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a-
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without, not
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aphasia = without speech
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ab-
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away from, from
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abduct = away from the midline
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-ac
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pertaining to, relating to
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hemophiliac = one who has hemophilia
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acr/o
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extremity
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acrocyanosis = blue condition of the extremities
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ad-
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toward
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adduction= toward the midline
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid = of the glands
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adip/o
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fat
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adipose
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenaline = hormones of adrenal gland
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af-
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toward
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afferent = move toward
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-al
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pertaining to, relating to
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caudal = pertaining to the tail
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-algia
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pain
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myalgia = muscle pain
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allo-
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other, differeing from normal
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allomorphic = change in cell shape
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ana-
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against, up, back
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anaphylactic shock = against protection, against infection
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angi/o
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vessel
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angioplasty = surgical repair of a vessel
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ankyl/o
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stiffness, bent, crooked
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ankylosis = condition of stiffness of a joint
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ante-
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before, in front of
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antebrachium = before the arm (forearm)
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anti-
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against
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antigen= against forming
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-arche
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beginning
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arthr/o
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joint
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-ary
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pertaining to, relating to
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-asthenia
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weakness, debility
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astr/o
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star
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atel/o
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incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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atherosclerosis
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bi-
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two
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bifurcate
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bi/o
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life
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biology
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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blepharitis
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachial
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brady-
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slow
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bradycardia
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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bronchitis
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bucc/o
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cheek
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buccal
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carcin/o
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cancer
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carcinoma
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiac
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-cardia
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heart condition
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tachycardia
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caud/o
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tail
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caudal
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bucc/o
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cheek
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buccal
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carcin/o
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cancer
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carcinoma
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiac
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-cardia
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heart condition
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tachycardia
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caud/o
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tail
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caudal
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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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caurterize
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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hepatocele
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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amniocenthesis
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cephal.o
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head
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cephalic
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cerebral
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cervic/o
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neck
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cervical
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholelith
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cholecyst
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gallbladder
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cholecystography
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choledoch/o
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bile duct
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choledochcystitis
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chondrocyte
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-cide
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killing
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bactericide
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-cision
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a cutting
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incision
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-clasia
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surgical fracture
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oseoclasia
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-clasis
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surgical fracture
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osteoclasis
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-clast
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surgical fracture
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osteoclast
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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acromioclavicular
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col/o
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colon
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colonoscopy
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condyl/o
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condyle
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supracondylar ridge
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contra-
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against, opposite
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contraindication
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cost/o
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ribs
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intercostal region
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crani/o
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cranium
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craniotomy
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-crine
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secrete
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endocrine
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cruci/o
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cross
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cruciate ligament
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cry/o
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cold
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cryogenic
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cryptochidism
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cutane/o
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skin
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subcutaneous
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyanosis
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cyst/o
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bladder
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cystocele
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cyt/o
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cell
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cytology
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-cyte
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cell
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lymphocyte
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dactyl/o
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fingers,toes
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pterodactyl (=finger wing)
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de-
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cessation
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decompression
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dendr/o
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tree
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dendritic cell
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derm/o
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skin
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dermatology
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-derma
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skin
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scleroderma
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-desis
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fixation of a bone or joint
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arthrodesis
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di-
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double
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diplopia
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dia-
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through, across
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diarrhea (=flow across)
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dipl-
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double
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diplopia
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-dynia
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pain
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otodynia
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dys-
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painful, bad, difficult
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dyspnea
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ec-
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out, out from
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eccentric
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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atelectasis
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ecto-
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outside, outward
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ectomorph
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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appendectomy
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-edema
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swelling
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lymphedema
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-emesis
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vomiting
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hyperemesis (excessive vomitting)
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-emia
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blood condition
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anemia
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end-
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in, within
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endoscope
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encephal/o
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brain
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encephalogram
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enter/o
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intestine
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enterobacteria
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epi-
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above, upon
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epicenter (above the center)
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erythr/o
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red
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erythrocyte
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-esis
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condition
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diuresis
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eti/o
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cause
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etiology
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eu-
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good
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euglycemia
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exo-
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outside, outward
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exocrine
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-ferent
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to carry
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afferent
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastritis
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-gen
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formning, producing, origin
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antigen
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-genesis
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formning, producing, orign
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carcionogenesis
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-globin
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protein
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hemoglobin
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gli/o
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glue
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neuroglial cells
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-gnosis
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knowing
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prognosis
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goni/o
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angle
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goniometer
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hem/o
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blood
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hemoglobin
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hemi-
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1/2
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hemisphere
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hepat/o
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liver
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hepatitis
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hidr/o
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sweating
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hyperhidrosis
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hist/o
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tissue
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histology
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homeo-
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same, alike
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homeostasis
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hydr/o
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water
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hydrotherapy
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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hypertension
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hypo-
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below, under, deficient
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hypothermia
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-iac
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pertaining to, relating to
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hemophiliac
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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choleolithiasis
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaly
