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aden/o
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gland
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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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chemical
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cis/o
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to cut
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dermat/o
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skin
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enter/o
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small intestines
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gynec/o
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female
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hemat/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
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immun/o
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immune
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laryng/o
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voice box
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morph/o
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shape
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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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ophthalm/o
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eye
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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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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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a-
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without, away from
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an-
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without
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ante-
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before, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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endo-
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within, inner
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epi-
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upon, over
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eu-
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normal, good
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
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same
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hydro-
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water
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hyper-
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over, above
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hypo-
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under, below
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infra-
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under, beneath, below
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inter-
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among, between
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intra-
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within, inside
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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beside, beyond, near
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per-
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through
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peri-
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around
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before, in front of
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pseudo-
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false
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retro-
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backward, behind
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sub-
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below, under
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super-
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above, excess
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supra-
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above
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
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trans-
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through, across
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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bi-
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two
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di-
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two
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hemi-
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half
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mono-
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one
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multi-
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many
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nulli-
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none
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poly-
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many
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quad-
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four
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semi-
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partial, half
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tri-
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three
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uni-
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one
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, protrusion
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-cise
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cut
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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dilatation
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-ectopia
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displacement
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-gen
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that which produces
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-genesis
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produces, generates
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-genic
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producing
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-ia
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state, condition
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-ism
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state of
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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 of
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-lysis
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destruction
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement, large
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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development, growth
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-plasm
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formation, development
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhage
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excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-therapy
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treatment
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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-uria
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condition of the urine
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-centesis
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puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-ostomy
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surgically create an opening
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-gram
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record or picture
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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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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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adip/o
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fat
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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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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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away from
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dors/o
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back of body
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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hist/o
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tissue
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infer/o
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below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
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middle
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muscul/o
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muscle
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organ/o
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organ
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oste/o
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bone
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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poster/o
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back
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proxim/o
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near to
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somat/o
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body
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spin/o
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spine
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super/o
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above
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system/o
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system
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thorac/o
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chest
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ventr/o
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belly
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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albin/o
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white
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bi/o
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life
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry
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kerat/o
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hard, horny
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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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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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death
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onych/o
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nail
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pachy/o
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thick
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pil/o
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hair
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py/o
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pus
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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scler/o
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hard
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seb/o
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oil
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xer/o
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dry
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ankyl/o
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stiff joint
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burs/o
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sac
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carp/o
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wrist
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cervic/o
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neck
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clavicul/o
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clavicle, collarbone
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, tailbone
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cost/o
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rib
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femor/o
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femur, thigh bone
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fibul/o
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fibula, smaller outer bone of lower leg
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humer/o
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humerus, upper arm bone
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ili/o
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ilium, part of hipbone
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ischi/o
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ischium, part of hipbone
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kyph/o
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hump
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lamin/o
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lamina, part of vertebra
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lord/o
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swayback, curve
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lumb/o
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loin, lower back
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mandibul/o
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mandible, jawbone
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maxill/o
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maxilla, upper jawbone
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals, hand bones
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metatars/o
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metatarsals, foot bones
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orth/o
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straight
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patell/o
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patella, knee cap
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ped/o
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foot
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ped/o
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foot
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pub/o
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pubis, part of hipbone
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radi/o
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radius, lower arm bone
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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scapul/o
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scapula, shoulder blade
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae, backbone
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stern/o
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sternum, breastbone
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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tars/o
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ankle
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throac/o
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chest
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tibi/o
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tibia, inner bone of lower leg
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uln/o
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ulna, lower arm bone
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-desis
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stabilize, fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-porosis
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porous
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-angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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ather/o
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fatty substance
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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coron/o
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heart
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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ox/i
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oxygen
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ox/o
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oxygen
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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valv/o
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valve
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valvul/o
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valve
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ven/o
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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agglutin/o
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clumping
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chrom/o
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color
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coagul/o
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clotting
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erythr/o
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red
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fibrin/o
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fibers, fibrous
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granul/o
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granules
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hem/o
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blood
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morph/o
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shape
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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sanguin/o
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blood
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alveolus; air sac
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anthrac/o
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coal
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atel/o
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incomplete
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coni/o
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dust
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lob/o
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lobe
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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spir/o
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breathing
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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an/o
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anus
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cec/o
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cecum
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cheil/o
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lip
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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dent/o
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tooth
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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labi/o
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lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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lingu/o
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tongue
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pylorus
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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-emesis
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vomit
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-orexia
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appetite
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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-albumin/o
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albumin
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azot/o
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nitrogenous waste
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cyst/o
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bladder
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glycos/o
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sugar, glucose
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keton/o
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ketones
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meat/o
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meatus
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noct/i
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night
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olig/o
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scanty
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ren/o
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kidney
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vesic/o
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bladder
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amni/o
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amnion
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix
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chori/o
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chorion
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colp/o
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vagina
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac
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embry/o
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embryo
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spisi/o
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vulva
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fet/o
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fetus
