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pertaining to
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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a-
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not, without, into
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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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ability
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competence
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ablat
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take away
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-able
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capable of
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abort
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fail at onset, expel nonviable fetus
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absorpt
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to swallow, take in
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ac-
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toward
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-acea
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condition, remedy
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acetyl
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acetyl
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acid/o
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acid, low pH
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acin
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grape
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acous
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hearing
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acr/o
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peak, extremity, highest point
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acro-
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peak, highest point, extremity
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acromi/o
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acromion
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act
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to do, perform, performance
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activ/e
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movement
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acu-
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sharp
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acu
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needle, sharp
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acumin
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to sharpen
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ad-
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to, toward, near, into
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adapt
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to adjust
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-ade
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process
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid
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adenoid
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adipos/e
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fat
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adjust
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alter
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adjuv
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give help
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adnex
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connected parts
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adolesc
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beginning of adulthood
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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aer/o
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air, gas
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ag-
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to
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-age
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related to
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agglutin
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sticking together, clumping
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-ago
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disease
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agon
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contest against, fight against
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-agon
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contest
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agor/a
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marketplace
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-agra
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rough
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-al
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pertaining to
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alanine
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an amino acid, protein synthesized in muscle
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albin/o
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white
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albumin
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albumin
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ald/o
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organic compound
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-ale
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pertaining to
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alges
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sensation of pain
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-algia
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pain, painful condition
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aliment
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nourishment
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-alis
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pertaining to
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alkal
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base
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all/o
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strange, other, different
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aller
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allergy
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allo-
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other, different, strange
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alopec-
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baldness, mange
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alpha-
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first letter in Greek alphabet
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alveol
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alveolus, air sac
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-aly
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condition
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ambly-
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dull
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ambulat
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to walk, walking
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amin/o
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nitrogen compound
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-amine
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nitrogen-containing
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ammon
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ammonia
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amni/o
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amnion, fetal membrane
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amnios
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amnion, fetal membrane
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amoeb
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amoeba
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amph-
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around
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ampull
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bottle-shaped
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amput
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to prune, lop off
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amyl
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starch
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an-
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not, lack of, without
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-an
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pertaining to
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an/o
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anus
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ana-
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away from, excessive
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ana
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apart from
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anabol
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build up
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analysis
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process to define
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analyst
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one who defines
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anastom
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join together
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-ance
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condition, state of
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-ancy
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state of
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andr/o
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male, masculine
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aneurysm
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dilation
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angi/o
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blood vessel, lymph vessel
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angina
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sore throat, chest pain radiating to throat
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ankyl
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stiff
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ant-
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against
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-ant
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forming, pertaining to, agent
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ante-
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before, forward
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anter
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before, front part
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anthrac
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coal
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anti-
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against
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aort
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aorta
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apo-
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different from, separation from, off
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append
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appendix
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apse
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clasp
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aqu-
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water
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aqu/e
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watery
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-ar
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pertaining to
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arachn
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cobweb, spider
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-arche
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beginning
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aria
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air
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-arian
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one who is
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-aris
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pertaining to
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aroma
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smell, sweet herb
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array
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place in order
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriosus
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like an artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul
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joint
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-ary
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pertaining to
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asbest
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asbestos
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asc
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belly
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ascit
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fluid in the belly
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-ase
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enzyme
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aspartate
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an amino acid
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aspergill
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Aspergillus
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aspirat
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to breathe in, remove by suction
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assay
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evaluate
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assist
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aid, help
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astr/o
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star
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-ata
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action, place, use
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-ate
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composed of, pertaining to, process
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-ated
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process, composed of
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atel
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incomplete
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ather/o
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porridge, gruel, fatty substance
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athet
