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Aveoli-
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Small, hollow air ac
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pertaining to
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Anthrac-
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Coal
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-Osis
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condition
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A-
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lack of
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breathing
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Sphyx-
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pulse
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condition
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Aspirat-
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to draw in
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-ion
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process
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Bronchi-
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bronchi
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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Bronchiol
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bronchiole
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-itis
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inflammation
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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Cyan-
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dark blue
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cyst-
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sac
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-ic
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pertaining to
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Fibr-
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fiber
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Diaphrag-
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diaphragm
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mato-
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partition
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cele-
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Hernia, tumor
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Dys/phon/ia
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Difficult/voice/condition
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Dys/pnea
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difficult/breathing
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Endo/trache/al
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within/trachea/pertaining to
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Epi/staxis
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upon/dripping
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Eu/pnea
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normal/breathing
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Ex/halat/ion
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out/breathe/process
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Ex/pector/ion
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out/breast,chest/process
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Hemo/ptysis
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blood/to spit
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hyper/pnea
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excessive/breathing
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hyper/ventilat/ion
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excessive/to air/process
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hyp/ox/ia
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below/oxygen/process
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in/halat/ion
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in/breathe/process
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Larynge/al
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larynx, voice box/pertaining to
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Laryng/itis
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larynx, voice box/inflammation
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laryngo/scope
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larynx, voice box/instrument for examning
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lob/ectomy
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lobe/surgical excision
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meso/theli/oma
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middle/nipple/tumor
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naso/pharyng/itis
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nose/throat/inflammation
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olfact/ion
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smell/process
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oro/pharynx
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mouth/throat
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ortho/pnea
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straight/breathing
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palato/pharyngo/plasty
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palate/throat/surgical repair
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pharyng/itis
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throat/inflammtion
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pleur/itis
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pleura/inflammtion
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-dynia
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pain
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pneumo/coni/osis
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lung/dust/condition
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pneumon/ia
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lung/condition
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pneumon/itis
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lung/inflammation
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pulmon/ectomy
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lung/surgical excision
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pyo/thorax
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pus/chest
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rhino/plasty
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nose/surgical repair
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rhino/rrhea
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nose/flow discharge
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rhino/vir/us
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nose/virus/pertaining to
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rhonch/us
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snore/pertaining to
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sarc/oid/osis
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flesh/resemble/condition
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Sinus/itis
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a curve, hollow/inflammation
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spiro/meter
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breath/instrument to measure
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tachy/pnea
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rapid/breathing
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thoraco/centesis
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chest/surgical puncture
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thoraco/plasty
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chest/surgicial repair
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-tomy
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incision
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tonsil/itis
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almond, tonsil inflammation
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trache/al
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trachea, windpipe/pertaining to
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trache/algia
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trachea/pain
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tracheo/stomy
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trachea/new opening
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tubercul/osis
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a little swelling/condition
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Albumin/uria
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protein/urine
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anti/dia/uret/ic
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against/complete, through/urine/pertaining to
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an/uria
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without/urine
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bacteri/uria
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bacteria/urine
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calci/uria
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calcium/urine
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cyst/ectomy
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bladder/surgical excision
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cyst/itis
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bladder/inflammation
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cysto/cele
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bladder/hernia
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cysto/dynia
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bladder/pain
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cysto/gram
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bladder/a mark, record
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cysto/lith/ectomy
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bladder/stone/surgical excision
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dia/lysis
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complete, through/destruction
(separate waste material from the blood) |
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dia/ur/esis
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complete, through/urinate/condition
(increase urine) |
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dys/uria
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difficult/urine
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en/ur/esis
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with in/urinate/condition
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excretor/y
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sifted out/pertaining to
(elimination of waste) |
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extra/corpore/al
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outside/body/pertaining to
(medical device used to crush kindney stones) |
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glomerul/ar
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glomerulus, little ball/pertaining to
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glomerulo/nephr/itis
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glomerulus/kidney/inflammation
