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a-
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no;not:without
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ab-
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away from
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-ac
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pertaining to
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acid/o
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acid
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acr/o
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extremeties:arms or legs
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ad-
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toward
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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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adip/o
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fat
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenalin/o
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adrenalin
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aer/o
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air
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-al
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pertaining to
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alb/o
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white
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albin/o
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white
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algesi/o
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sesnitivity to pain
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-algia
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pain
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alkal/o
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alkaline;basic
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alveol/o
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alveolus:air sac
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amyl/o
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starch
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an-
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no;without
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angi/o
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vessel
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anis/o
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unequal
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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ante-
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before
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anter/o
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front
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anti-
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against
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aort/o
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aorta
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append/o
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appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteeriol/o
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arterioles
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arthr/o
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joint
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-ase
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enzyme
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-asthenia
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weakness
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ather/o
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yellowish,fatty plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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aut/o
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self
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audi/o
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hearing
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axill/o
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armpit
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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bi-
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two
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bi/o
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life;living
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-blast
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embryonic form
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blast/o
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embryonic form
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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brady-
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slow
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bronch/o
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bronchi
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bronchi/o
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bronchi
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bronchiol/o
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bronchi
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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calc/i
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calcium
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calcane/o
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calcaneus (heel bone)
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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carpus (wrist bone)
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cec/o
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cecum
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebbrum:brain
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cervic/o
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neck;cervix uteri
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cheil/o
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lip
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chem/o
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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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chole/o
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gall:bile
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chondr/o
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cartiliage
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chrom/o
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color
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-cidal
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killing
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-clasia
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break
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clavic/o
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clavicle (collar bone)
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-clysis
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irrigation;washing out
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tail bone)
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Col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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colp/o
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vagina
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contra-
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against
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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cranium;skull
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crin/o
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secrete
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crine
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secrete
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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cyst/o
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bladder:cyst:sac
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cyt/o
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cell
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-cyte
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cell
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dacry/o
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tear
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dactyt/o
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digits:fingers or toes
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de-
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down;from
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dendr/o
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tree
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dent/i
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teeth
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dent/o
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teeth
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derm/a
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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di-
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twice:two
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dia-
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through
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dipl/o
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double
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dips/o
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thirst
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dist/o
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distant;far
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dors/o
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back
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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-dynia
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pain
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dys-
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bad;difficult
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ech/o
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sound
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-ectasia
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stretching;dilation
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-ectasis
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stretching;dilation
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ecto-
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situated on or outside
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-ectomy
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excision;removal
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ectop/o
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outside the usual place
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-edema
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swelling
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electr/o
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electric
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-emesis
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vommitting
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-emia
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blood
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en-
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inside
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encephal/o
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brain
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endo-
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inside
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enter/o
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intestine;small intestine
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epi-
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above;upon
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-er
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one who
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erythr/o
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red
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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eu-
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good;normal
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ex-
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out;without;away from
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exo-
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out;without;away from
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extra-
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outside
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femor/o
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femur
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fibr/o
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fiber;fibrous
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fibrin/o
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fibrin
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fibul/o
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fibula
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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beginning;origin
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-genesis
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beginning;orign
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ger/a
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old;elderly
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ger/o
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old;elderly
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geront/o
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old;elderly
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gigant/o
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large
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gingiv/o
