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a-
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no, not, without, away from, negative
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-a
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noun ending
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-able
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capable of, able to
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abort/o
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premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus
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abrad/o, abras/o
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rub or scrape off
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abrupt/o
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broken away from
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abs-
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away from
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abscess/o
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collection of pus, going away
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absorpt/o
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suck up, suck in
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-ac
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pertaining to
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acanth/o
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spiny, thorny
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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-acious
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characterized by
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acne/o
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point or peak
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acous/o,acoust/o
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hearing, sound
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acquir/o
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get, obtain
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acr/o
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extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
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acromi/o
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acromion, point of shoulder blade
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actin/o
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light
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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acuit/o, acut/o
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sharp, sharpness
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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis
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hearing, sense of hearing
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ad-
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toward, to, in the direction of
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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adhes/o
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stick to, cling to
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adip/o
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fat
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adnex/o
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bound to
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adren/o, adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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aer/o
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air, gas
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aesthet/o
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sensation, sense of perception
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af-
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toward, to
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affect/o
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exert influence on
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agglutin/o
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clumping, stick together
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aggress/o
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attack, step forward
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-ago
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abnormal condition, disease
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agor/a
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marketplace
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-agra
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excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain
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-aise
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comfort, ease
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-al
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pertaining to
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alb/i, alb/o,
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white
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albumin/o
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albumin, protein
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alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o
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relationship to pain
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-algesia, -algesic
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painful, pain sense
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-algia
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pain, painful condition
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align/o
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bring into line or correct position
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aliment/o
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to nourish
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all/o, all-
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other, different from normal, reversal
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alopec/o
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baldness, mangy
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac, small sac
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ambi-
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both sides, around or about, double
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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ambul/o, ambulat/o
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walk
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ametr/o
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out of proportion
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-amine
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nitrogen compound
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amni/o
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amnion, fetal membrane
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amph-
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around, on both sides, doubly
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amput/o, amputat/o
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cut away, cut off a part of the body
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amyl/o
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starch
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an-
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no, not, without
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an-, ana-
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up, apart, backward, excessive
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an/o
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anus, ring
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-an
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characteristic of, pertaining to
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-ancy
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state of
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andr/o
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relationship to the male
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aneurysm/o
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aneurysm
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angi/o
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blood or lymph vessel
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angin/o
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angina, choking, strangling
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anis/o
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unequal
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ankyl/o
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crooked, bent, stiff
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anomal/o
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irregularity
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ante-
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before, in front of
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anter/o
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before, front
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anthrac/o
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coal, coal dust
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anti-
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against
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anxi/o, anxiet/o
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anxiety, anxious, uneasy
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aort/o
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aorta
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ap-
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toward, to
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-apheresis
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removal
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aphth/o
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ulcer
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apic/o
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apex
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ap-, apo-
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separation, away from, opposed, detached
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aplast/o
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defective development, lack of development
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aponeur/o
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aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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apoplect/o
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a stroke
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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aqu/i, aqu/o, aque/o
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water
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-ar
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pertaining to
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arachn/o
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spider web, spider
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arc/o
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bow, arc or arch
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-arche
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beginning
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areat/o
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occurring in patches or circumscribed areas
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areol/o
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little open space
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-aria
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connected with
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arrect/o
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upright, lifted up, raised
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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-ary
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pertaining to
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as-
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toward, to
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asbest/o
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asbestos
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-ase
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enzyme
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aspir/o, aspirat/o
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to breathe in
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asthen-, -asthenia
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weakness, lack of strength
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asthmat/o
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gasping, choking
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astr/o
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star, star-shaped
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at-
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toward, to
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atel/o
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incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
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plaque, fatty substance
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athet/o
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uncontrolled
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atop/o
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strange, out of place
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atres/i
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without an opening
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atri/o
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atrium
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attenuat/o
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diluted, weakened
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aud-, audi/o, audit/o
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ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
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aur/i, aur/o
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ear, hearing
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auscult/a, auscult/o
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listen
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aut/o
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self
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-ax
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noun ending
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ax/o
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axis, main stem
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axill/o
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armpit
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azot/o
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urea, nitrogen
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bacill/o
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rod-shaped bacterium
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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balan/o
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glans penis
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bar/o
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pressure, weight
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bartholin/o
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Bartholin's gland
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bas/o
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base, opposite of acid
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bi-
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twice, double, two
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bi/o
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life
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bifid/o
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split, divided into two parts
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bifurcat/o
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divide or fork into two branches
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bil/i
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bile, gall
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin
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bin-
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two by two
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-blast
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embryonic, immature, formative element
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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borborygm/o
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rumbling sound
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachy-
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short
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brady-
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slow
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brev/i, brev/o
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short
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bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o
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bronchial tube, bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, bronchiolus
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brux/o
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grind
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bucc/o
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cheek
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burs/o
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bursa, sac of fluid near joint
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byssin/o
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cotton dust
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cadaver/o
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dead body, corpse
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calcane/o
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calcaneus, heel bone
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calc/i
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calcium, lime, the heel
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calci-, calc/o
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calcium
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calcul/o
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stone, little stone
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cali/o, calic/o
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cup, calyx
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call/i, callos/o
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hard, hardened and thickened
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calor/i
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heat
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canalicul/o
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little canal or duct
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canth/o
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corner of the eye
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capill/o
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hair
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capit/o
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head
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
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capsul/o
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little box
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carb/o
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carbon
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carbuncl/o
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carbuncle
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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cardi/o, card/o
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heart
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cari/o
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rottenness, decay
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carot/o
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stupor, sleep
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cartilag/o
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cartilage, gristle
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caruncul/o
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bit of flesh