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without position, uncontrolled
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-atic
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pertaining to
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-ation
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process
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-ative
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pertaining to, quality of
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-ator
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agent, instrument, person or thing that does something
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atri/o
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entrance, atrium
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-atric
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treatment
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attent
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awareness
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attenu
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to weaken
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audi/o
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hearing
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audit
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hearing
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aur-
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ear
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auscult
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listen to
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auto-
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self, same
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avail
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useful
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axill
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armpit
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ayur-
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life
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azot
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nitrogen
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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a-
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not, without, into
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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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ability
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competence
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ablat
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take away
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-able
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capable of
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abort
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fail at onset, expel nonviable fetus
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absorpt
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to swallow, take in
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ac-
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toward
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-acea
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condition, remedy
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acetyl
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acetyl
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acid/o
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acid, low pH
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acin
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grape
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acous
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hearing
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acr/o
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peak, extremity, highest point
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acro-
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peak, highest point, extremity
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acromi/o
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acromion
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act
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to do, perform, performance
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activ/e
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movement
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acu-
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sharp
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acu
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needle, sharp
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acumin
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to sharpen
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ad-
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to, toward, near, into
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adapt
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to adjust
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-ade
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process
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid
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adenoid
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adipos/e
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fat
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adjust
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alter
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adjuv
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give help
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adnex
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connected parts
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adolesc
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beginning of adulthood
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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aer/o
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air, gas
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ag-
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to
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-age
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related to
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agglutin
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sticking together, clumping
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-ago
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disease
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agon
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contest against, fight against
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-agon
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contest
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agor/a
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marketplace
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-agra
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rough
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-al
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pertaining to
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alanine
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an amino acid, protein synthesized in muscle
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albin/o
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white
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albumin
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albumin
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ald/o
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organic compound
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-ale
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pertaining to
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alges
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sensation of pain
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-algia
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pain, painful condition
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aliment
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nourishment
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-alis
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pertaining to
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alkal
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base
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all/o
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strange, other, different
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aller
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allergy
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allo-
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other, different, strange
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alopec-
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baldness, mange
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alpha-
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first letter in Greek alphabet
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alveol
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alveolus, air sac
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-aly
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condition
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ambly-
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dull
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ambulat
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to walk, walking
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amin/o
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nitrogen compound
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-amine
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nitrogen-containing
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ammon
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ammonia
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amni/o
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amnion, fetal membrane
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amnios
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amnion, fetal membrane
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amoeb
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amoeba
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amph-
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around
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ampull
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bottle-shaped
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amput
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to prune, lop off
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amyl
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starch
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an-
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not, lack of, without
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-an
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pertaining to
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an/o
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anus
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ana-
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away from, excessive
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ana
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apart from
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anabol
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build up
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analysis
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process to define
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analyst
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one who defines
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anastom
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join together
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-ance
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condition, state of
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-ancy
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state of
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andr/o
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male, masculine
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aneurysm
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dilation
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angi/o
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blood vessel, lymph vessel
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angina
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sore throat, chest pain radiating to throat
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ankyl
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stiff
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ant-
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against
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-ant
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forming, pertaining to, agent
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ante-
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before, forward
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anter
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before, front part
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anthrac
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coal
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anti-
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against
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aort
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aorta
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apo-
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different from, separation from, off
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append
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appendix
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apse
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clasp
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aqu-
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water
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aqu/e
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watery
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-ar
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pertaining to
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arachn
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cobweb, spider
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-arche
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beginning
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aria
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air
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-arian
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one who is
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-aris
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pertaining to
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aroma
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smell, sweet herb
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array
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place in order
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriosus
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like an artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul
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joint
