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69 Cards in this Set
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-oid
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resembling
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lip/oid
(RESEMBLING fat) |
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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multi/para
(TO BEAR many or much) |
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-philia
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attraction to
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hem/o/philia
(ATTRACTION TO blood) |
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-phobia
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fear
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claustr/o/phobia
(FEAR of confined places) |
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-osis
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abnormal condition (primarily with blood cells)
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dermat/osis
(ABNORMAL CONDITION of the skin) erthr/o/cyt/osis (ABNORMAL CONDITION of the red cells) |
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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hemi/paresis
(PARTIAL PARALYSIS of half) |
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-pathy
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disease
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neur/o/pathy
(DISEASE of the nerve) |
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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leuk/o/penia
(DECREASE of white cells) |
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-pexy
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fixation, suspension (organ)
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mast/o/pexy
(SUSPENSION of the breast) |
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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dys/phagia
(DIFFICULT, painful swallowing) |
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-phasia
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speech
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a/phasia
(without SPEECH) |
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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hyper/plasia
(excessive GROWTH) |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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rhin/o/plasty
(SURGICAL REPAIR of the nose) |
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-plegia
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paralysis, stroke
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hemi/plegia
(half STROKE) |
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-poieses
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formation, production
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hem/o/poesis
(PRODUCTING blood) |
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-ptosis
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prolapse, downward displacement
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hyster/o/ptosis
(DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT of the uterus) |
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-rraphy
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suture
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my/o/rraphy
(SUTURE of the muscle) |
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-tomy
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incision
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phleb/o/tomy
(INCISION of the vein) |
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-rrhage
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bursting forth
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hem/o/rrhage
(BURSTING FORTH of blood) |
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-rrhagia
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bursting forth
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men/o/rrhagia
(BURSTING FORTH menses) |
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow (small amount)
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dia/rrhea
(DISCHARGE through) |
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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angi/o/rrhexis
(RUPTURE of the vessel) |
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-scope
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instrument to view or examine
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gastr/o/scope
(INSTRUMENT to examine stomach--Process) |
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-spasm
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twitching
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blephar/o/spasm
(TWITCHING of the eyelid) |
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-scopy
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visual examination
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proct/o/scopy
(VISUAL EXAM of rectum, anus) |
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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arteri/o/stenosis
(NARROWING of the artery) |
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-toxic
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poison
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thyr/o/toxic
(POISON in the thyroid) |
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-tripsy
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crushing
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lith/o/tripsy
(CRUSHING of a stone) |
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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a/trophy
(without DEVELOPMENT) |
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a-
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without
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amastia
(WITHOUT a breast) |
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arthr/o
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joint
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arthr/o/desis
(fixation of the JOINT) |
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colon/o
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colon
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col/o/stomy
(forming opening in COLON) |
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardi/ o/ logist
(specialist in study of HEART) |
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cephal/o
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head
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cephal/algia
(pain in the HEAD) |
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-oma
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tumor
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aden/oma
(TUMOR of the gland) |
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastr/o/dynia
(pain in the STOMACH) |
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hepat/o
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liver
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hepat/ o/ cele
(hernia of LIVER) |
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hyper-
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excessive
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hyperthermia
(condition of EXCESSIVE heat) |
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intra-
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in, within
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intramuscular
(WITHIN the muscles) |
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macro-
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large
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macr/o/gloss/ia
(condition of a LARGE tongue) |
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micro-
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small
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microcardia
(condition of a SMALL heart) |
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oste/o
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bone
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oste/o/clasis
(break in the BONE) |
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phleb/o
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vein
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phleb/o/tomy
(incision of the VEIN) |
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-algia
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pain
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cephal/o/algia
(PAIN in the head) |
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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hepat/o/cele
(SWELLING of the liver) |
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-centesis
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puncture
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arthr/o/centesis
(PUNCTURE of joint) |
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-clasis
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break or fracture
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oste/o/clasis
(BREAK of the bone) |
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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arthr/o/desis
(BINDING of the joint) |
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-dynia
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pain
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gastr/o/dynia
(PAIN in the stomach) |
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-ectasis
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dilation, bigger, expansion
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bronchi/ ectasis
(DILATION of bronchus) |
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-emesis
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vomiting
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hyper/emesis
(excessive VOMITING) |
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-emia
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blood condition
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leuk/emia
(BLOOD CONDITION white) |
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-gen
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forming, produciing, origin
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carcin/o/gen
(FORMING cancer) |
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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oste/o/genesis
(FORMING in the bone) |
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-gram
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record, a writing
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cardi-o-gram
(RECORD of the heart) |
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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cardi/o/graph
(INSTRUMENT for recording the heart) |
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nephr/o
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kidney
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-graphy
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process of recording
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cardi/o/graphy
(PROCESS of recording the heart) |
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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chole/lith/iasis
(ABNORMAL CONDITION gall stone) |
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-itis
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inflammation
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gastr/itis
(INFLAMMATION of the stomach) |
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-lith
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stone
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chol/e/lith
(STONE gall) |
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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dermat/o/logist
(SPECIALIST in study of skin) |
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-logy
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study of
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psych/o/logy
(STUDY OF the mind) |
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-lysis
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separation, destruction, destroying, loosening
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enter /o /lysis
(SEPARATION of intestine) |
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-malacia
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softening
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oste/o/malacia
(SOFTENING of the bone) |
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-megaly
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enlargement
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hepat/o/megaly
(ENLARGEMENT of the liver) |
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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therm/o/meter
(INSTRUMENT for measuring heat) |
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encephal/o
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brain
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thorac/o
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chest
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