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gums
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gon/o
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gentials;reproduction
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gonad/o
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gonads (ovaries or testes)
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-gram
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a record
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gram/o
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to record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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gynec/o
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female
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heli/o
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sun
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hem/a
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sun
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hemi-
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half
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hepat/o
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liver
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hidr/o
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sweat;perspiration
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hist/o
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tissue
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home/o
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constant;sameness
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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hydr/o
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water
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hyper-
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excessive;above normal
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hypo-
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beneath;below normal
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hyster/o
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uterus
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-ia
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condition
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-iasis
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condition
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-iatric
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medicine
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-ic
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pertaining to
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idio-
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individual
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ile/o
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ileum
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ili-o
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ilium
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immun/o
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immune
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in-
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not;inside
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infer/o
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inferior; situated below
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infra-
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below
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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is/o
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equal
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ishi/o
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ischium
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-ist
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one who
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-itis
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inflammation
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kerat/o
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horny;hard
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kinesi/o
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movement
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lacrim/o
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tear
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lact/o
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milk
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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laryng/o
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larynx
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later/o
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side
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-lepsy
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seizure
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leuk/o
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white
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lingu/o
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tongue
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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fat
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-lith
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stone;calculus
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-logist
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one who studys
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-logy
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study or science of
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lumb/o
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lower back
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lymph/o
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lymph;lymphatics
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lys/o
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destruction;dissolving
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-lysin
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that which destroys
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-lysis
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process of destroying
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-lytic
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capable of destroying
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macr/o
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large
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mal-
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bad
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malac/o
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soft;softening
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-malacia
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softness
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mamm/o
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breast
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-mania
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excessive preoccupation
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mast/o
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breast
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medi/o
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middle
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megal/o
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large:enlarge
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-megaly
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enlargement
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melan/o
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black
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men/o
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month
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mening/o
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meninges
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ment/o
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mind
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meta-
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change;next,in a series
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mert/o
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measure:uterine tissue
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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-metry
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process of measuring
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micro-
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small
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morph/o
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form;shape
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muc/o
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mucus
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multi-
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many
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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narc/o
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sleep
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nas/o
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nose
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nat/i
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birth
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necr/o
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death
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neo-
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new
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nephro/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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norm/o
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normal
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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nulli-
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none
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o/o
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egg
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ocul/o
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eye
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odont/o
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teeth
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-oid
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resembling
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-ole
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small
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oligo-
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few
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-oma
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tumor
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omphal/o
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umbilicus (navel)
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onc/o
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tumor
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onych/o
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nail
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oophoro/o
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ovary
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opthalm/o
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eye
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-opia
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vision
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opt/o
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vision
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optic/o
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vision
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or/o
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mouth
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irchi/o
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testis
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orchid/o
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testis
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orth/o
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straight
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-ose
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sugar
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-osis
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condition;disease;increase
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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par-
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near;beside;abnormal
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para-
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nrea;beside;abnormal
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para
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woman who has given birth
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par/o
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to give birth
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patell/o
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patella (knee cap)
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path/o
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disease
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-pathy
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disease
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ped/o
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child;foot
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pel/i
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pelvis
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-penia
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deficient: decreased
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-pepsia
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digestion
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peri-
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around
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pex/o
