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117 Cards in this Set
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Abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities,top,extreme point
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acu/o
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sharp,severe, sudden
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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amni/o
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amnion (sac around the embryo in the uterus)
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angi/o
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vessel
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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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axill/o
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armpit
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bi/o
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life
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes, one right and one left, that branch off from the trachea to enter the lungs)
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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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chem/o
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drug or chemical
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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encephal/o
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brain
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hem/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
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water,fluid
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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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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdomen wall
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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Leuk/o
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white
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lymph/o
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lymph
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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morph/o
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shape, form
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
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death
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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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neutr/o
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neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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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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path/o
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disease
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation, development
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pleur/o
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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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radi/o
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x-rays
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rect/o
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rectum
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sacr/o
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flesh
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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cluster
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea (wind pipe)
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Ven/o
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vein
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-algia
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pain
neuralgia |
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-cele
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hernia
rectocele |
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
amniocentesis |
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-coccus
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berry shaped bacterium
streptococcus staphlococci (cocci plural_ |
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-cyte
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cell
erythrocyte |
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-dynia
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pain
pleurodynia |
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-ectomy
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excision,removal,resection
mastectomy |
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-emia
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blood condition
anemia |
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-genesis
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conditon of producing, formation
angiogenesis |
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-gram
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record
mammogram |
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-graph
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intrument of recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
angiography |
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-itis
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inflammation
broncitis |
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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breakdown,destruction, separation
hemolysis |
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-malacia
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softening
osteomalacia |
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-megaly
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enlargement
splenomegaly |
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-oma
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tumor,mass, collection of fluid
myoma |
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-opsy
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to view
biopsy |
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease condition
cardiomyopathy |
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-penia
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deficiency
neutropenia |
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-phobia
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fear
acrophobia |
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-plasia
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growth
achonroplasia |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
angioplasty |
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-ptosis
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drooping, saggin
blepharoptosis |
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-cope
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instrument for visual examination
laparoscopy |
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
hemostasis |
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth (stoma) colostomy
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-therapy
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treatment
hydrotherapy |
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-tomy
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incision, cutting into
phlebotomy |
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
hypertrophy |
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-er
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on who
radiographer |
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-ia
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condition
leukemia |
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-ist
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specialist
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-ole
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little, small
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-ule
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little, small
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-um,-ium
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structure, tissue
pericardium |
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-us
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structure, substance
mucus |
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-y
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condition, process
nephropathy |
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-ac-iac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
peritoneal |
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-genic
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pertaining to, producing
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-ic-ical
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pertaining to
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-oid
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resembling
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-ose
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pertaining to, full of
adipose |
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-ous
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pertaining to
mucous membrane |
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-tic
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pertaining to
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