestine
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ilium
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part of the hip bone
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Mucous
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specialized membranes
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Mucus
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substance secreted by mucous membrane
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laceration
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torn, ragged wound
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lesion
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change of tissue
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Viral
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pertaining to virus
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Virile
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possessing masculine traits
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Palpation
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examiners hands used to feel body
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palpitation
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pounding or racing heart
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prostate
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male gland under bladder
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prostrate
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lying flat or overcome with exhaustion
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trauma
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wound or injury
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Suturing
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closing a wound by stitching
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Ligation
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tying off blood vessels
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Ather/o
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plaque or fatty substance
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-otomy
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cutting into/surgical incision
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-ostomy
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surgically create an artificial opening
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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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Pyel/o
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renal pelvis (part of kidney)
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Py/o
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pus
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Pyr/o
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fever or fire
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Hyper
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increased
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per
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surrounding
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epi
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above
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arthr/o
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joint
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kines/o
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movement
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gastr/o
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stomach
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neur/o
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nerve
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hemat/o
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blood
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laryng/o
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larynx
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nephr/o
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kidney
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hepat/o
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liver
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-algia
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pain
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-ologist
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one who studies
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-ia
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condition
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-plasty
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surgical repair of
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-megaly
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abnormal enlargement
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-ic
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pertaining to
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black or dark
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poli/o
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gray
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oste/o
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bones
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arthr/o
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joints
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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cost/o
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rib
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fasci/o
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fascia
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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tendons
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kinesi/o, kines/o
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movement
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arteri/o, arter/o
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arteries
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phleb/o, ven/o
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veins
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hem/o, menat/o
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blood
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aort/o
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aorta
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lymph/o
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lymph
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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splen/o
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spleen
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nas/o
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nose
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rhin/o
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nose
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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trache/o
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trachea
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pneum/o
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lungs
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bronch/i
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bronchus
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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or/o
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mouth
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esophagus
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espohag/o
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gastr/o
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stomach
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enter/o
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small intestines
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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col/o
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large intestines
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hepat/o
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liver
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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appen/o
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appendix
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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nephr/o
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kidneys
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ureter/o
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ureters
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cyst/o
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urianry bladder
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urethr/o
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urethra
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neur/o
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nerves
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encephal/o
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brain
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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ocul/o
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eyes
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acoust/o
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ears
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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dermat/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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adren/o
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adrenals
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gonad/o
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gonads
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pancreat/o
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panceras
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pineal/o
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pineal
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pituit/o
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pituitary
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thyroid/o
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thyroid/o
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroids
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thym/o
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thymus
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orch/o
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testicles
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oophor/o
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ovaries
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hyster/o
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uterus
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a-, an-
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without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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towards
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anti-
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against
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ante-
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before
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bi-
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two, both
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brachy-
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short
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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pain, difficult
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endo-
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inside, within
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-
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out of, outside, away from
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hemi-
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half
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intra-
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within, inside
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para-
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beside or below
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peri-
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around
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after
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quad-
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four
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sub-
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below
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super-
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above
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supra-
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above or excessive
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tachy-
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fast
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-able
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capable of, able to
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-desis
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to bing or tie together
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-ectomy
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removal
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-edema
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swelling
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood, blood condition
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-ia
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abnormal, disease
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ism
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condidtion or state of
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-gram
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picture or record
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-graphy
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process of recording a picture or record
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-lysis
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breakdown, setting free, destruction, loosening, separation
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-lytic
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to reduce, destroy
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-necrosis
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death of tissue
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-ology
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study of
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-ologist
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specialist
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condiditon
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-ostomy
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surgical opening
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-otomy
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surgical incision, cutting into
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-pathy
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disease
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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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-poiesis
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to make, formation
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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abnormal flow of body fluids
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-rrhexis
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to rupture
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-scleroisis
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abnormal hardening
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-scope
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instrument to view
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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