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303 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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Gland
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Arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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Life
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Carcin/o
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Cancer/ Cancerous
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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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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum
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Cis/o
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to cut
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Crin/o
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to secrete
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Cyst/o
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urinary Bladder
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Cyt/o
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cell
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Derm/o
Dermat/o |
Skin
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Electr/o
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Electricity
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encephal/o
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Brain
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enter/o
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Intestines
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Glyc/o
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Sugar, Glucose
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Gnos/o
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Knowledge
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Gynec/o
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Women. female
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hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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Liver
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iatr/o
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Treatment/ physician
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Leuk/o
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White
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Log/o
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Study of
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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Neur/o
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Nerves
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Onc/o
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Tumor
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ophthalm/o
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Eye
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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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Children
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Psych/o
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Mind
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Radi/o
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x-ray
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Ren/o
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Kindey
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Rhin/o
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nose
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Sarc/o
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Flesh
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sect/o
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to cut
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thromb/o
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Clott/ clotting
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ur/o
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urinary tract
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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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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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remove
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-emia
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blood conditon
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-genic
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Produced by, in
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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-ic
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pretaining to
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-ion
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process
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflamation
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-logy
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process of study
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visuall examining with and endoscope
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-sis
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condition, state of
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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-y
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process, condition
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a-
an- |
no
not without |
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aut-
auto- |
self
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dia-
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through
complete |
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end-
endo- |
within
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epi-
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above
upon |
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ex-
exo- |
out
outside outward |
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hyper-
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excessive
above more than normal |
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hypo-
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deficency
low less than normal |
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in-
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into
in |
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peri-
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surrounding
around |
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pro-
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before
foward |
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re-
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back
backward again |
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retro-
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behind
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sub-
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below
under |
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trans-
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across
through |
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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bol/o
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to cast (throw)
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cervic/o
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Neck
(of the body or of the uterus) |
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chondr/o
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Cartilage
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Chrom/o
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color
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Coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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crani/o
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skull
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dist/o
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far, distant
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dors/o
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back portion of the body
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hist/o
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tissue
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ili/o
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ilium
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
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Later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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lower back
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medi/o
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middle
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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palv/i
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pelvis
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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nearest
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
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flesh
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spin/o
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spine
backbone |
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thel/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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thache/o
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trachea
windpipe |
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umbilic/o
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naval
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ventr/o
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belly
side of the body |
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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ana-
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up
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cata-
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down
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epi-
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above
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hypo-
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below
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inter-
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between
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meta-
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change
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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removal
excersion |
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-iac
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pretaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-ism
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process
condition |
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-oma
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mass
swelling |
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-ose
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full of
pertaining to |
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-plasm
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formation
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-somes
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bodies
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-tomy
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process of cutting
incision |
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-type
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picture
classification |
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acr/o
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extremities
extreme point |
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acu/o
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sharp
sudden severe |
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amni/o
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amnion
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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axill/o
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armpit
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belphar/o
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eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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cardi/o
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heart
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chem/o
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drug
chemical |
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chron/
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time
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col/o
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colon
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encephal/o
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brain
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
fluid |
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isch/o
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to hold back
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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laryng/o
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larynx
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leuk/o
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white
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lymph/o
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lymph
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mamm/o
mast/o |
breast
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morph/o
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shape
form |
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muc/
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord
bone marrow |
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necr/o
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death
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neutr/o
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neutrophill
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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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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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eat
swallow |
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation
development |
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pheumon/o
pulmon/o |
lungs
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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clusters
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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Tonsil/o
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tonsils
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ven/o
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vein
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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ana-
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up
apart |
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ante-
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before
foward |
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
own |
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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con-
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with
together |
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contra-
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against
opposed |
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de-
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down
lack of |
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dia-
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through
complete |
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dys-
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bad
painfull difficult abnormal |
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ec-
ecto- |
out
outside |
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en-
endo- |
in
with in |
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eu-
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good
normal |
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ex-
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out
away from |
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hemi-
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half
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infra-
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beneath
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inter-
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between
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macro-
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large
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Mal-
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bad
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meta-
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beyond
change |
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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abnormal
beside near |
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per-
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through
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peri-
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surrounding
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after
behind |
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supra-
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above
upper |
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syn-
sym- |
together
with |
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tachy-
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Fast
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trans-
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across
through |
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ultra-
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beyond
excess |
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uni-
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one
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus
(-cocci) |
berry shaped bacterium
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-dynia
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pain
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-er
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one who
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-genesis
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forming
producing |
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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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-ia
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condition
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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breakdown
seperation |
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-ole
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little
small |
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-penia
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deficency
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
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growth
development |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ptosis
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drooping
sagging prolapse |
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stasis
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stopping
controling |
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth
(stoma) |
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-therapy
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treatment
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-trophy
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development
nurishment |
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-ule
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little small
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-um
-ium |
structure
tissue |
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-us
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structure
substance |
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-ar
-ary |
pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-oid
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resembling
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-tic
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pretaining to
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carp/o
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wrist
bones |
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cib/o
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meals
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/
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fingers
toes |
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duct/o
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to lead
to carry |
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking and branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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immun/o
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protection
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later/o
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side
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morph/o
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shape form
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mort/o
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death
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nat/i
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birth
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necr/o
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death
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nect/o
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to bind
connect tie |
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norm/o
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rule
order |
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis
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seps/o
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infection
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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the/o
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to put
place |
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thry/o
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thyroid gland
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top/o
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place
position location |
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tox/o
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poison
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urethr/o
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urethra
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ven/o
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vein
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-stasis
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stop
control |
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-rreah
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flow
discharge |
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-pnea
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breathing
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-plasm
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structure
formation |
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-plasia
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development formation
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-physis
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to grow
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-phoria
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to bear
carry feeling(mental state) |
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-partum
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birth
labor |
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-meter
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to measure
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-or
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one word
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-mission
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to send
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-lysis
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breakdown separation loosing
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-lapse
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to side
fall sag |
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-gen
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subtance the produces
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-fusion
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comming together
to par |
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-drome
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to run
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-crine
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to secrete
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-blast
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embryonic
immature |
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ultra-
meta- |
beyond
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re-
retro- post- |
behind
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hypo-
infra- sub- |
under
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epi-
hyper- supre- |
above
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en-
endo- -in -intra |
within
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ec-
ecto- ex- |
out
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dys-
mal- |
bad
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dia-
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per-
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trans-
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through
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de-
cata- |
down
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con-
syn- sym- |
together
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a-
an- in- |
not
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ante-
pre- pro- |
before
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anti-
contra- |
against
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