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160 Cards in this Set
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-a
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Converts a word root to a noun
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-algia
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Pain
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-blast
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Immature
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-cele
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Hernia
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-cide
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Kill
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-cise
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Cut
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-cle
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Small
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-coccus
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Berry-Shaped
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-cyte
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Cell
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-dynia
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Pain
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-ectasis
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Dilatation
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-ectopia
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Displacement
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-emia
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Condition of the blood
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-er
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One who
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-gen
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That which produces
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-genesis
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Produces
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-genic
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Producing
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-ia
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State
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-iasis
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Abnormal condition
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-iatric
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Physician
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-ion
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Process
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-ism
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State of
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-ist
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One who specializes in
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-ium
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Converts a word root into a noun
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-ize
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To make
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-lapse
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To slide
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-lith
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Stone
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-logist
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One who studies
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-logy
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Study of
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-lysis
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Destruction
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-malacia
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Abnormal softening
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-megaly
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Large
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-ole
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Small
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-oma
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Tumor
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-osis
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Abnormal Condition
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-paresis
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Weakness
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-parous
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Give birth
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-partum
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Birth
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-pathy
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Disease
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-penia-
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Few
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-phasia
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Speech
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-phobia
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Abnormal fear
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-phoria
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Feeling
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-physis
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To grow
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-plasia
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Growth
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-plasm
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Formation
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-plegia
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Paralysis
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-pnea
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Breathing
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-ptosis
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Drooping
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-rrhage
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Excessive
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-rrhea
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Flow
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-sclerosis
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Hardening
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-sis
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Condition
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-spasm
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Involuntary muscle contraction
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-stalsis
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Contraction
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-stasis
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Stopping
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-stenosis
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Narrowing
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-therapy
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Treatment
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-trophy
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Development
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-ule
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Small
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-um
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Converts word root into a noun
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-uria
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Condition of the urine
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-us
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Converts word root into a noun
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-ac -iac -ory
-al -ic -ose -an -ical -ous -ar -ile -tic -ary -ior -eal -oid |
Pertaining to
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-centesis
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Punture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal
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-ostomy
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Surgically create an opening
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-otomy
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Cutting into
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-pexy
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Surgical fixation
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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Suture
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-gram
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Record or picture
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-graph
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Instrument used for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-meter
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Instrument used for measuring
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-metry
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Process of measuring
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-scope
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Instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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Process of visually examining
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-derma
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Skin
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-tome
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Instrument used to cut
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-blast
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Immature
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-clasia
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To surgically break
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-desis
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Fuse
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-kinesia
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Movement
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-malacia
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Softening
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-physis
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To grow
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-porosis
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Porous
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-scopy
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Procedure to visually examine
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abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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anter/o
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Front
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caud/o
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Tail
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cephal/o
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Head
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cervic/o
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Neck
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chondr/o
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Cartilage
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coccyg/o
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Coccyx
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crani/o
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Skull
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cyt/o
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Cell
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dist/o
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Away
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dors/o
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Back of body
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epitheli/o
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Epithelium
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hist/o
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Tissue
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ili/o
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ilium
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infer/o
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Below
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later/o
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Side
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lumb/o
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Lower back
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medi/o
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Middle
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my/o
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Muscle
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neur/o
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Nerve
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pelv/o
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Hip
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poster/o
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Back
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proxim/o
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Near
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sacr/o
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Sacrum
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somat/o
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Body
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spin/o
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Spine
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super/o
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Above
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system/o
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System
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thorac/o
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Chest
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umbilic/o
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Navel
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ventr/o
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Belly
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vertebr/o
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Vertebra
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viscer/o
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Internal organ
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adip/o
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Fat
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albin/0
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White
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caus/o
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Burn
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chrom/o
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Color
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cry/o
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Cold
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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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derm/o
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Skin
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dermat/o
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Skin
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diaphor/o
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Profuse sweating
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erythem/o
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Flush
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erythemat/o
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Redness
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hidr/o
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Sweat
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hist/o
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Tissue
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histi/o
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Tissue
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ichthy/o
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Dry
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kerat/o
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Horny
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leuk/o
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White
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lip/o
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Fat
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macul/o
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Stain
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melan/o
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Black
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myc/o
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Fungus
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onych/o
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Nail
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papul/o
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Pimple
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pil/o
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Hair
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py/o
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Pus
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rhytid/o
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Wrinkle
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scler/o
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Hard
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seb/o
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Oil
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squam/o
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Scale-like
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steat/o
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Fat
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trich/o
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Hair
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ungu/o
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Nail
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vesic/o
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Blister
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vit/o
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Blemish
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xer/o
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Dry
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