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188 Cards in this Set
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a
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without or absence of
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ab
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away from
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bi
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two
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endo
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within
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hyper
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excessive, abnormally high, above
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hypo
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deficient, abnormally low, below
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intra
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within
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post
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to follow after
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pre
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to come before
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sub
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under, beneath, below
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a
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without or absence of
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con
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with or together
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contra
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counter or against
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meta
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after or change
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ambi
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both
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mono
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one
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nulli
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none
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oligo
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little
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poly
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excessive, over, or many
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tri
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three
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ab
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away from
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ana
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up, toward
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ante
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before
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dia
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through
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ecto
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outside, out
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exo
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outside, away from
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infer
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below
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para
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alongside, abnormal
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pre
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to come before
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sub
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under, beneath, below
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syn
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together, joined
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a
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without or absence of
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brady
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slow
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circum
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around
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dys
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bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult
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hyper
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above, excessive, abnormally high
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mal
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bad
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megalo
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large, great
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neo
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new
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pseudo
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false
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trans
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through, cross/across, or beyond
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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anter/o
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front
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caud/o
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tail
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brachi/o
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arm
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck
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cran/o, crani/o
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skull
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cyt/o
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cell
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dist/o
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distant
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dors/o
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back
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femor/o
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thigh
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glute/o
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buttock
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hom/o, home/o
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same
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ili/o
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hip/groin
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infer/o
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below
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inguin/o
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groin
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lumb/o
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loin or lower back
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medi/o
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middle
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organ/o
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tool
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pelv/o
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bowl
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physi/o
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nature
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poster/o
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back
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proxim/o
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near
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super/o
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above
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thorac/o
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chest, thorax
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tom/o
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to cut
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umbilic/o
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navel
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ventr/o
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belly
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Superior, super/ior
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toward the head end or upper part of the body
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inferior, infer/ior
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away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body
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anterior (ventral), anter/ior
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toward the front or belly side
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posterior (dorsal), poster/ior
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toward the back
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medial, medi/al
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toward the midline, which is an imaginary vertical line down the middle of the body
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lateral, later/al
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toward the side
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superficial, super/ficial
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external, toward the body surface
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deep
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internal, inward from the surface of the body
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proximal, proxim/al
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toward the origin of attachment to the trunk
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distal, dist/al
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away from the origin of attachment to the trunk
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abdomin
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abdomen
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cardi
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heart
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chondri
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cartilage
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pelv
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bowl
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physi
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nature
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chron/o
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time
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path/o
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disease
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anti
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against, opposite of
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brady
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slow
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endo
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within
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epi
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upon over, above, on top
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neo
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new
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pre
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before
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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bi/o
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life
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cardi/o
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heart
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (the largest portion of the brain)
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dermat/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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gastr/o
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stomach
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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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hyster/o
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uterus
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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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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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ment/o
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mind
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nat/o
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birth
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neur/o
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nerve
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path/o
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disease
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proct/o
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rectum or anus
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psych/o
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mind
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rhin/o
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nose
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tonsill/o
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almond, tonsil
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vas/o
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vessel
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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surgical excision, removal
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-emia
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condition of blood
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-gram
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record or image
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-iatry
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treatment, specialty
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-ia
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condition of
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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one who studies
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-logy
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study or science of
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-pathy
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disease
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-philia
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loving, affinity for
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-scope
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instrument used for viewing
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lith
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stone
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maxim
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biggest, highest
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derm
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skin
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path
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disease
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-al, -ic, -ous
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study or science of
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-meter
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measure, measuring instrument
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-pathy
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disease
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-scope
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instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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-meter
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measure, measuring instrument
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-logy
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study or science of
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itis
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inflammation
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-drome
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run, running
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-opsy
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view of
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-phagia
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eating or swallowing
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-philia
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loving, affinity for
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-stasis
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standing still
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asthenia
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weakness
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-cele
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hernia, welling, protrusion
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-dynia
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pain
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-ia
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condition of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-oma
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tumor
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penia
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abnormal reduction in number, deficiency
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-plasia
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shape, formation
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rrhagia
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condition of profuse bleeding or hemorrhage
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rrhea
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excessive discharge
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rrhexis
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rupture
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al, ac, ar, ary, ic, ous
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pertaining to
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a
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singular
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ad
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toward
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hemia
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blood (condition of)
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-clasis
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break apart
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-desis
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surgical fixation, fusion
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-gram
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a record or image
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-graphy
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recording process
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-ion
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process
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-meter
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measure, measuring instrument
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-pexy
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surfical fixation, suspension
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-scope
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viewing instrument
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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-graphy
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recording process
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-ion
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process
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-meter
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measure, measuring instrument
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-pexy
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surfical fixation, suspension
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-scope
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viewing instrument
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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