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a.c.
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before meals
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abd
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abdominal
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ad lib
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as desired
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adm
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admission
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a.m.
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morning
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amb
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ambulatory
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amp
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ampule
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amt
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amount
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A & P
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anterior & posterior/auscultation & percussion
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ax
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axillary
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bid
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twice a day
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BM
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bowel movement
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BMR
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basal metabolic rate
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B/P
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blood pressure
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BRP
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bathroom privileges
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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c
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with
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CA
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cancer
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cap
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capsule
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cath
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catheterized
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CNS
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central nervous system
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c/o
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complains of
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CS
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central supply
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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D & C
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dilatation and curettage
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DOA
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dead on arrival
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Dr.
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doctor
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dr
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dram
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ECG/EKG
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electrocardiogram
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ER or ED
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emergency room/department
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et
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and
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F
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fahrenheit
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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FUO
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fever of unknown origin
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fl. oz.
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fluid ounce
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GB
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gallbladder
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sp. gr.
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specific gravity
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spec
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specimen
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stat
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at once
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sub cut
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subcutaneous
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T & A
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tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
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TCDB
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turn, cough, deep breath
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tid
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three times a day
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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GU
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genitourinary
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g
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gram
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gr
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grain
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gtt
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drop
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h
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hour
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hgb
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hemoglobin
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hct
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hematocrit
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hs
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hours of sleep, bedtime
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IM
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intramuscularly
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I & O
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intake and output
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IV
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intravenously
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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l
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liter
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lb
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pound
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m
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minim
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mg
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milligram
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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ml
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mililiter
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MAEs
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move all extremities
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neg
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negative
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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N/S
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normal saline
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N & V
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nausea and vomiting
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OB
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obstetrical
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pc
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after meals
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per
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by
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oz
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ounce
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po
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by mouth
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prn
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whenever or as often as necessary
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PT
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physical therapy
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q
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every
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qid
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four times a day
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qs
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quantity sufficient
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RBC
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red blood count
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s
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without
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tinct
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tincture
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TLC
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tender loving care
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TPR
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temperature, pulse, respirations
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u
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unit
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VD
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veneral disease
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WBC
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white blood count
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w/c
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wheelchair
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a-
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without
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ab-
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not, from, away from
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abs-
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away, from
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ad-
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to, toward
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adeno-
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glandular
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an-
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not, without
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ant-
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against
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ante-
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before
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anti-
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against
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arthro-
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joint
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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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bili-
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bile
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bio-
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life
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bis-
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two, twice
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brachio-
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arm
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cardio-
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heart
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carpo-
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wrist
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centi-
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hundred, a hundreth
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cephalo-
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head
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cervico-
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neck
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chole-
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gall, bile
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cholecysto-
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gallbladder
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circum-
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around
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co-
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together
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contra-
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against, opposite
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costo-
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ribs
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crani-
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skull
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cysto-
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bladder
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cyto-
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cell
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de-
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down, from
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dec-/deca-
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ten
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deci-
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tenth
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demi-
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half
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derma-/dermat-
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skin
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di-
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double, twice, apart from
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dia-
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across, through
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dis-
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negative, two, double
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dorso-
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back
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dys-
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abnormal
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ecto-
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outer, without
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electro-
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relation to electricity
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en-
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in, within, into
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endo-
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within
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entero-
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pertaining to the intestines
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ento-
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inside, within
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equi-
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equal
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eryth-
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red
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ethmo-
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ethmoid
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ex-
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out, away from
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exo-
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outward
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ferro-
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iron
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fibro-
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fibers
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fore-
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before, in front of
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galacto-
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milk
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gastro-
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stomach
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glosso-
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tongue
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glyco-
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sugar
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gyneco-
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female
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hem-/hemato-
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blood
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hemi-
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half
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hemo-
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blood
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hepa-/hepato-
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liver
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hetero-
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unlikeness, dissimilarity
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hexa-
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six
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histo-
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tissue
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homeo-
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similarity
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hydro-
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water
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hyper-
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above, increased
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hypo-
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under, decreased
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hyster-
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uterus
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ileo-
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ileum
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in-
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inside, within
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infra-
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beneath
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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intro-
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in, within
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ischio-
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ischium
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iso-
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equal
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juxta-
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near, close proximity
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kilo-
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one thousand
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kypho-
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humped
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laparo-
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flank
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laryngo-
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larynx
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latero-
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side
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leuco-/leuko-
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white
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macro-
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middle
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mal-
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bad
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medi-/medio-
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middle
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megalo-
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great
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melano-
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black, dark
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meso-
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small
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milli-
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thousand, a thousandth
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mio-
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smaller
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mono-
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single
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multi-
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many
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retro-
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backward
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myelo-
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spinal cord
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myo-
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muscle
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narco-
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numbness
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neo-
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new
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nephro-
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kidney
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neu-/neuro-
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nerve
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nucleo-
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nucleus
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ob-
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against, in front of
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oculo-
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the eye
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oliga-
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deficiency
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o-
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egg, ovum
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oophor-
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ovary
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opthalmo-
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eye
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orchic-
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testicle
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ortho-
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straight, correct
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os-
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mouth
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osteo-
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bone
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oto-
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ear
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para-
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beside, accessory to
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path-
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disease
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ped-
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child or foot
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penta-
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five
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per
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by, through
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peri-
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around
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pharyngo-
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pharynx
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phlebo-
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vein
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photo-
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lgith
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phren-
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diaphragm of mind
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pluri-
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more, several
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pneumo-
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air or lungs
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pod-
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foot
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poly-
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many, much
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before
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pro-
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before, on account of
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pseudo-
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false
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psych-
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the mind
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pyo-
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pus
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pyro-
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fever
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quadri-
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four
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re-
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back, again
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retro-
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backward
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rhin-
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nose
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roentgeno-
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roentgen or x-ray
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sacro-
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sacrum
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salphingo-
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fallopian tube
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sclero-
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hard, hardening
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semi-
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half
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sex-
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six
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skeleto-
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skeleton
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steno-
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narrowing, constriction
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sub-
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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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syn-
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union, together
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tachy-
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fast
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teno-
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tendon
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ter-
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thrice, threefold
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tetra-
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four
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thermo-
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heat
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thyro-
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thyroid gland
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trans-
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across, over
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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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un-
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not, back
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uni-
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one
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utetero-
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ureter
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urethro-
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urethra
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vaso-
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vessel
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ventro-
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abdomen
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-algia
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pain
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-ase
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enzyme
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-cele
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tumor, swelling
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-cide
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killing, destructive
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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surgical removal of
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-emia
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blood
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-form
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shaped like
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-genesis
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origin, formation
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-genetic
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origin, formation
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-gen
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origin, formation
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-gram
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tracing, mark
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-iasis
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state, condition of
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-ide
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salt
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-ism
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condition
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-ite
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nature of
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-itis
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inflammation of
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-lith
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stone
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-lithasis
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presence of stones
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-logy
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science/study of
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-lysis
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disintegration
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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measure
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-oid
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resemblance
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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disease
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-ostomy
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form an openin
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-otomy
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to incise
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-penia
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lack
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-phage
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ingesting, consuming
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasty
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repair, reconstruct
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rhage
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hemorrage
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-rhapy
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suturing
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-rhea
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excessive discharge
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-scope
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instrument for visual exam
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-scopy
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examine visually
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-stomy
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form an opening
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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-uria
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urine
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-scope
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instrument for visual exam
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-scopy
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examine visually
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-stomy
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form an opening
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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-uria
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urine
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