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Gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach
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hepatitis
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inflammation of the liver
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carditis
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inflammation of the heart
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adenitis
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inflammation of a gland
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cardiology
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study of the heart
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gastrology
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study of the stomach
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hepatology
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study of the liver
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hepta/o
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liver
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aden/o
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gland
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cardi/o
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heart
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adip/o; lip/o; steat/o
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fat
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axill/o
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armpit
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bi/o
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life
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck
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cyt/o
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cell
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hist/o; histi/o
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tissue
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path/o
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disease
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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cili/o; pil/o
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hair
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derm/o; dermat/o; cutane/o
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skin
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onych/o; ungu/o
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nail
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arthr/o
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joint
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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crani/o
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skull
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cost/o
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rib
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myel/o
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bone marrow (also means spinal cord)
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oste/o
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bone
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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spin/o
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spine; spinal (vertebral) column; backbone
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vertebr/o; spondyl/o
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vertebra
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my/o; muscul/o
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muscle
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tend/o; tendin/o
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tendon
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belphar/o
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eyelid
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cerebr/o; encephal/o
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brain
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myel/o
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spinal cork (also means bone marrow)
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neur/o
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nerve
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ophthalm/o; ocul/o
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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aden/o
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gland
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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tyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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angi/o; vascul/o; vas/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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cardi/o
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heart
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hem/o; hemat/o
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blood
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ven/o; phleb/o
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vein
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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lymph/o
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lymph (clear, watery fluid)
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lymphaden/o
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lymph glands; lymph nodes
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessels
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splen/o
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spleen
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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alveol/o
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air sac; alveolus
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bronch/o; bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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small bronchial tubes
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laryng/o
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voice box; larynx
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nas/o; rhin/o
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nose
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pharyng/o
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throat; pharynx
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pneum/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o
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lungs
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thorac/o
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chest
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trache/o
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windpipe; trachea
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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cheil/o
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lips
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col/o
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large intestine; colon
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enter/o
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small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gloss/o; lingu/o
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tongue
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hepta/o
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liver
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or/o; stomat/o
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mouth
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pharyng/o
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throat; pharynx (also part of the respiratory system)
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rect/o
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rectum
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cyst/o
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bladder
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ren/o; nephr/o
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kidneys
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ureter/o
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ureters
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urethr/o
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urethra
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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orchid/o; test/o; testicul/o
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testicle; testis
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phall/o
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penis
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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vas/o
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ductus (vas) deferens
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colp/o; vagin/o
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vagina
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gynec/o
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female
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mast/o; mamm/o
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breast
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oophor/o; ovari/o
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ovary
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salping/o
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fallopian tubes; uterine tubes
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uter/o; hyster/o; metr/o
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uterus
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vulv/o
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vulva; external genitalia
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acr/o
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top; extremities
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carcin/o
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cancer
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don/o
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conates
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glyc/o
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sugar
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pharmac/o
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drug
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physi/o
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nature
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practition/o
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practice
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sect/o
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cut
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia
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-dynia
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pain
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood condition
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-ia
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state of; condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lysis
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destruction; seperation; breakdown
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor; mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease process
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
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irrational fear
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-ptosis
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downward displacement; drooping; prolapse; sagging
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhage; rrhagia
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bursting forth
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-rrhea
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flow; discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-spasm
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sudden, involuntary contraction
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-stenosis
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narrowing; stricture
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-y
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process
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-desis
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surgical binding; surgical fusion
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-ectomy
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excision; surgical removal
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-graphy
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process of recording; producing images
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-gram
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record; writing
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-graph
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instrument used to record
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-metry
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to measure; measurement
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-meter
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insturment used to measure
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-opsy
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to view
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-plasty
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surgical reconstruction; surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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surgical reconstruction; surgical repair
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-scope
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instrument used to vusually examine (a body cavity or organ)
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-scopy
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process of visually examining (a body cavity or organ)
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-stasis
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stoppage; stopping; controlling
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-stomy
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new opening
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-tome
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insturment used to cut
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-tomy
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process of cutting; incision
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-cyte
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cell
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-er; -or; -ician; -logist; -ist
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specialist; one who specializes; specailist in the study of
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-ion
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process
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-logy
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study of; process of study
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-plasia
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formation; development
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-poiesis
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production; manufacture; formation
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-trophic; -trophy
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development; growth; nutrition
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-genic
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produced by; producing
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-oid
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resembling
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-ole; -ule
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small
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-ac; -al; -ary; -eal; -ic; -ous
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pertaing to
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renal
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pertaining to the kidney
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mammary
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pertaining to the breast
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pharyngeal
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pertaining to the throat
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gastric
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pertaining to the stomach
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venous
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pertaining to a vein
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