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glycos/uria
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glucose/urine
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hemat/uria
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blood/urine
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hemo/dia/lysis
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blood/through/separation
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hydro/nephr/osis
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water/kidney/condition
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hyper/calci/uria
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excessive/calcium/urine
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in/continence
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not/to hold
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keton/uria
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ketone/urine
(occurs in diabetes) |
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litho/tripsy
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stone/crushing
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meato/tomy
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passage/incision
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micturit/ectomy
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to urinate/process
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nephr/ectomy
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kidney/inflammtion
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nephro/cyst/itis
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kidney/bladder/inflammation
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nephro/lith
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kidney/stone
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nephro/logy
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kidney/study of
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nephr/oma
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kidney/tumor
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nephro/pathy
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kidney/disease
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nephro/scler/osis
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kidney/hardening/condition
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olig/urina
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scanty/urine
(decreased amount of urine) |
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peri/urethr/al
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around/urethra/pertaining to
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poly/uria
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excessive/urine
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pyelo/cyst/itis
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renal/bladder/inflammation
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pyelo/litho/tomy
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renal/stone/incision
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pyelo/nephr/itis
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renal/kidney/inflammation
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py/uria
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puss/urine
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ren/al
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kidney/pertaining to
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strict/ure
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to tighten/process
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trigon/itis
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trigone/inflammation
(trigone of the bladder) |
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ur/emia
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urine/blood condition
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uretero/colo/stomy
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ureter/colon/new opening
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uretero/pathy
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ureter/disase
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urin/al
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urine/pertaining to
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urin/a/lysis
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urine/apart/destruction, to seperate
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uro/bil/in
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urination/bile/chemical
(brown pigment formed) |
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uro/log/ist
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urination/study of/one who specializes
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uro/logy
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urination/study of
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acid/osis
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acid/condition
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acro/megaly
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extrmity/enlargement
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aden/ectomy
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gland/surgical excision
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aden/oma
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gland/tumor
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aden/osis
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gland/condition
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adren/al
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adrenal gland/pertaining to
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adren/al/ectomy
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adrenal gland/pertaining to/surgical excision
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adreno/pathy
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adrenal gland/disease
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andro/gen
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man/formation
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cortis/one
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cortex/horome
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cretin/hormone
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cretin/condition
(dificiency in thyroid hormones) |
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endo/crine
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within/to secrete
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endo/crino/logist
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within/ to secrete/study of/ one who specializes
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epi/nephr/ine
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upon/kidney/substance
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estro/gen
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mad desire/formation, produce
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eu/thyr/oid
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good, normal/thyroid/resemble
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ex/ophthalm/ic
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out/eye/pertaining to
(eye ball protrusion out) |
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galacto/rrhea
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milk/flow, discharge
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gigant/ism
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giant/condition
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glandul/ar
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little acorn/pertaining to (gland)
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gluco/cortic/oid
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sugar/cortex/resemble
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hirsut/ism
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hairy/condition
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hydro/cortis/one
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water/cortex/hormone
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hyper/gonad/ism
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excessive/seet/condition
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hyper/insulin/ism
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excessive/insulin/condition
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hyper/kal/emia
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excessive/postassium/blood condition
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hyper/thyr/oid/ism
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excessive/throid/resemble/condition
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hypo/gonad/ism
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deficient/seed/conditon
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hyper/thyr/oid/ism
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excessive/thyroid/resemble/condition
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hypo/gonad/ism
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deficient/seed/conditon
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hypo/para/thyr/oid/ism
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deficient/beside/thyroid/resemble/condition
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hypo/physis
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deficient/growth
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insulino/genic
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insulin/formation
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letharg/ic
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drowsiness/pertaining to
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myx/edema
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mucus/swelling
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pancreat/ic
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pancreas/pertaining to
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para/thyr/oid
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beside/thryoid/resemble
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pine/al
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pine cone/pertaining to
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pituitar/ism
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pituitary gland/condition
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pituitar/y
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pituitary gland/pertaining to
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pro/ger/ia
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before/old age/condition
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prog/gester/one
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before/to bear/ hormone
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somato/trop/in
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body/turn/chemical
(growth hormone) |
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testo/ster/one
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testicle/soild/hormone
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thym/ectomy
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thymus/surgical excision
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thym/itis
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thymus/inflammation
