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1
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Epi-/Peri-

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Around

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Endo/Intra-

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Inside, inner

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Exo/Extra-

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Outside, outer

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Inter-

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Between

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Trans-

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Across

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Dia/Per-

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Through/Complete

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Medi(o/a)-

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Middle

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Para-

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Nearby

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Juxta-

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Next to, beside, adjacent

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Dis-

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Separate

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Chromo/chromato-

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color

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Leuko-

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white

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chloro-

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green

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melan-

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black

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flav-

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yellow

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Homeo-

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body

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cephalo-

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head

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cerv-

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neck

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thoraco-

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chest

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periton-

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peritoneum

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derm-

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skin/dermis

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hemo-

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blood

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arterio/angio-

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arteries

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veno/vena-

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venous

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vasculo-

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vascular

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myo/sarco-

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muscle

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cyto- or -cyte

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cell

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thyro-

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thyroid

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tracheo-

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trachea

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esophago-

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esophagus

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thymo-

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thymus

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masto/mammo-

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breast

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pulmo/pnuemo-

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lung

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gastro-

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stomach

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hepato-

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liver

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cholecysto-

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gallbladder

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spleno-

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spleen

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pancreato-

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pancreas

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adreno-

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adrenal glands

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nephro-

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kidney

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entero-

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intestines

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colo-

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colon/large intestine

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-ology

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study of

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44
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-philia

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love of

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-phobia

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fear of

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-tension

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pressure

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-xia

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oxygen

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-capnea

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carbon dioxide

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-pnea

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air

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50
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-ase

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enzyme

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dys-

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problem/abnormal

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mal-

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bad

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53
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-itis

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inflammation

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54
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-plasia

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process of growth/growing

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-plasm

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growth/formation

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56
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-oma

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tumor

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57
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-trophy

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growth (typically cellular growth) grows in size not numbers

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-pathy

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disease

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59
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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-ia

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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state of

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-ic/-eal

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pertaining to, related to some process

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meta-

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change/transformation

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-stasis/static

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maintenance of normal conditions

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-dynamic

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changing continually

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-lytic/lysis

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destruction

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-penia

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decreased/lower than normal

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-emia

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relating to a blood condition

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-ectomy

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removal/excision

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-otomy

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incision/cutting

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-ostomy

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make a hole

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-scopy

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to view

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-graph(y)

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process of recording

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-gram

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recording

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-therapy

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treatment

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chemo-

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chemical

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echo/sono-

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sound

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electro-

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pertaining to electrical charge

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anti-

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opposed to or counteracting

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pro-

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before, proceeding, promoting, inducing

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centri-

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center

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Fibro-

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fiber

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thrombo-

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clot

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blasto-

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germ cell

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87
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-blast

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progenitor cell/stem cell

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-clast

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absorbing (degradative) cell

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-phag

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to eat

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90
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-dips

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to drink

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-uria

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urination

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sterco-

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denoting feces

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-ptosis

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lowered position of an organ

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pyo-

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pus

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pyr-

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relating to fever

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noso-

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denoting disease

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chron-

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denoting time

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noct-

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night

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iatro-

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medicine/doctors

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102
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steno-

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narrowing

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psychro-

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denoting cold

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noci-

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denoting pain

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necro-

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death

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-praxia

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motor activity

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-taxia

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relating to motor activity

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-lexia

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condition involving reading

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-lalia/logia

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condition involving speech

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-algesia

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pain

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-algia

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pain

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-genic

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producing

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-genesis

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origin or development

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hydro-

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water

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glyc

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glucose

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fruct

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fructose

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galact

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galactose

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steato

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fat/fatty tissue

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natre-

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sodium

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kal-

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potassium

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calci-

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calcium

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chlor-

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chlorine

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chol(e)-

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bile

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histo-

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tissue

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hidr(o)-

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sweating

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hema/hemo/hemato-

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blood

127
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hapto-

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touch

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halit-

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breath

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propio-

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pressure touch

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ger/gero/geronto-

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old age

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-lith

A

stone

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-cide

A

killing

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-ceptor

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receptor/sensor

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Axio-

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Axial

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Cata-

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down/downard

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Ec-

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Outside

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Ventr(o)-

A

Toward the front

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Dorso-

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back

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Caud(o)-

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tail

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Meso-

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middle

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Kary(o)-

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Nucleus

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Nucleo-

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Nucleus

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Poikilo-

A

variation/irregularity

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Reticulo-

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reticulocyte

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Sphero-

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shape of a sphere

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Anthropo-

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human race

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Corpor(o)-

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body

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Somato-/-soma

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body

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Organo-

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organ

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Viscero-

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internal organs

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Kelo-

A

tissue

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Proteo-

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protein

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Pharm/Pharmaco-

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Drugs

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-morpho-

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denoting form or structure

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Nutri(o)

