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Adipose
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fatty like tissue
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Adip=
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fat
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-ose=
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like
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Ana=
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cut/dissect
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-tomy=
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incision
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Anatomy
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the study of organisms
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Anter/i=
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toward the front
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-or=
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a doer
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Anterior
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in front of
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Bi=
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both
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Later=
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side
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-al=
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pertaining to
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Bilateral
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pertaining to both sides
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Bio=
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life
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-logy=
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study of
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Caudal
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pertaining to the tail
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caud=
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tail
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Cytology=
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The study of cells
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Cyto=
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cell
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Distal
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pertaining to the farthest point from the center
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Dist=
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away from
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Dorsal
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pertaining to the back
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dors=
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back
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histology
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the study of tissue
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hist/o=
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tissue
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homeostasis
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state of equilibrium
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home/o=
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same
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-stasis=
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control or stopping
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Inferior
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located below
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infer/i=
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below
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internal
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pertaining to within
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intern=
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within
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medial
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pertaining to the middle or midline
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med/i=
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toward the middle
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Pathology
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the study of disease
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path/o=
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disease
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perfusion
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the process of pouring through
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per=
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through
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-fus=
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to pour
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-ion=
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process
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physiology
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the study of nature
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physi/o=
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nature
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posterior
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toward the back or behind
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poster/i=
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toward the back or behind
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proximal
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nearest to the center or point of origin
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proxim=
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near the point of origin
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superficial
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pertainint to the surface
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superfic/i=
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near the surface
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superior
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located above
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super/i=
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above
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sytemic
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pertaining to the whole body
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sytem=
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whole
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-ic
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pertaining to
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topical
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pertaining to a place
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topic=
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place
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ventral
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pertaining to the front side
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ventr=
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front
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visceral
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pertaining to the body organs
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viscer=
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body organs
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avulsion
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the process of pulling away from
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a-=
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away from
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vuls=
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to pull
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-ion=
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process
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cellulitis
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inflammation of cellular contents
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cellul-
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little cell
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-itis
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inflammation of
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cutaneous
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pertaining to the skin
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cutane=
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skin
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-ous=
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pertaining to
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decubitus
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pertaining to a sore that comes from prolonged lying down
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de-
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down
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cubit=
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to lie
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-us
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pertaining to
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dermat=
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skin
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-ist
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one who specializes in
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dermat/o
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skin
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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dermatome
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instrument used to cut skin
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erythroderma
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abnormally red skin
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erythr/o
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red
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-derma
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skin
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exudate
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production of pus
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folliculitis
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inflammation of the follicles
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follicul/
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follicule
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hypodermic
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pertaining to under the skin
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hypo-
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under
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integumentary
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pertaining to body covering
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integument
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covering
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-ary
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pertaining to
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intradermal
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pertaining to within the skin
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intra-
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within
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jaundice
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pertaining to the abnormal yellow skin
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jaund/i
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yellow
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-ice
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pertaining to
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melanocarcinoma
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cancerous black tumor
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melan/o
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black
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carcin/o
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cancer
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-oma
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tumor
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease causing pink or dull red lesions
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subcutaneous
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pertaining to below the skin
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sub-
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under
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cutane
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skin
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-ous
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pertaining to
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taut
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tight or firm
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arthralgia
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pain in the joint
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arthr
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joint
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-algia
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pain
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arthrocentesis
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surgical puncture into the joint
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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arthroplasty
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surgical repair of the joint
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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arthroscope
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instrument used to view the joint
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-scope
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instrument to view
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bursitis
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inflammation of the bursae
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burs-
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bursae
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carp
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wrist
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cost
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rib
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craniectomy
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excision (surgical removal) of the skull
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cran/i
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skull
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-ectomy
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excision (surgical removal)
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dislocation
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the process of displacing (a bone) apart (from a joint)
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intercostal
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pertaining to the area between the ribs
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inter-
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between
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kyphosis
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an abnormal condition causing a hump in the back
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kyph
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hump
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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lordosis
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an abnormal condition causing a bending in the back
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lord
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bending
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lumbar
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pertaining to the lumbar spine
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lumb
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loin/lumbar spine
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metacarpal
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pertaining to beyond the wrist
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meta-
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beyond, over
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osteoporosis
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an abnormal condition of pores in the bone
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oste/o
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bone
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-por
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pores/passage
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osteotome
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insrument used to cut the bone
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pedal
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pertaining to the foot
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ped
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foot
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scoliosis
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an abnormal condition causing a curvature in the back
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scoli/o
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curvature
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-sis
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condition abnormal
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xiphoid
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resembling a sword
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xiph
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sword
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-oid
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resembling
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abductor
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away from the body
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adductor
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add to the body
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward, near
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duct-
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to lead
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amputation
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the process of cutting through a limb
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amputat
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to cut through
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-ion
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process
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atrophy
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lack or nourishment
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a-
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lack of
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trophy
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nourishment or development
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brachialgia
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pain in the arm
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brach/i
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arm
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dia-
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through
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phragm
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partition/separate
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dystrophy
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difficult nourishment
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dys-
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difficult
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fatigue
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state of tiredness
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fibromyalgia
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pain in the muscle fibers
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fibr/o
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fiber
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my/
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muscle
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flaccid
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lack of muscle tone
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hydrotherapy
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water treatment
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hydro
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water
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therapy
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treatment
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-malacia
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softening
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-paresis
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weakness
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sar
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flesh
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-spasm
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spasm, tension, contraction
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rigor mortis
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stiffness of skeletal muscles seen in death
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strain
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excessive stretching
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angi/o
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vessel