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ichthyosis
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idi/o
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unknown, peculiar
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idiopathic
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infra-
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under, below
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infrasinatus
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inguin/o
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groin
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inguinal ligament
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inter-
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between
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international
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intra-
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in, within
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intramuscular
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isch/o
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to hold back
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ischemic (pertaining to condition of holding back blood)
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-ism
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condition
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hyperthyroidism
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iso-
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same, equal
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isometric
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-itis
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inflammation
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bursitis
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kinesi/o
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movement
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kinesiology
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laparoscopy
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later/o
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side, to one side
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lateral
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-lepsy
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seizure
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epilepsy (=seizure upon)
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leuk/o
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white
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leukemia
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lip/o
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fat
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liposuction
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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cholelith
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-lysis
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separation, destruction, loosening
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glycolysis (= separation of sugar)
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macro-
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large
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macrophage
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mal-
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bad
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malignant
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-malacia
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softening
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osteomalacia
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mast/o
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breast
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mastectomy
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medi-
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middle
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medial
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mega-
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enlargment
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cytomegalovirus (= virus of enlargement of cells)
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-megaly
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enlargement
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cytomegaly
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melan/o
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black
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melanoma (=black tumor)
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mening/o
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meninges
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meningococcal (=round bacteria of meninges)
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meso-
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middle
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mesoderm
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meta-
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change, beyond
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metastasize
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morph/o
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shape
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morphology
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multi-
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many, much
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multifidus
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardial tissue
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myc/o
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fungus
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mycoprotein
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myeologenic (=having origin of bone marrow)
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necr/o
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death
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necrosis
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neo-
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new
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neoplasia (=new growth)
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nephr/o
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kidney
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nephritis
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neur/o
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nerve
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neurology
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ocul/o
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eye
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oculommycosis (=condition of fungus in the eye)
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-oid
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resembling
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coronoid
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-ole
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small, minute
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arteriole
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olig/o
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scanty
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oligomenorrhea (=scanty mensturation)
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-oma
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tumor
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carcinoma
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-opsy
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view of
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biopsy
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orth/o
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straight
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orthostatic
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (primarily used with blood cells)
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cyanosis
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oste/o
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bone
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osteochondritis
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ot/o
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dar
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otitis
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-oxia
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oxygen
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hypoxia
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para-
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near, beside, beyond
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paramedic (=near medic)
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path/o
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disease
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pathology
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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cytopenia
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peri-
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around
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perinatal (=around birth)
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-pexy
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fixation of an organ
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mastopexy (=fixation of breast)
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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dysphagia
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-phasia
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speech
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aphasia
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-phil
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attraction for
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hydrophilic
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phleb/o
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vein
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phlebotomist
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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iontophoresis (=transmission of ions)
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phren/o
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diaphram, mind
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phrenic nerve (=n. of diaphragm)
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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neoplasia
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-plasm
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formation, growth
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neoplasm
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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rhinoplasty (=surgical repair of nose)
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-plegia
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paralysis
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hemiplegia
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-pnea
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breathing
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sleep apnea
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pneum/o
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air, lung
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pneumonia (=condition of lung)
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-poiesis
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formation, production
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hematopoiesis (=formation of blood)
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poly-
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many, much
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polyuria (=much urine)
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-poresis
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porous
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osteoporosis (=porous bone)
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post-
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after, behind
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postnatal (=after birth)
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-prandial
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meal
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postprandial
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pre-
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before, in front
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prenuptial
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pro-
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before, in front
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prognosis
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py/o
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pus
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pyorrhea (=discharge of pus)
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ren/o
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kidney
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renal
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reticul/o
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mesh, net
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reticulum (=net like network)
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retro-
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backward, behind
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retroperitoneal
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhinoplasty
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-rrhage
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bursting forth
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hemorrhage
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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myorraphy (=muscle suture)
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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diarrhea
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-rrhexsis
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rupture
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arteriorrhexsis (=rupture of artery)
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scolio
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crooked, bent
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scoliosis
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-sis
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state of, condition
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scoliosis
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somat/o
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body
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somatic (=of the body)
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sphygmomanometer
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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asphyxia (=no pulse)
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spin/o
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spine
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spinous
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spir/o
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breathe
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spirometer
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
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spondylosis
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-stasis
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standing still
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hemostasis
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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arteriostenosis
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steth/o
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chest
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stethocope
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-stomy
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forming an opening, mouth, NEW opening
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colostomy
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supra-
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above, excessive
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supraspinatus
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sym-
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union, together, joined
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symbiosis (=condition of life together)
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synov/o
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synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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synovectomy (=removal of synovial membrane)
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tachy-
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rapid
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tachycardia
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-taxia
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order, condition
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ataxiaphasia (=not order speech)
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ten/o
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tendon
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tenodesis (=fixation of a tendon)
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tend/o
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tendon
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tendinitis
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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thrombosis (=state of blood clot)
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-tomy
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incision
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cardiotomy (=incision of heart)
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ton/o
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tension
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hypertonic
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trans-
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through, across
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transdermal
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-tripsy
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crushing
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lithotripsy (=crushing of stone)
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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atrophy
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-uria
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urine
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polyuria
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-version
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turning
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retroversion (=turning backward)
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vesic/o
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bladder
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vesicocele (=swelling of bladder)
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