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thry/oid
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thyroid/resemble
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thyro/toxic/osi
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thyroid/poison/condition
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a/kinesia
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lack of/motion
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a/mnes/ia
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lack of/memory/ condition
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an/algesia
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lack of/condition of pain
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an/encephal/y
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lack of/brain/ condition
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an/esthesia
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lack of/ feeling
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an/esthesio/log/ist
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lack of/ feeling/study of/one who specializes
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a/phagia
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lack of/ to eat, swallow
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a/phasia
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lack of/ speech
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a/praxia
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lack of/ action
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astro/cyt/oma
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star shaped/cell/tumor
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brady/kinesia
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slow/ motion
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cephal/algia
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head/pain
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cerebell/ar
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little brain/ pertaining to
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cerebro/spin/al
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cerebrum/a thorn, spine/ pertaining to
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concuus/ion
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shaken violently/process
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crani/ectomy
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skull/ incision
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de/ment/ia
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down/mind/condition
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disk/ectomy
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a disk/surgical condition
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dys/lexia
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difficult/ diction, word phrase
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dys/phasia
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difficult/speak
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electro/myo/graphy
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electricity/muscle/recording
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encephalo/pathy
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braind/disease
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epi/dur/al
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upon/hard/pertaining to
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epi/duro/scopy
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upon/hard/examination
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epi/lepsy
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upon/seizure
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ganglion/ectomy
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knot/surgical excision
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gli/oma
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glue/tumor
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hemi/paresis
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half/weakness
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hemi/plegia
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half/stroke
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hydro/cephal/us
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water/head/pertaining to
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hyper/esthesia
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excessive/feeling
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hyper/kinesis
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excessive/mothing
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hypn/osis
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sleep/condition
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intra/crani/al
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within/skull/pertaining to
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lamin/ectomy
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thin plate/ surgical excision
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lobo/tomy
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lobe/incision
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meningi/oma
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membrane/tumor
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scler/osis
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hardening/ condition
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myel/itis
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spinal cord/inflammation
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narco/lepsy
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numbness/seizure
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neur/algia
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nerve/pain
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neur/asthenia
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nerve/weakness
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neuri/lemma
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nerve/ a sheath
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neur/itis
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nerve/inflammation
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neuro/blast
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nerve/germ cell
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neuro/cyte
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nerve/cell
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neuro/glia
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nerve/glue
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oligo/dendro/gli/oma
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little/tree/glue/tumor
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pallido/tomy
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globus pallidus/incison
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papill/edema
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papilla/swelling
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para/plegia
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beside/stroke
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par/esthesia
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beside/feeling
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pheo/chromo/cyt/oma
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dusky/color/cell/tumor
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polio/myel/itis
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gray/spinal cord/inflammation
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poly/neur/itis
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many/nerve/inflammation
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somn/ambul/condition
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sleep/to walk/condition
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spondylo/syn/desis
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vertebra/together/binding
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sub/dur/al
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below/dura, hard/pertaining to
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vago/tomy
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vagus, wandering/incision
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acoust/ic
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hearing/pertaining to
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audio/gram
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to hear/ record
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auditor/y
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hearing/pertaining to
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aur/al
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the ear/pertaining to
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auri/cle
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ear/small
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bin/aur/al
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twice/ear/pertaining to
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chole/steat/oma
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gall or bile/ fat/tumor
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end/aur/al
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within/ear/pertaining to
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endo/lymph
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within/clear fluid
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fenestrat/ion
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window/process
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labyrinth/ectomy
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inner ear/surgical excision
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labyrinth/itis
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inner ear/ inflammation
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mast/oid/algia
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mastoid, breast shaped/resemble/pain
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mon/aur/al
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one/ear/pertaining to
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myring/ectomy
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eardrum/surgical excision
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myringo/plasty
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eardrum/repair
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myringo/tome
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eardrum/to cut
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ot/ic
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ear/pertaining to
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ot/itis/med/ia
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ear/inflammation/middle/condition
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oto/dynia
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ear/pain
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oto/lith
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ear/stone
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oto/neuro/logy
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ear/nerve/study of
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oto/pyo/rrhea