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cardi/o
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heart
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angiocardiography
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process of recording the vessels and heart
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-rrythm
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rrythm
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-ia
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condition of
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sclera/o
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hardening
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Auscultat
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listening
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auscultation
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process of listening
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brady-
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slow
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-megaly
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enlargment
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pulmon
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lung
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-ary
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pertaining to
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cyan
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blue
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embol
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throwing
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embolism
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condition of throwing (blood clot)
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fibrillat
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fibers
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hem/o
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blood
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dynam
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power
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hyper
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excessive
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tens
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pressure
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tachy
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fast
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hypo
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deficient
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ana-
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up
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phylaxis
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protection
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-emia
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blood condition
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anti-
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against
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coagul
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clots
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-ant
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forming
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-poiesis
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formation
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-crit
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separate
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-lysis
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destruction
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-philia
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attraction
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-rrhage
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bursting forth
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glyc
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sugar
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aden
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glands
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mono
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one
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septic
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contaminated/putrefying
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-orexia
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appetite
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append
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appendix
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bucc
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cheek
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chole
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gall
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cyst
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bladder
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cirrh
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orange-yellow
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cirrhosis
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abnormal condition of an orange yellow skin color
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-scopy
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visual exam
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colon/o
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colon
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col/o
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colon
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-stomy
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new opening
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dent
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teeth
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-phagia
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eating
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enter
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intestines
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epi-
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above
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gast
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stomach
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feces
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stool
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hepat
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liver
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lingu
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tongue
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proct/o
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rectum
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pnea
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breathing
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bronch
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broncheal tubes
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phon
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speaking
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eu-
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normal
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-ptysis
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spitting up
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ox
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oxygen
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laryng
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larygnx
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight
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pleur
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pleura
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pneumon
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lungs
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thorax
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chest
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rhin/o
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nose
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-rrhea
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flow
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sinus
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sinus
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spir/o
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breath
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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trache/o
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trachea
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uret
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urine
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-uria
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urine
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catheter
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an elastic tube inserted into the body to remove or inject fluid
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-dynia
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pain
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en-
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within
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in-
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not
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continence
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hold
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micturit
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to urinate
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nephr/o
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kidney
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-lith
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stone
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noct
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night
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py
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pus
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ur
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urine
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void
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to empty bladder
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acro-
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extremeties
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thyr/o
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thyroid
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ex-
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out
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ophthalm
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eye
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galact/o
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milk
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kal
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potassium
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-physis
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growth
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letharg
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drowsiness
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myx
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mucus
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-edema
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swelling due to water fluid retention
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thym
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thymus
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toxic
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poison
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kinesis
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motion
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alzheimer
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disorder that causes dementia
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-mnesia
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memory
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-algesia
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pain
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-esthesia
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feeling
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-phasia
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to speak
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-sthenia
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strength
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-taxia
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order
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cephal
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head
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-lexia
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diction
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal
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brain
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hemi-
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half
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-us
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pertaining to
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micro
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small
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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-lemma
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sheath
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-mania
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madness
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pyr/o
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fire
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quadr/i
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four
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-plegia
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paralysis
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acoust
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hearing
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audi/o
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to hear
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aur
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ear
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myring/o
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ear drum
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ot/o
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ear
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tinnit
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ringing
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tympan/o
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ear drum
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blephar
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eyelid
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di-
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two, apart
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diplopia
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double vision
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intra-
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within
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ocul
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eye
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-ar
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pertaining to
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lacrim
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tears
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mydriat
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dilation widening/out (pupil)
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photo
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light
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-phobia
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excessive fear
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xen/o
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foreign material
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xer/o
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dryness
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men/o
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month
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cervic
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cervix
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partum
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labor
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gynec/o
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female
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hyster
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uterus
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colp
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vagina
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arche
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beginning
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neo-
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new
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nat
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birth
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olig
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scanty
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o/o
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egg
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ovum
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egg
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ovulat
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little egg
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-genesis
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formation
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coit
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coming together
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pseudo
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false
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cyesis
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pregnancy
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salping
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fallopian tube
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son/o
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sound
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vagina
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vagina
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venere
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sexual intercourse
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orch/i
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testicle
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orchid
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testicle
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circum
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around
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cis
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to cut
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sperm
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seed
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-ism
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condition
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mast
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breast
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heter/o
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different
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sexu
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sex
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hom/o
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same
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pen
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penis
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prostat
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prostate gland
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spemat
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sperm
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-cide
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kill
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testicul
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testicle
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vas
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vessel
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plasia
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formation
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-suppress
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supress
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immun/o
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immunity
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meta
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beyond
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malign
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wandering
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-ant
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pertaining to
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-stasis
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control
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cavit
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cavity
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radi/o
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ray
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therm
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heat
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-er
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relating to, one who
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