Terminology - Opthamology

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Ophthalm/o-

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Eye

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-logy

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The study of

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Opt/o-

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Eye; vision

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Ocul/o-

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Eye

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Blephar/o-

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Eyelid

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Lacrim/o-

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Tears

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Dacry/o-

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Tears

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Nas/o-

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Nose

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Conjunctiv/o-

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Conjunctiva

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Scler/o-

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Hard; white of the eye

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Corne/o-

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Cornea of the eye

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Kerat/o-

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Cornea of the eye; hard fibrous protein

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Irid/o-

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Iris

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Pupill/o-

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Pupil (of the eye)

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Mi/o-

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Narrowing

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-osis

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Condition; abnormal condition; process

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Cor/o-

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Pupil

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Ir/o-

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Iris

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Mydr/o-

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Widening

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-iasis

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State of; process of

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Choroid/o-

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Choroid (middle layer around the eye)

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Cili/o-

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Hairlike structure

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Cycl/o-

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Ciliary body

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Uve/o-

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Uvea (of the eye)

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Lenticul/o-

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Lens (of the eye)

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Lent/o-

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Lens

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Phaci/o-

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Lens

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Phak/o-

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Lens

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Capsul/o-

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Capsule (enveloping structure)

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Accommod/o-

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To adapt

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-ation

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A process; being or having

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Anter/o-

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Before; front part

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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Poster/o-

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Back part

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Aque/o-

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Watery substance

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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Travecul/o-

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Trabecular (mesh)

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Cav/o-

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Hollow space

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-ity

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State; condition

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Vitre/o-

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Transparent substance; vitreous humor

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Retin/o-

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Retina (of the eye)

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Fund/o-

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Fundus (part farthest from the opening)

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Fundu/o-

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Fundus (part farthest from the opening)

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Macul/o-

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Small area or spot

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Fove/o-

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Small depressed area

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Super/o-

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Above

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Infer/o-

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Below

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Medi/o-

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Middle

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Later/o-

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Side

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Vis/o-

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Sight; vision

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-ion

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action; condition

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Stere/o-

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Three dimensions

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Scop/o-

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Examine with an instrument

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-ual

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation of; infection of

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-ptosis

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State of prolapsed; drooping; falling

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Ec-

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Out; outward

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Trop/o-

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Having an affinity for; stimulating; turning

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En-

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In; within; inward

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Cyst/o-

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Bladder

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Xer/o-

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Dry

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-ia

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Condition; state; thing

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Abras/o-

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Scrape off

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Ulcerat/o-

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Ulcer

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-ive

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Pertaining to

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Icter/o-

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Jaundice

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An-

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Without; not

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Anis/o-

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Unequal

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Glauc/o-

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Silver gray

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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Intra-

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Within

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Phot/o-

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Light

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Phob/o-

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Fear; avoidance

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A-

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Away from; without

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Presby/o-

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Old age

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-opia

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Condition of vision

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Diabet/o-

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Diabetes

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-pathy

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Disease; suffering

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Ne/o-

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New

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Vascul/o-

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Blood vessel

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-ization

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Process of making, creating or inserting

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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De-

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Reversal of; without

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Gener/o-

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Production; creation

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-ation

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A process; being or having

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Papill/o-

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Elevated structure

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-edema

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Swelling

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Blast/o-

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Immature; embryonic

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Pre-

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Before; in front of

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Matur/o-

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Mature

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-ity

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State; condition

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Retro-

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Behind; backward

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Fibr/o-

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Fiber

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Plas/o-

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Growth; formation

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Es/o-

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Inward

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Ex/o-

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Away from; external; outward

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Stigmat/o-

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Point; mark

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-ism

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Process; Disease from a specific cause

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Hyper-

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Above; more than normal

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Myop/o-

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Near

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Ambly/o-

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Dimness

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Dipl/o-

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Double

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Scot/o-

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Darkness

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Hemi-

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One half

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Angi/o-

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Blood vessel; lymphatic vessel

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-gram

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A record or picture

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Ultra-

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Beyond; higher

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Son/o-

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Sound

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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Converg/o-

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Coming together

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-ence

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State of

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Pleg/o-

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Paralysis

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Scope-

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Instrument used to examine

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Conjug/o-

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Joined together

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-ate

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Composed of; pertaining to

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Dys-

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Painful; difficult; abnormal

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Goni/o-

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Angle

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Peripher/o-

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Outer aspects

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Phor/o-

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To bear; to carry; range

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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Ton/o-

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Pressure; tone

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Acu/o-

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Needle; sharpness

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-plasty

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Process of reshaping by surgery

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-tomy

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Process of cutting or making an incision

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Extra-

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Outside of

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Tract/o-

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Pulling

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Emulsific/o-

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Particles suspended in a solution

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Intra-

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Within

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Transplant/o-

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Move something to another place

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Enucle/o-

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To remove the main part

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Conduct/o-

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Carrying; conveying

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Coagul/o-

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Clotting

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-ectomy

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Surgical incision

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-mileusis

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Process of carving

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Micr/o-

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One millionth; small

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-tome

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Instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges

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Refract/o-

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Bend; deflect

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-pexy

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Process of surgically fixing in place

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Cry/o-

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Cold

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-therapy

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Treatment

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Resect/o-

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To cut out; remove

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Recess/o-

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To move back

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi/o-

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Life; living organisms; living tissue

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Vir/o-

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Virus

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Cortic/o-

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Cortex (outer region)

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-steroid

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Steroid

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-iatic

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Pertaining to a state or process

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-ician

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Skilled professional or expert

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Metr/o-

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Measurement

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-ist

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One who specializes in