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to nourish

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Physio-

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nature

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Lumin(o)

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light

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Nomen-

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name

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Nom(o)-

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custom/law

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Spectro-

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spectrum

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-type

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class

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techn(o)-

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Skill

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Vir(o)

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virus

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Zygo-

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union/junction

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-Myco-

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fungus

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-mycosis

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diseased caused by fungus

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Onco-

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cancer, relating to a tumor or mass

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-poiesis

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blood formation

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-partum

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birth or labor

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Sanit-

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Health

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Calori-

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heat

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-coma

A

deep sleep

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-gymn(o)-

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naked

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vito-

A

life

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Acu-

A

needle

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Anomalo-

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abnormal/irregular

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baro-

A

weight, pressure

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-dynia

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pain

179
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dynamo-

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strength

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equi-

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equal

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Eti(o)-

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cause

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Ion(o)

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Ion

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-labile

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unstable/fragile

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Lyo-

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loosen/dissolve

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Radio-

A

Radiation

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Scler-

A

hardening or thickening

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Scirrh(o)-

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hard

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Schisto-

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fissure/split

189
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-schisis

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cleft/split

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Schiz(o)-

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denoting a split or division

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-lucent

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light emitting

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tumesc(o)-

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swelling

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-tumescence

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swelling

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tempo-

A

time

195
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-phoria

A

feeling

196
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-physis

A

growth

197
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Psammo-

A

Sand like quality/material

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Apo-

A

Away from

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Acr(o)-

A

extremity

200
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Anter(i/o)-

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in front

201
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Amb(i)-

A

Both side

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Amph(i/o)-

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both sides

203
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Poster(i/o)-

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behind

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Dextr(o)-

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right/towards the right

205
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Levo-

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Left/towards the left

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Retro-

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behind

207
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Alt(i)-

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High

208
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Ather(o)-

A

fat

209
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Albumin(o)-

A

Albumin

210
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Band(o)-

A

bands

211
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Amyl(o)-

A

starch

212
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Andro-

A

male

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Gyn(o/eco)

A

female

214
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Anim-

A

life

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Calc-

A

stone

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Arachn(o)-

A

spider

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Aero(o)-

A

air or gas

218
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Abras(o)-

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to rub away

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-port-

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to carry/mobile

220
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Phon-

A

sound

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Cryo-

A

cold

222
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Auto-

A

self

223
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Allo-

A

different

224
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Xeno-

A

different/foreign

225
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Choano-

A

A funnel

226
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Chord-

A

string

227
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Chym-

A

juice/fluid

228
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-cilia

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hair

229
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Carn-

A

flesh

230
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Carcin(o)-

A

cancer/tumor

231
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Crypt-

A

hidden

232
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Diplo(o)-

A

double

233
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Dolich(o)-

A

long

234
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Astheni(o)-

A

weakness

235
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Alter-

A

change

236
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Aspir(o)/Aspirat(o)-

A

inhaling/inhalation

237
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Ante-

A

before

238
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pre-

A

before

239
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post-

A

after

240
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primi-

A

first

241
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acoust(o)-

A

to hear

242
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Aud(i/o)-

A

hearing

243
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Aux-

A

to grow or enlarge

244
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-ben(i/e)-

A

good

245
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Ambul-

A

walk

246
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Ankyl(o)-

A

fused/fusion

247
Q

Contra-

A

against

248
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

249
Q

-rrhage/-rrhagia

A

heavy flow/bursting with blood

250
Q

-malacia

A

softening

251
Q

-tresia

A

perforation/opening

252
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

253
Q

-clysis

A

irrigation

254
Q

-desis

A

surgical fixation

255
Q

-centesis

A

removal of fluid

256
Q

-graft

A

tissue replacement from a donor area

257
Q

lith-

A

stone

258
Q

colpo-

A

vagina

259
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

260
Q

-tocia

A

labor (childbirth)

261
Q

Myelo-

A

spinal cord OR bone marrow

Med Term PA (11 decks)

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