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204 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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aden/o
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gland
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amin/o
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amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
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an/o
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anus
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angi/o
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vessel (usually a blood vessel)
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anter/o
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front
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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ather/o
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plaque (a yellow, fatty material)
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axill/o
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armpit (underarm)
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bi/o
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life
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchial tubes
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carcin/o
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cancer, cancerous
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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carpals
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cervic/o
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neck of the body or neck of the uterus
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chem/o
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drug or chemical
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chron/o
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time
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cis/o
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to cut
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, tailbone
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col/o
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colon (large intestine or bowel)
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colp/o, vagin/o
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vagina
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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skull
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane/o
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dura mater
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or cyst
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cyt/o
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cell
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dermat/o, derm/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestine (often the small intestine)
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epitheli/o
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skin, surface tissue
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erythr/o
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red
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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esthesi/o
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sensation
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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to produce, to begin
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ger/o
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old age
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gynec/o
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woman
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hyster/o, uter/o
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uterus
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iatr/o
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treatment
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inguin/o
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groin
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isch/o
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to hold back
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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later/o
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side
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leuk/o
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white
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lumb/o
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loin (waist)
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lymph/o
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lymph fluid
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node
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mamm/o, mast/o
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breast
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum (space between the lungs)
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men/o
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menses; month
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mening/o
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meninges
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metri/o
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uterus
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my/o
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muscles
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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myring/o
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eardrum
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nat/o
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birth
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necr/o
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death (of cells)
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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norm/o
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rule, order
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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onc/o
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tumor
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oophor/o, ovari/o
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ovary
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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orchi/o, orchid/o
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testes
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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path/o
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disease
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pelv/o
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pelvic
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peritone/o
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peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen)
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation, growth, development
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
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lung
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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psych/o
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mind
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pulmon/o
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lung
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o, nas/o
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nose
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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salping/o
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fallopian tubes
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scapul/o
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scapula
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son/o
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sound
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spin/o
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spine
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splen/o
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speen
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stomat/o
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mouth
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clotting
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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troph/o
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to put, place, position
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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ur/o
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urine or urea; urinary tract
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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uter/o
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uterus
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vas/o
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vas deferens
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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-al, -ar, -ary
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ation
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process, condition
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cision
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process of cutting
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-crine
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secretion
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-cyte
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cell
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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removal, resection, excision
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-emia
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blood, blood condition
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-gen
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to produce
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ia
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condition, process
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-ic, -ine
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pertaining to
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-ism
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condition, process
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-ist
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a specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lapse
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to fall, slide
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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separation, breakdown, destruction
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-mission
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to send
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-mortem
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death
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-oma
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tumor
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-opsy
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to view
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-partum
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birth
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-phagia
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to eat, swallow
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-phasia
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to speak
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-plasm
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formation
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-plasty
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surgical repair, surgical correction
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-pnea
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breathing
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bursting forth of blood
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visual examination
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-section
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to cut
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-sis
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state of
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-stasis
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to stand, place, stop, control
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-stomy
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opening
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-tension
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pressure
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-therapy
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treatment
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-thesis
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to put, place
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision, to cut into
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-um
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structure
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-uria
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condition of urine
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-y
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process, condition
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a-, an-
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no, not
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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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ana-
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up, apart
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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aut-
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self
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bi-
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two, both
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brady-
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slow
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con-
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with, together
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dia-
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complete, through
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-
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out, outside
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endo-
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within, in, inner
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-, exo-, extra-
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out, outside of
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, more than normal, above
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hypo-
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below, less than normal, deficient
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in-
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in, into
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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mal-
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bad
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meta-
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change, beyond
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neo-
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new
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para-
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beside, near, along the side of
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peri-
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surrounding
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poly-
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many, much
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post-
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after, behind
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