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1
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-sclerosis

A

Abnormal hardening

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2
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-graphy

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The process of producing a picture or record

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3
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-ptosis

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Prolapse, drooping forward

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4
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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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5
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-ia

A

Abnormal condition, disease

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End-,endo-

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Within, inside

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7
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DYS-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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8
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A-, an-

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Without, away from, negative, not

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9
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-DESIS

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To bind, tie together

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10
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-ALGIA

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Pain, suffering, painful condition

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11
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-CELE

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Hernia, tumor, swelling

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12
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-ARY

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Pertaining to

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13
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-LYSIS

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Break down, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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14
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-PEXY

A

Surgical fixation

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15
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ATHER/O

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Plaque, fatty substance

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16
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-OTOMY

A

Cutting, surgical incision

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17
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-Tripsy

A

To crush

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18
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-ECTASIS

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Stretching, dilation, enlargement

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19
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-Scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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20
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-ECTOMY

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Surgical removal, cutting out

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21
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-STENOSIS

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Abnormal narrowing

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22
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-URIA

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Urination, urine

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23
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-CYTE

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Cell

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24
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-Plasty

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Surgical repair

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25
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Hypo-

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Deficient, decreased

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26
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Inter-

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Between, among

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27
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-Pause

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Stopping

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28
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Intra-

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Within, inside

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29
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TACHY-

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Fast, rapid

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30
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Super-, SUPRA-

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Above, excessive

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31
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Sub-

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Under, less, below

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32
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-OLOGIST

A

Specialist

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33
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-SCOPY

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Visual examination

34
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-ITIS

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Inflammation

35
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-AC,-AL

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Pertaining to, relating to

36
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Pre-

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Before, in front of, forward

37
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Post-

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After, behind

38
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Macro-

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Large, abnormal size, long

39
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NEO-

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New, strange

40
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PERI-

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Surrounding, around

41
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Poly-

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Many

42
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LAPAR/O

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

43
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Erythr/o

A

Red

44
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-MALACIA

A

Abnormal softening

45
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HIST/O

A

Tissue

46
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-CENTESIS

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

47
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Arteri/o

A

Artery

48
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AORT/O

A

Aorta

49
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-PLEGIA

A

Paralysis

50
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-PNEA

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Breathing

51
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-Necrosis

A

Tissue death

52
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-Esthesia

A

Sensation, feeling

53
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-Gram,-graph

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A picture or a record

54
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Angi/o

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Pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

55
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-IC

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Pertaining to

56
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-RRHAGIA,-RRHAGE

A

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

57
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-Emia

A

Blood, blood condition

58
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-PATHY

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Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

59
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-Ology

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The science or study of

60
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-OMA

A

Tumor, neoplasm

61
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-OSTOMY

A

Surgical creation of an opening to the body surface

62
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MYC/O

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Fungus

63
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Melan/o

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Black, dark

64
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LIP/O

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Fat, lipid

65
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-OSIS

A

Abnormal condition, disease

66
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-RRHEA

A

Flow or discharge

67
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Anti-

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Against

68
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Brady-

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Slow

69
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EX-

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Out of, outside, away from

70
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-RRHEXIS

A

Rapture

71
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LEUK/O

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White

72
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-Megaly

A

Enlargement

73
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CYT/O

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Cell

74
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CORON/O

A

Coronary, crown

75
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CYAN/O

A

Blue

76
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PLEB/O

A

Vein

77
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HEM/O, HEMAT/O

A

Blood, pertaining to the blood

78
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Card/o, CARDI/O

A

Heart

79
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HEMI-

A

Half

80
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Hyper-

A

Excessive, increased

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