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-ary
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pertaining to
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asbest
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asbestos
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asc
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belly
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ascit
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fluid in the belly
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-ase
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enzyme
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aspartate
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an amino acid
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aspergill
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Aspergillus
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aspirat
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to breathe in, remove by suction
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assay
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evaluate
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assist
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aid, help
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astr/o
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star
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-ata
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action, place, use
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-ate
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composed of, pertaining to, process
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-ated
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process, composed of
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atel
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incomplete
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ather/o
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porridge, gruel, fatty substance
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athet
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without position, uncontrolled
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-atic
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pertaining to
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-ation
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process
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-ative
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pertaining to, quality of
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-ator
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agent, instrument, person or thing that does something
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atri/o
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entrance, atrium
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-atric
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treatment
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attent
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awareness
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attenu
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to weaken
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audi/o
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hearing
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audit
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hearing
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aur-
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ear
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auscult
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listen to
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auto-
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self, same
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avail
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useful
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axill
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armpit
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ayur-
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life
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azot
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nitrogen
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back
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back, return
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-back
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back, toward the starting point
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bacter
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bacterium
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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balan
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glans penis
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bar
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pressure
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bari
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weight
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bas/o
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base, opposite of acid
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basal/e
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deepest part
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basil
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base, support
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be
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life
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behav
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mental activity
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beta
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second letter of Greek alphabet
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bi-
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two, twice, double
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bi/o
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life
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-bic
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life
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-bil
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able
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bil/i
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bile
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bio-
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life
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bio
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life
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biot
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life
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-blast
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embryo, germ cell, immature cell
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blast/o
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immature cell, germ cell
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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body
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body, mass, substance
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bov
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cattle
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachii
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of the arm
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brachy-
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short
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brady-
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slow
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bride
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rubbish, rubble
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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brucell
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from pathologist David Bruce
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bucc
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cheek
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buccin
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cheek
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bulb/o
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bulb
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burs
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bursa
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calc/i
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calcium
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calcul
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stone, little stone
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callos
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thickening
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calor
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heat
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cancer
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cancer
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candid
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Candida, a yeast
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capill
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hairlike structure, capillary
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capit
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head
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capn
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carbon dioxide
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caps
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box, cover, shell
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capsul
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little box
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carb/o
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carbon
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carboxy
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group of organic compounds
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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card
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heart
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardia
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heart
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care
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be responsible for
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caroten/e
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yellow-red pigment
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carotid
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large neck artery
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carp/o
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bones of the wrist
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cartilag/e
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cartilage
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cata-
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down
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catabol
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break down
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catechol
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benzene derivative
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cathet
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insert, catheter
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caud/a
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tail
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cava
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cave
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cavern
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cave
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cec
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cecum
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-cele
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cave, hernia, swelling
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celi
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abdomen
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cellul
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small cell
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cent-
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hundred
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cent
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hundred
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-centesis
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to puncture
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centr/o
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central
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cephal/o
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head
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cephalus
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head
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-cephalus
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head
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cephaly
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condition of the head
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ceps
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head
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-ceps
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head
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cept
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to receive
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cerebell
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little brain, cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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brain
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cervic
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neck, cervix
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cess
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going forward
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chancr
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chancre
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chem/o
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chemical
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chemic
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chemical
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chete
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hair
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-chezia
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pass a stool
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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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chol/e
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bile
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cholangi
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bile duct
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cholecyst
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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choline
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choline
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chondr/o
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cartilage, rib
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chori/o
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chorion, membrane
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chorion