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hymen/o
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hymen
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hyster/o
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uterus
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lact/o
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milk
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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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men/o
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menses, menstruation
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nat/o
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birth
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o/o
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egg
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omphal/o
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navel, umbilicus
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oophor/o
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ovary
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part/o
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childbirth
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perine/o
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perineum
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salping/o
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fallopian tubes, uterine tubes
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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crypt/o
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hidden
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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orchi/o
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testes
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prostat/o
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prostate
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spermat/o
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sperm
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test/o
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testes
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vas/o
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vas deferens
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vesicul/o
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seminal vesicle
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acr/o
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extremities
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calc/o
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calcium
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crin/o
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secrete
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estr/o
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female
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gonad/o
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sex glands
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home/o
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sameness
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kal/i
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potassium
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natr/o
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sodium
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opthalm/o
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eye
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pancret/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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pineal/o
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pinealgland
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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tox/o
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poison
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gli/o
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glue
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medull/o
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medulla
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phas/o
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speech
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poli/o
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gray matter
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pont/o
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pons
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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aque/o
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water
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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core/o
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pupil
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corne/o
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cornea
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cycl/o
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ciliary muscle
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dacry/o
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tear, tear duct
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dipl/o
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double
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glauc/o
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gray
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ir/o
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iris
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irid/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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cornea
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lacrim/o
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tears
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ocul/o
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eye
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opthalm/o
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eye
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opt/o
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eye, vision
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optic/o
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eye
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papill/o
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optic disk
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phac/o
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lens
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phot/o
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light
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presby/o
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old age
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pupill/o
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pupil
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retin/o
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retina
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scler/o
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sclera
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uve/o
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vascular
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vitre/o
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glassy
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acous/o
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hearing
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aer/o
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gland
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agglutin/o
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clumping
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amni/o
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amnion
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andr/o
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male
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anthrac/o
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coal
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anxi/o
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anxiety
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atel/o
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incomplete
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atri/o
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atrium
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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blast/o
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primitive cell
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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carp/o
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wrist
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coagul/o
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clotting
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cochle/o
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cochlea
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coni/o
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dust
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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core/o
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pupil
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cost/o
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rib
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crin/o
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secrete
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cutane/o
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skin
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cycl/o
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ciliary muscle
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dipl/o
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double
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dist/o
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away from
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electr/o
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electricity
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episi/o
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vulva
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erg/o
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work
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erythr/o
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red
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esthesi/o
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feeling, sensation
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fasci/o
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fibrous band
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fet/o
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fetus
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fluor/o
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fluorescence, luminous
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glauc/o
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gray
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gli/o
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glue
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hidr/o
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sweat
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infer/o
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below
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kal/i
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potassium
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kyph/o
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hump
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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later/o
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side
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lord/o
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swayback, curve
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lumb/o
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loin, lower back
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ment/o
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mind
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mut/a
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genetic change, mutation
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myos/o
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muscle
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myring/o
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eardrum
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narc/o
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stupor
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nat/o
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birth
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ov/o
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egg
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ox/i
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oxygen
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papill/o
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optic disk
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part/o
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childbirth
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ped/o
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foot, child
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phac/o
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lens
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phas/o
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speech
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phren/o
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diaphragm, mind
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pil/o
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hair
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plant/o
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sole of the foot
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poli/o
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gray matter
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pont/o
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pons
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poster/o
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back
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presby/o
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old age
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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rhabdomy/o
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skeletal muscle
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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roentgen/o
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x-ray
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sanguin/o
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blood
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schiz/o
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divided
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sial/o
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\saliva
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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somn/o
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sleep
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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staped/o
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stapes
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steth/o
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chest
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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vitre/o
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glassy
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uve/o
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vascular
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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circum-
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around
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eu-
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normal, good
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macro-
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large
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mono-
|
one
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nulli-
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none
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pre-
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before, in front of
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pseudo-
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false
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quad-
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four
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retro-
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backward, behind
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semi-
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partial, half
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sub-
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below, under
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trans-
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through, access
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tri-
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three
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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uni-
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one
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-algesia
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pain, sensitivity
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-apheresis
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removal, carry away
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-arche
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beginning
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-blast
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carbon dioxide
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-chalasis
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relaxation
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-cusis
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hearing
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-cyesis
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state of pregnancy
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-cytosis
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more than the normal number of cells
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-ectopia
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displacement
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-emia
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blood condition
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-gen
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that which produces
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-globin
|
protein
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-gravida
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pregnancy
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-ia
|
state, condition
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-iasis
|
abnormal condition
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-iatrist
|
physician
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-ism
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state of
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-listhesis
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condition of stones
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-lucent
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to shine through
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-mania
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excessive excitement
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-manometer
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instrument to measure pressure
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-ole
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small
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-opaque
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nontransparent
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-opia
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vision
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-opsy
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view of
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-osmia
|
smell
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-otia
|
ear condition
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-para
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to bear(offspring)
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-paresis
|
weakness
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-philia
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to have an attraction for
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-phobia
|
irrational fear
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-phonia
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voice
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-phoresis
|
carrying
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-plakia
|
plate
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-pnea
|
breathing
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-poiesis
|
formation
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-prandial
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pertaining to a meal
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-salpinx
|
fallopian tube
|
|
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-scopic
|
to view inside
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-stasis
|
standing still
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-sthenia
|
strength
|
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-taxia
|
muscular coordination
|
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-tocia
|
labor, childbirth
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-tropin
|
stimulate
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-ule
|
small
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-uria
|
condition of the urine
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|
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-tripsy
|
surgical crushing
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-scopic
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to view inside
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-spermia
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condition of sperm
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