Hematology and Immunology – prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes – Flashcards
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away from, without
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gland
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aden/o
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clumping, sticking
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agglutin/o
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crowding together
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aggreg/o
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pertaining to
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-al
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without, not
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an-
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blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
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angi/o
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unequal
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anis/o
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pertaining to
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-ant
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against
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anti-
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withdrawal
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apher/o
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pertaining to
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-ar
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enzyme
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-ase
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to breathe in, to suck in
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aspir/o
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composed of; pertaining to
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-ate
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pertaining to a condition; composed of
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-ated
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pertaining to
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-atic
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a process; being or having
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-ation
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weakened
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attenu/o
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self
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auto-
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basic (alkaline)
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bas/o
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life; living organisms
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bi/o
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immature cell
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-blast
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structure or thing
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-body
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calcium
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calc/o
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color
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chrom/o
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clotting
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coagul/o
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exposed to danger
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compromis/o
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cortex (outer region)
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cortic/o
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a mixing
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-crasia
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cell
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cyt/o
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lacking, inadequate
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defici/o
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being distinct, different
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different/o
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to cut apart
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dissect/o
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widely scattered throughout the body
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dissemin/o
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painful, difficult, abnormal
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dys-
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surgical excision
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-ectomy
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pertaining to
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-ed
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swelling
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-edema
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electricity
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electr/o
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embolus (occluding plug)
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embol/o
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condition of the blood, substance in the blood
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-emia
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condition of being
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-ency
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innermost
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endo-
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eosin (acidic red dye)
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eosin/o
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red
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erythr/o
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condition
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-esis
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to cut out
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excis/o
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iron
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ferrit/o
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iron
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ferr/o
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fibrin
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fibrin/o
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fiber
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fibr/o
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pouring
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fus/o
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that which produces
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-gen
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arising from; produced by
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gen/o
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shaped like a globe; comprehensive
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glob/o
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shaped like a globe
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globul/o
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a record or picture
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-gram
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granule
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granul/o
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the process of recording
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-graphy
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hem/o
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other
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heter/o
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above; more than normal
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hyper-
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below; deficient
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hypo-
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condition, state, thing
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-ia
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pertaining to
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-iac
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pertaining to
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-ial
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pertaining to
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-ic
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unknown; individual
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idi/o
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immune response
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-immune
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immune response
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immun/o
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substance
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-in
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block; hold back
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inhibit/o
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between
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inter-
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within
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intra-
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action; condition
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-ion
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process; disease from a specific cause
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-ism
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one who specializes in
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-ist
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state; condition
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-ity
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process of making, creating, or inserting
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-ization
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nucleus
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kary/o
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movement
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-kine
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white
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leuk/o
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word; the study of
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log/o
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the study of
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-logy
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lymph, lymphatic system
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lymph/o
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break down, separate, dissolve
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ly/o
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process of breaking down or dissolving
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-lysis
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dissolved substance
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-lyte
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large
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macr/o
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large
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meg/a
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large
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megal/o
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enlargement
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-megaly
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small
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micr/o
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one, single
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mon/o
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shape
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morph/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
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myel/o
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not taking part
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neutr/o
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normal, usual
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norm/o
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nucleus
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nucle/o
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resembling
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-oid
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tumor, mass
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-oma
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well timed, taking advantage of
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opportun/o
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the process of viewing
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-opsy
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person or thing that produces or does
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-or
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condition, abnormal condition
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-osis
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pertaining to
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-ous
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oxygen
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ox/y
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all
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pan-
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disease, suffering
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path/o
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disease, suffering
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-pathy
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condition of deficiency
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-penia
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outer aspects
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peripher/o
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thing that eats
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-phage
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eating, swallowing
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phag/o
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attraction to, fondness for
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