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lytic
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destruction
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mania
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a mental disorder or mania
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megaly
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enlargement / swelling
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meter
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instrument used to measure
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metry
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the process of measuring
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oid
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resembling
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ole
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smale or little
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oma
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tumor
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opia
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visual condition
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opsia
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visual condition
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opsy
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the process of viewing
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ory
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"pertaining to , characterized by"
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osis
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condition of
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ous
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pertaining to
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pathy
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disease
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penia
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"decrease in , deficiency"
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pexy
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surgical fixation
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philia
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attracted to
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phobia
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abnormal fear
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plasia
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formation or development
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plasty
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surgical repair
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plegia
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paralysis
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pnea
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breathing
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ptosis
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drooping or prolapse
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rragha
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excessive flow or discharge
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rrhaphy
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suturing
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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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scope
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instrument used to view
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scopy
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the process of viewing with a scope
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stasis
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stopping or controlling
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stomy
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surgical creation of a new opening
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tic
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pertaining to
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tion
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process of
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tomy
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incision into
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tripsy
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intentional crushing
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ula
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small or little
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ule
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small one
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um
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suffix for singualr nouns
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uria
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characteristic of the urine
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us
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suffix fo sinular nouns
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y
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noun ending
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itis
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inflamation
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malacia
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softening
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opia
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visual condition
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osis
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condition of
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porosis
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"porous, lessening in density"
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uria
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urine condition
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acr
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extremities
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hypo
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pertaining to under
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endo
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within
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intra
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pertaining to the interior
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peri
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around
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an
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absence of
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dys
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difficult or painful
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poly
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excessive amounts of
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bi
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two or double
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hemi
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half
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milli
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one thousandth
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mono
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one single
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nulli
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none
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a
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absence of
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brady
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slow
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primi
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first
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quadri
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four
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semi
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half
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tetra
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four
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tri
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three
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uni
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one
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hyper
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excessive
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hyp
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under below
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hypo
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"under below beneath, less than normal"
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multi
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many
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poly
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manym much
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ab
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from away from
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ad
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twoard increase
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ambi
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both
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ante
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"before , infront"
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circum
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around
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de
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down from
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dia
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through
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ecto
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outside
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epi
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"upon, over"
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ex
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out away from outside
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extra
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outside beyond
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hypo
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under bleow beneath lessthant normal
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in
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"in inside, within not"
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infra
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beneath
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inter
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between
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infra
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"beneath, below under"
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juxta
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"near, beside"
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meso
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middle
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mesoderm
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para
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near beside beyond two like parts
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paracervical
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peri
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around
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pre
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before
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pro
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in front before
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prognosis = knowledge before
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re
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back again
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reactivate ... to make active again
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retro
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"backward, behind"
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sub
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under below
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supra
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above over
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trans
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across through
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MELAN/O
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BLACK
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CYAN/O
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BLUE
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glauc/o
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grey/silver
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purpr/o
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purple
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erythr/o
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red
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eosino
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red
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rube
erythro |
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rube
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red
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alb
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white
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albin/o
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white
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leuk/o
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white
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cirrh/o
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yello
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jaund/o
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yellow
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xanth/o
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yellow
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a
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without
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an
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"whitout not,no"
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ana
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not without
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anti
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against
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contra
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against
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dis
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"free,of , to undo"
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im
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not
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in
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"in, inside whithin ,not "
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non
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not
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noninvasive
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a
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"without, notn no "
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ab
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from away from
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ad
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toward increase
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albino
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white
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ambi
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both both sides
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an
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without not so
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anti
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against
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auto
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self
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bi
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"two , double"
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bio
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life
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brady
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slow
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chloro
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green
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circum-
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around
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cirrho
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"yellow, tawny"
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con
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together
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contra
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against
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de
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down from
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dia
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through
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dys
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bad difficult painful disordered
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ecto
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outside
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endo
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"within , inner"
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eosino
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red rosy
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epi
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upon over
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erythro
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red
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eu
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well easily good normal
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ex
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out away form outside
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exo
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"outide, outward"
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extra
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outside beyon
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glauc/o
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grey silver
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hemi
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half
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hetero
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different
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homeo
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likenes same
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homo
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same
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hydro
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water
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hyp
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"under, below beneath "
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hyper
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excessive
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hypo
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"under below beneath , less than normal"
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idio
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individual
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not
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in
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in, inside whithin ,not
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incompetent
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intra
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beneath, below under
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intravenous (within a vein)
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inter
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between
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intercostal
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intera
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within
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intravenous )
within a vein |
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jaundo
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yello
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jaundice
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juxta
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near beside
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juxtaarticular
pertaining to a location near a joint |
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leuko
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white
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leukocyte whilte blood cells
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melano
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black
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melanoma
black cancerous growth |
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meso
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middle
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mesoderm
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meta
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beyond after
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metacarpals... after the carpals
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milli
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one thousandth
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milliliter
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mono
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one
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monocyte... a white cell with a singular nucleus
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multi
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many
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multipara..
to bear many children |
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non
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not
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noninvasive
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pan
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all
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para
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near beside beyond two like parts
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per
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through
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peri
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around
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polio
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grey
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poly
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many much excessive
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polyarthritis
the inflamation of many joints polyurea the excretion of large amounts (much) urine |
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post
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after behind
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postcibal - after meals
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pre
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before, in front of
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prefrontal cortex
precordial (the chestwall infront of the heart) |
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primi
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first
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primigravida
= first pregnancy |
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intra
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pertaining to the interior
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intrastate
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pseudo
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false
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pseudoanorexia = false anorexia... individual eats secretly.. while claiming an inability to eat
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pupuro
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purple
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purpura... collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrahages.. appearing red/purple in color
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quadri
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four
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quadripelegia... paralysis of all extremiites
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retro
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backward behind
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retroceal ...
pertaining to the region behind the cecum |
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semi
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half
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semiconcious
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sub
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under
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subcutaneous = under the skin
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supra
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above or over
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suuprapubic... above the pubic area
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sym
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joined together
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sympathetic = literally joined in disease.. displaying compassion for anothers grief
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syn
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joined together
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syndrome.. a group of symptomms joined by a common cause.. running together
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tachy
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rapid
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trans
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across through
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tri
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three
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trigeminal nerve
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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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xantho
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yellow
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ankylo
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stiff
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arthro
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joint
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corneo
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cornea
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carcino
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cancer
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cryo
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cold
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geronto
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old age
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glauco
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grey silver
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glyco
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sugar
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hyper
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excessive
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hypo
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less than normal
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kerato
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"hard, horny, cornea of eye also"
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myxo
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relating to mucus
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neuro
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nerve
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osteo
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bone
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ovario
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ovary
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presbyo
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old elderly
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prostato
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prostate gland
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pulmono
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lung
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pulmonary
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retino
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retina
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sclero
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hard
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spondylo
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spine vertebrae
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spondylosis
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tropho
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development growth
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urino
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urine
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urethro
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urethera
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