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surgical fixation
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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phag/o
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eat:ingest
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phalang/o
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phalanges (finger and toe bones)
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pharmac/o
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drugs;medicine
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pharyng/o
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throat; pharnyx
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phas/o
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speech
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phleb/o
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vein
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-phobia
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abdnormal fear
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phon/o
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voice
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phot/o
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light
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phren/o
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diaphragm;mind
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-phylaxis
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protection
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physi/o
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nature
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-physis
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growth
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pituitari/o
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pituitary gland
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plas/o
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formation;developed
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-plasia
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formation;developed
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plast/o
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repair
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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pleg/o
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paralysis
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-plegia
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paralysis
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pleur/o
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pleura
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-pnea
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breathing
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pneum/o
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air;lung
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pneumon/o
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lung
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pod/o
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foot
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-poiesis
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production
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after-behind
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poster/o
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behind
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pre-
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before
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primi-
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first
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pro-
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before;for
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proct/o
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anus;rectum
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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proxim/o
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near
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pseud/o
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false
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psych/o
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mind
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-ptosis
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sag:prolapse
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-ptysis
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spitting
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pub/o
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pubis
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pulm/o
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lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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py/o
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pus
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pyelo/o
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renal pelvis
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quadri-
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four
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rach/i
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spine
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rachi/o
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spine
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radi/o
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radius;radiant energy
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rect/o
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rectum
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ren/o
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kidney
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retro-
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behind;backward
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rhin/o
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nose
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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flow;discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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salping/o
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uterine tube;auditory tube
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scapul/o
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scapula (shoulder blade)
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schis/o
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split
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schiz/o
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split
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scler/o
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hard
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scop/o
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examine: to view
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-scope
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instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
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process of visually examing
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seb/o
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sebum
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semi-
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half
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seps/o
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infection
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sept/o
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infection; septum
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som/a
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body
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somat/o
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body
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son/o
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sound
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-spasm
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cramo;twitcing
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spermat/o
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spermatozoa
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spher/o
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round
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splen/o
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spleen
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae (spine)
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staphyl/o
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cluster;uvual
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-stasis
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stopping:controlling
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stern/o
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stternum (breat bone)
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steth/o
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chest
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stomat/o
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mouth
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-stomy
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formation of an opening
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strept/o
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twisted
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sub-
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below;under
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super/o
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situated above or uppermost
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super-
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above
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supra-
|
above;beyond
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tachy-
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fast
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tars/o
|
tarsals; edge of eyelid
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tel/e
|
distant
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ten/o
|
tendon
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tend/o
|
tendon
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test/o
|
testes
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tetra-
|
four
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therm/o
|
heat
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thorac/o
|
chest
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thromb/o
|
clot
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thym/o
|
thymus gland
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thyr/o
|
thyroid gland
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thyroid/o
|
thyroid gland
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tibi/o
|
tibia
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tom/o
|
to cut
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-tome
|
instrument used in cutting
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-tomy
|
incision; cutting
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|
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tonsill/o
|
tonsils
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top/o
|
place;position
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tox/o
|
place; position
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toxic/o
|
Poison
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trache/o
|
trachea (wind pipe)
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trans-
|
through, acrss
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tri-
|
three
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trich/o
|
hair
|
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-tripsy
|
surgical crushing
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|
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trop/o
|
to stimulate
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|
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troph/o
|
nutrition
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|
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-trophy
|
nutrition
|
|
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-tropic
|
capable of stimulation
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|
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-tropin
|
that which stimulates
|
|
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uln/o
|
ulna
|
|
|
uni-
|
one
|
|
|
ur/o
|
urine; urinary tract
|
|
|
ureter/o
|
ureter
|
|
|
urethr/o
|
urethra
|
|
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-uria
|
urine or urination
|
|
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vas/o
|
vessel;duct;vas deferens
|
|
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ven/o
|
vein
|
|
|
ventr/o
|
ventral; belly side
|
|
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ventricul/o
|
ventricle of brain or heart
|
|
|
venul/o
|
venule
|
|
|
vertebr/o
|
vertebrae
|
|
|
viscer/o
|
viscera
|
|
|
xanth/o
|
yellow
|
|
|
xer/o
|
dry
|
|
|
-tropin
|
that which stimulates
|
|
|
uln/o
|
ulna
|
|
|
uni-
|
one
|
|
|
ur/o
|
urine;urinary tract
|
|
|
ureter/o
|
ureter
|
|
|
urethr/o
|
urethra
|
|
|
-uria
|
urine or urination
|
|
|
vas/o
|
vessel;duct;vas deferens
|
|
|
ven
|
vein
|
|
|
ventr/o
|
ventral;belly side
|
|
|
ventricul/o
|
ventricle of brain or heart
|
|
|
venul/o
|
venule
|
|
|
vertebr/o
|
vertebrae
|
|
|
viscer/o
|
viscera
|
|
|
xanth/o
|
yellow
|
|
|
xer/o
|
dry
|
|
|
-tropin
|
that which stimulates
|
|
|
uln/o
|
ulna
|
|
|
uni-
|
one
|
|
|
ur/o
|
urine;urinary tract
|
|
|
ureter/o
|
ureter
|
|
|
urethr/o
|
urethra
|
|
|
-uria
|
urine or urination
|
|
|
vas/o
|
vessel;duct;vas deferens
|
|
|
ven/o
|
vein
|
|
|
ventr/o
|
ventral;belly side
|
|
|
ventricul/o
|
ventricle of brain or heart
|
|
|
venul/o
|
venule
|
|
|
vertebr/o
|
vertebrae
|
|
|
viscer/o
|
viscera
|
|
|
xanth/o
|
yellow
|
|
|
xer/o
|
dry
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