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cat-, cata-,cath-
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down, lower, under, downward
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catabol/o
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a breaking down
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cathart/o
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cleansing, purging
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cathet/o
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insert, send down
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caud/o
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lower part of body, tail
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caus/o, caust/o
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burning, burn
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cauter/o, caut/o
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heat, burn
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cav/i, cav/o
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hollow, cave
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cavern/o
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containing hollow spaces
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cec/o
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cecum
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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celi/o, cel/o
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abdomen, belly
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cement/o
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cementum, a rough stone
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cent-
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hundred
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cephal/o, -ceps
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head
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cera-
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wax
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum, brain
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cerumin/o
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cerumen, earwax
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
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cheil/o
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lip or lips
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cheir/o
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hand
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chem./i, chem/o, chemic/o
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drug, chemical
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chir/o
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hand
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chlor/o
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green
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chlorhydr/o
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hydrochloric acid
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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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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
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chondr/i, chondr/o
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cartilage
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chord/o
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spinal cord, cord
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chore/o
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dance
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chori/o, chorion/o
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chorion, membrane
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choroid/o
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choroid layer of eye
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chrom/o, chromat/o
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color
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chron/o
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time
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chym/o
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to pour, juice
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cib/o
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meal
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cicatric/o
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scar
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-cidal
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pertaining to killing
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-cide
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causing death
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cili/o
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eyelashes, microscopic hair-like projections
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cine-
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relationship to movement
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circ/i
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ring or circle
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circulat/o
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circulate, go around in a circle
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circum-
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around, about
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circumcis/o
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cutting around
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circumscrib/o
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confined, limited in space
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow, tawny
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cis/o
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cut
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clasis, -clast
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break down
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claudicat/o
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limping
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claustr/o
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barrier
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clav/i
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key
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clavicul/o, cleid/o
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clavicle, collar bone
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climacter/o
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crisis, rung of a ladder
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clitor/o
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clitoris
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-clonus
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violent action
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clus/o
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shut or close
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-clysis
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irrigation, washing
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co-
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together, with
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coagul/o, coagulat/o
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clotting, coagulation
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coarct/o, coarctat/o
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press together, narrow
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cocc/i, cocc/o, -coccus
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spherical bacteria
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, tailbone
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cochle/o
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spiral, snail, snail shell
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coher/o, cohes/o
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cling, stick together
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coit/o
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a coming together
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col/o
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colon, large intestine
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coll/a
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glue
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colon/o
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colon, large intestine
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colp/o
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vagina
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column/o
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pillar
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com-
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together, with
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comat/o
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deep sleep
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comminut/o
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break into pieces
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communic/o
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share, to make common
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compatibil/o
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sympathize with
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con-
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together, with
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concav/o
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hollow
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concentr/o
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condense, intensify, remove excess water
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concept/o
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become pregnant
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conch/o
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shell
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concuss/o
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shaken together, violently agitated
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condyl/o
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knuckle, knob
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confus/o
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confusion, disorder
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coni/o
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dust
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva, joined together, connected
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consci/o
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aware, awareness
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consolid/o
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become firm or solid
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constipat/o
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pressed together, crowded together
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constrict/o
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draw tightly together
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-constriction
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narrowing
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contact/o
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touched, infected
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contagi/o
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infection, unclean, touching of something
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contaminat/o
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render unclean by contact, pollute
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contine/o, continent/o
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keep in, contain, hold back, restrain
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contra-
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against, counter, opposite
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contracept/o
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prevention of conception
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contus/o
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bruise
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convalesc/o
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recover, become strong
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convex/o
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arched, vaulted
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convolut/o
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coiled, twisted
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convuls/o
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pull together
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copi/o
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plentiful
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copulat/o
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joining together, linking
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cor/o
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pupil
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cord/o
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cord, spinal cord
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cordi/o
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heart
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core/o
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pupil
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cori/o
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skin, leather
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corne/o
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cornea
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coron/o
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coronary, crown
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corp/u, corpor/o
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body
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corpuscul/o
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little body
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cort-
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covering
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer region
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cost/o
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rib
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cox/o
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hip, hip joint
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crani/o
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skull
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-crasia
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a mixture or blending
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creatin/o
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creatine
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crepit/o, crepitat/o
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crackling, rattling
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crin/o, -crine
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secrete
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cris/o, critic/o
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turning point
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-crit
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to separate
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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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cubit/o
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elbow
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cuboid/o
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cube-like
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac, blind pouch
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cult/o
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cultivate
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-cusis
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hearing
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cusp/i
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point, pointed flap
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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cycl/o
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ciliary body of eye, cycle
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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cyst-, -cyst
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bladder, bag
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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cyt/o, -cyte
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cell
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-cytic
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pertaining to a cell
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-cytosis
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condition of cells
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dacry/o
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tear, lacrimal duct (tear duct)
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dacryocyst/o
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lacrimal sac (tear sac)
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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de-
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down, lack of, from, not, removal
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debrid/e
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open a wound
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deca-, deci-
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ten, tenth
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decidu/o
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shedding, falling off
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decubit/o
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lying down
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defec/o, defecat/o
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free from waste, clear
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defer/o
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carrying down or out
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degenerat/o
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gradual impairment, breakdown, diminished function
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deglutit/o
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swallow
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dehisce/o
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burst open, split
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deliri/o
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wandering in the mind
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delt/o
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Greek letter delta, triangular shape
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delus/o
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delude, mock, cheat
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dem/o
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people, population
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-dema
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swelling (fluid)
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demi-
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half
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dendr/o
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branching, resembling a tree
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dent/i, dent/o
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tooth, teeth
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depilate/o
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hair removal
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depress/o
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press down, lower, pressed or sunk down
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derma-, dermat/o, derm/o
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skin
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desic/o
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drying
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-desis
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surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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deteriorat/o
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worsening or gradual impairment
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