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chorion
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chrom/o
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color
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chromat
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color
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chron/o
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time
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chym/o
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chyme
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cid/e
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to kill
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-cidal
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pertaining to killing
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-cide
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to kill
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cili
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hairlike structure, eyelid
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circum-
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around
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cirrh
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yellow
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cis
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to cut
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cit/i
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cell
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-clast
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break, break down
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claudic
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limp
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claustr/o
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confined space
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clav
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clavicle
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clave
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lock
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clavicul
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clavicle
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-cle
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small
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clitor
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clitoris
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clon
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cutting used for propagation, violent action
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-clonus
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violent action
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co-
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with, together
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coagul/o
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clotting, clump
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coarct
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press together, narrow
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cobal
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cobalt
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cocc
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spherical bacterium, berry
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cochle
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cochlea
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code
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information system
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cognit
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thinking
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coit
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sexual intercourse
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col-
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before
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col
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colon
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coll
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collect, glue
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coll/a
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glue
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colon
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colony
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colon/o
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colon
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coloniz
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form a colony
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colp/o
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vagina
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com-
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with, together
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com
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take care of
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combin
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combine
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comminut
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break into small pieces
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commodat
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adjust
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compat
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tolerate
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compet
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strive together
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complete
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fill in
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complex
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woven together
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compli
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fulfill
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compress
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press together
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compuls
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drive, compel
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con-
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with, together
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concav
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arched, hollow
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concept
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become pregnant
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concuss
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shake violently
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condyl
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knuckle
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confus
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bewildered
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congest
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accumulation of fluid
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coni
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dust
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coniz
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cone
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conjunctiv
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conjunctiva
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conscious
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aware
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constip
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press together
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constrict
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narrow, to narrow
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contagi/o
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transmissible by contact
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contamin
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to corrupt, make unclean
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contin
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hold together
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contra-
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against
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contract
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draw together, pull together
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contus
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bruise
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convalesc
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recover
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cor
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heart, pupil
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cori
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skin
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corne/o
|
cornea
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coron
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crown, coronary
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corpor/e
|
body
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corpus
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body
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cort
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cortex
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cortic/o
|
cortex, cortisone
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cortis
|
cortisone
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cost
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rib
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crani/o
|
cranium, skull
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cre
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separation
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crease
|
groove
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creat
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flesh
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creatin
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creatine
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cret
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to separate
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cretin
|
cretin
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crimin
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distinguish
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crine
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secrete
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-crine
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secrete
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crista
|
crest
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-crit
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to separate
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crown
|
crown
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cry/o
|
icy cold
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crypt-
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hidden
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cub
|
cube
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cubit
|
elbow
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cubitus
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lying down
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cune/i
|
wedge
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cur
|
cleanse, cure
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curat
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to care for
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curett
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to cleanse
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curr
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to run
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cursor
|
run
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cusp
|
point
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cutan/e
|
skin
|
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cyan/o
|
dark blue
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-cyst
|
cyst, sac, bladder
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cyst/o
|
bladder, sac, cyst
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cysteine
|
an amino acid
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cyt/o
|
cell
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-cyte
|
cell
|
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cyth
|
cell
|
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dacry/o
|
tears, lacrimal duct
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dai
|
day
|
|
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de-
|
from, take away, out of, without, change of
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|
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defec
|
clear out waste
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|
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deferens
|
carry away
|
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defici
|
failure, lacking, inadequate
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|
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degenerat
|
deteriorate
|
|
|
deglutit
|
to swallow
|
|
|
del
|
visible, manifest
|
|
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deliri
|
confusion, disorientation
|
|
|
delt
|
Greek letter delta
|
|
|
delus
|
deceive
|
|
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dem
|
the people
|
|
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demi-
|
half
|
|
|
dendr/o
|
treelike, branching structure
|
|
|
dent
|
tooth
|
|
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depend
|
relying on
|
|
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depress
|
press down
|
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derm/a
|
skin
|
|
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-derma
|
skin
|
|
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dermat/o
|
skin
|
|
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dermis
|
skin
|
|
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-desis
|
bind together, fixation of bone or joint
|
|
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di-
|
two, complete
|
|
|
dia-
|
complete, through
|
|
|
diabet
|
diabetes
|
|
|
diagnost
|
decision
|
|
|
dialectic
|
argument
|
|
|
dialy
|
separate
|
|
|
diaphor
|
sweat
|
|
|
diaphragm/a
|
diaphragm
|
|
|
dict
|
consent, surrender
|
|
|
didym/o
|
testis
|
|
|
didymis
|
testis
|
|
|
diet
|
a way of life
|
|
|
different
|
not identical
|
|
|
digest
|
to break down, break up
|
|
|
digit
|
finger or toe
|
|
|
dilat
|
open up, expand, open out
|
|
|
dips
|
thirst
|
|
|
dis-
|
apart, away from
|
|
|
discipl
|
understand
|
|
|
disciplin
|
disciple, instruction
|
|
|
dist
|
away from the center
|
|
|
-dium
|
appearance
|
|
|
diuret
|
increase urine output
|
|
|
diverticul
|
by-road
|
|
|
dorm
|
sleep
|
|
|
dors
|
back
|
|
|
dors/i
|
back
|
|
|
drome
|
running
|
|
|
drop
|
liquid globule
|
|
|
duce
|
to lead
|
|
|
ducer
|
to lead, leader
|
|
|
duct
|
to lead
|
|
|
ductus
|
leading
|
|
|
duoden
|
twelve, duodenum
|
|
|
dur/a
|
hard, dura mater
|
|
|
dwarf
|
miniature
|
|
|
dynam/o
|
power
|
|
|
-dynia
|
pain
|
|
|
dys-
|
bad, difficult, painful
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