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135 Cards in this Set
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a-
an- |
without
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anti-
contra- |
against or opposed to
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de-
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from, down, not
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, toward, near
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circum-
peri- |
around
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dia-
trans- |
across or through
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e-
ec- ex- |
out or away
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ecto-
exo- extra- |
outside
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en-
endo- intra- |
within
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epi-
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upon
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inter-
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between
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meso-
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middle
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meta-
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beyond, after, change
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para-
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alongside of, abnormal
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retro-
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backward or behind
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sub-
infra- |
below or under
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bi-
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two or both
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hemi-
semi- |
half
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hyper-
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above or excessive
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hypo-
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below or deficient
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macro-
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large or long
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micro-
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small
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mono-
uni- |
one
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oligo-
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few or deficient
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pan-
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all
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poly-
multi- |
many
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quadr-
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four
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super-
supra- |
above or excessive
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tri-
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three
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ultra-
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beyond or excessive
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ante-
pre- pro- |
before
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brady-
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slow
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tachy-
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fast
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post-
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after or behind
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re-
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again or back
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con-
syn- sym- |
together or with
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dys-
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painful, difficult, faulty
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eu-
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good or normal
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neo-
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new
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abdomin/o
lapar/o |
abdomen
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acr/o
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extremity or topmost
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aden/o
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gland
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aer/o
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air or gas
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angi/o
vas/o vasul/o |
vessel
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o
dermat/o cutane/o |
skin
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dextr/o
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right or on the right side
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erythr/o
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red
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fibr/o
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fiber
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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origin or production
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gluc/o
glucos/o glyc/o |
sugar
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hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
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water
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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stone
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melan/o
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black
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morph/o
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form
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nas/o
rhin/o |
nose
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necr/o
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death
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or/o
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mouth
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orth/o
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straight, normal, correct
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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foot or child
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phob/o
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exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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phon/o
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voice or sound
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plas/o
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formation
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pod/o
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foot
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psych/o
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mind
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py/o
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pus
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ren/o
nephr/o |
kidney
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scler/o
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hard
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sinistr/o
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left or on the left side
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son/o
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sound
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sten/o
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narrow
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therm/o
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heat
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tox/o
toxic/o |
poison
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troph/o
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nourishment or development
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ur/o
urin/o |
urine
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-algia
-dynia |
pain
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-genesis
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origin or production
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-lysis
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breaking down or dissolution
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-penia
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abnormal reduction
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction
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-cele
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pouching or hernia
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-ectasis
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expansion or dilation
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-emia
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blood condition
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-iasis
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formation or presence of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition or increase
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-phil
-philia |
attraction for
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-ptosis
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falling or downward displacement
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-rrhage
-rrhagia |
to burst forth (usually blood)
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-centesis
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puncture for aspiration
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-desis
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binding
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-ectomy
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excision or removal
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-pexy
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suspension or fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reconstruction
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-stomy
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creation of an opening
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-e
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noun marker (erythrocyte)
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-ia
-ism |
condition of
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-ium
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structure or tissue
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-ation
-y |
condition or process of
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-ac -al -ar -ary -eal
-ic -ous -tic |
pertaining to
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-icle -ole -ula -ule
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small
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-iatrics
-iatry |
treatment
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-logy
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study of
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-logist
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one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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-ist
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one who specializes in
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-poiesis
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formation
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-scope
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instrument for examination
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-scopy
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examination
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-stasis
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stop or stand
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