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ear/puss/flow
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oto/rhino/laryngo/logy
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ear/nose/larynx/study of
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presby/cusis
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old/hearing
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tympan/ic
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eardrum/pertaining to
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ambly/opia
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dull/vision
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aniso/cor/ia
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unequal/pupil/condition
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a/phak/ia
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lack of/lens/condition
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a/stigmat/ism
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lack of/point/ condition
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bi/foc/al
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two/focus/pertaining to
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blephar/itis
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eyelid/inflammation
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blephar/ptosis
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eyelid/drooping
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corne/al
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cornea/pertaining to
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cryo/surgery
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cold/surgery
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cyclo/plegia
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ciliary body/stroke
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dacry/oma
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tear/tumor
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diplo/opia
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double/sight
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en/trop/ion
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in/turn/process
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eso/trop/ia
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inward/turn/condition
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exo/trop/ia
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out/turn/condition
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gonio/scope
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angle/instrument
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hemi/an/opia
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half/lack of/sight
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hyper/opia
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beyond/sight
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irid/ectomy
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iris/surgical excision
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kerat/itis
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cornea/inflammation
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lacrim/al
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tear/pertaining to
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mio/tic
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less/pertaining to
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mydriat/ic
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dilation/pertaining to
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nyctal/opia
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night/vision
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ocul/ar
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eye/pertaining to
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opto/myo/meter
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eye/muscle/instrument
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phaco/lysis
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lens/to seperate
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photo/coagulat/ion
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light/to clot/process
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photo/phobia
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light/fear
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presby/opia
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old/sight
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pupill/ary
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pupil/ pertaining to
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retin/itis
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retina/inflammation
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retino/pathy
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retina/disease
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retro/lent/al
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behind/lens/pertaining to
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strabism/us
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a squinting structure
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tono/meter
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tone/instrument to measure
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trich/iasis
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hair/condition
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uve/al
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uvea/pertaining to
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uve/itis
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uvea/inflammation
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xen/ophthalm/ia
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foreign/eye/condition
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a/meno/rrhea
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lack of/menstruation/flow
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cervic/itis
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cervix/inflammation
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cysto/cele
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bladder/hernia
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dys/meno/rrhea
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painful/menstruation/flow
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ec/lamp/ia
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out/to shine/condition
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endo/metri/osis
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within/uterus/condition
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fibr/oma
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fibrous/tumor
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genitalia
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birth/condition
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hyster/ectomy
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womb, uterus/surgical excision
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hystero/tomy
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womb, uterus/incision
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intra/uter/ine
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within/uterus/pertaining to
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mammo/plasty
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breast/surgical repair
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mast/itis
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breast/inflammation
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men/arche
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menstruation/beginnig
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meno/pause
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menstruation/cessation
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meno/rragia
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menstruation/to burst forth
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myo/metr/itis
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muscle/womb/inflammation
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oligo/meo/rrhea
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scanty/menstruation/flow
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oo/genesis
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ovum, egg/formation
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oophor/ectomy
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ovary/surgical excision
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post/coit/al
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after/a coming together/pertaining to
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recto/vagin/al
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rectum/vagina/pertaining to
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retro/vers/ion
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backward/turning/process
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salping/itis
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fallopian tube/inflammation
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an/orch/ism
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lack of/testicle/condition
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a/sperm/ia
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lack of/seed/condition
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balan/itis
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glans/inflammation
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crypt/orchid/ism
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hiddne/testicle/condition
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epi/didym/itis
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upon/testis/inflammation
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epi/spadias
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upong/an opening
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gono/rrhea
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genitals/flow
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gyneco/mast/ia
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female/breast/condition
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hyrdro/cele
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water/hernia
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hypo/spadias
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under/opening
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mit/osis
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thread/conidditon
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orchid/ectomy
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testicle/surgical excision
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orchid/itis
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testicle/inflammation
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prostat/itis
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prostate/inflammation
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spermi/cide
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sperm/kill
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vas/ectomy
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vessel/surgical excision
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