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164 Cards in this Set
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-stomy
-ostomy |
creation of an opening
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-tomy
-otomy |
incision, cutting into
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-uria
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condition of the urine
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-stasis
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maintenance, maintaining a constant level
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-scopy
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examination using a scope
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-rrhea
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profuse flow, discharge
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-rrhage
-rrhagia |
excessive flow
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reshaping
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-phobia
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exaggerated fear
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-phasia
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speaking
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-scope
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examination instrument
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-penia
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lack, deficiency
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-pathy
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disease
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-osis
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condition
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-oma
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tumor
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-lysis
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destruction of, decomposition
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-logy
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study of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ism
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condition
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-iasis
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condition of
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-graphy
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diagram, recording instrument
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-gram
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record
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-genic
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producing, causing
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-genesis
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development, production, creation
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-ectomy
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excision, removal of
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-ectasis
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dilation, stretching
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-cyte
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cell
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-cele
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hernia, herniation, pouching
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-asis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-algia
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pain
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-a, -an
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without or not
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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double, two
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, from, away from, not
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dia-
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across, through, apart
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dis-
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separation, away from
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dys-
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bad, difficult, abnormal
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ecto-
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outer, outside
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en-
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in, into, within
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endo-
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inner, inside
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epi-
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over, on
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eryth-
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red
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ex-
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out, out of, from, away from
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, too much, high
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hypo-
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under, decreased, less than normal
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in-
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in, into, within, not
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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intro-
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into, within
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leuk-
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white
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad, illness,disease
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mega-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one, single
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neo-
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new
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non-
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not
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para-
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abnormal
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per-
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by, through
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peri-
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around
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poly-
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many, much
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before, in front of, prior to
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pro-
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before, in front of
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re-
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again
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retro-
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backward
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semi-
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half
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sub-
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under
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super-
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above, over, excess
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supra-
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above, over
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trans-
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across
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uni-
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one
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abdomin (o)
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abdomen
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aden (o)
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gland
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adren (o)
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adrenal gland
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angi (o)
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vessel
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arterio (o)
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artery
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arthr (o)
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joint
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broncho (o)
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bronchus, bronchi
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card, cardi (o)
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heart
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cephal (o)
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head
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chondr (o)
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cartilage
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colo
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colon
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cost (o)
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rib
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crani (o)
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skull
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cyan (o)
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blue
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cyst (o)
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bladder, cyst
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cyt (o)
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cell
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derma
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skin
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duoden (o)
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duodenum
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encephal (o)
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brain
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enter (o)
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intestines
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fibro (o)
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fiber, fibrous
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gastr (o)
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stomach
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gyn, gyne, gyneco
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woman
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hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)
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blood
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hepat (o)
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liver
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hydr (o)
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water
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hyster (o)
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uterus
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ile (o), ili (o)
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ileum
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laryng (o)
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larynx
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mamm (o)
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breast, mammary gland
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my (o)
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muscle
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myel (o)
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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nephr (o)
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kidney
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neur (o)
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nerve
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ocul (o)
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eye
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orth (o)
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straight, normal, correct
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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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ped (o)
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child, foot
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pharyng (o)
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pharynx
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phleb (o)
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vein
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pnea
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breathing, respiration
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pneum (o)
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lung, air, gas
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proct (o)
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rectum
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psych (o)
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mind
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pulmo
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lung
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py (o)
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pus
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rect (o)
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rectum
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rhin (o)
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nose
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sten (o)
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narrow, constriction
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stern (o)
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sternum
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stomat (o)
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mouth
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therm (o)
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heat
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thorac (o)
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chest
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thromb (o)
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clot, thrombus
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thyr (o)
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thyroid
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toxic (o)
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poison, poisonous
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trache (o)
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trachea
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ur (o)
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urine, urinary tract, urination
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urethr (o)
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urethra
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urin (o)
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urine
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uter (o)
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uterus
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vas (o)
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blood vessel, vas deferens
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ven (o)
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vein
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vertebr (o)
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spine, vertebrae
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-emia
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blood condition
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ather (o)
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plaque
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carcin (0)
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cancer
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chem (o)
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drugs
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cholecyst (o)
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gall bladder
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inguin (o)
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groin
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isch (o)
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to hold back
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lapar (o)
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abdomen
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mast (o)
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breast (w/-ectomy)
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mening (o)
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meninges (membrane around brain and spinal cord)
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necr (o)
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death
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peritone (o)
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peritoneum = lining that surrounds organs in abdominal cavity
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radi (o)
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xrays
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ren (o)
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kidney
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salping (o)
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fallopian tubes
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sarc (o)
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flesh
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septic
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pertaining to infection
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vascul (o)
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blood vessels
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