Suffixes – Chemistry – Flashcards
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ability |
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al |
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pertaining to |
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algia |
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pain in |
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ase |
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enzyme |
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asthenia |
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weakness in |
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blast |
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embryotic cell |
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centesis |
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surgical puncture of |
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cidal |
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killing |
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clast |
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broken |
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centesis |
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surgical puncture of |
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cidal |
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killing |
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dipsia |
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thirst |
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drome |
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disease |
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ecstasis |
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stretching or dilation |
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ectomy |
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surgical removal of |
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emesis |
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vomiting |
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ernia |
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in the blood |
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er |
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one who |
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esthesia |
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sensation |
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gen |
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substances or agent that produces or causes |
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genesis |
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origin or cause |
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glia |
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glue |
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gnosis |
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knowledge |
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gram |
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something written |
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graphy(y) |
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visualization of |
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gravida |
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number of pregnancies |
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ia |
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condition of diseased or abnormal state |
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iasis |
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a pathological condition |
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ible |
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ability |
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ible |
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ability |
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ischemia |
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lack of oxygen |
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ism |
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condition, state of theory |
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ist |
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specialist |
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itia |
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inflammation |
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itis |
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inflammation of |
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ity |
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quality |
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logy |
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study of |
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logist |
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one who studies |
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lyte |
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dissovable |
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lytic |
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destroy or reduce |
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malac/ia |
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softening of |
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mania |
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madness |
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mania |
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madness |
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megaly |
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enlargement of |
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meter |
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instrument used to measure |
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metry |
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process of measuring |
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odia |
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smell |
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oid |
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like or resembling |
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oma |
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tumor of |
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opia |
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vision |
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opsy |
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to view |
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osis |
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disease of or condition of |
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ostomy |
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create an artificial opening |
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otomy |
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cut into or incision |
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ous |
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possessing, having |
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oxia |
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oxygen |
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paresis |
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weakness of |
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pathy |
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disease of |
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penia |
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decrease in |
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pepsis |
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digestion |
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pexy |
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fixation |
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phagia |
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eating |
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phasia |
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speech |
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phobia |
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fear of |
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plasty |
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surgical repair of |
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plasia |
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formation or change in dvlpt. |
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plegia |
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paralysis |
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pnea |
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breathing |
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poros |
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passageway |
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ptosis |
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prolapse of |
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rrhaphy |
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suturing or stitching of |
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rrhagia |
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bursting forth of blood |
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rrhea |
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profuse flow |
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rrhexis |
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rupture of |
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scope |
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instrument used for visual examination |
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scopy |
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to examine/see |
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sclerosis |
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hardening |
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sepsis |
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infection |
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spasm |
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sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
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stasis |
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control or stop |
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stomy |
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to form a new opening |
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therapy |
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treatment |
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tion |
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condition or action |
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tocia |
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labor |
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tome |
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cutting instrument |
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tomy |
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to cut into |
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tonic |
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solution |
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tripsy |
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rubbing or grinding |
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tropic |
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influencing |
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acr/o |
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extremities |
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aden/o |
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gland |
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adeno |
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referring to glands |
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ambi |
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both |
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angle |
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tube, blood vessel |
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ansi/o |
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unequal |
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append |
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to hang something |
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arche |
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beginning |
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arterio |
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having to do with arteries |
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artho |
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joint |
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athero |
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fatty(porrige like) |
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athlero |
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hardening |
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audi/o |
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referring to sound |
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blasto |
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germ or embryotic |
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bleph/o |
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eyelid |
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bronch |
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windpipe |
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burs/o |
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purse of bag |
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bydr |
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water |
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calcane |
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heel |
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carcino |
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cancerous |
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cardi/o |
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heart |
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carp/o |
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wrist |
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cent/i |
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hundred |
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ceph/cephalo |
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head |
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cerebr/o |
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pertaining to the cerebrum |
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cervic/o |
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cervical |
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cheil/o |
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lips |
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chlor/o |
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green |
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chloe |
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pertaining to the gallbladder |
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chondr/o |
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inflammation of bone or cartilage |
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cleav |
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to divide |
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coccyg/o |
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coccygeal |
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col |
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colon |
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cor/coreo |
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pupil |
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corneo |
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cornea |
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cortic |
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cortex |
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cost/o |
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pertaining to ribs and cartilage |
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cut/cutane |
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to cut |
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cyt |
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cell |
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dactyl |
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finger |
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dendr/o |
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free |
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dent/o |
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teeth |
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derm/o/dermat/o |
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skin |
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dext |
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hand |
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diastol |
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dilation |
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dipsia |
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thirst |
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disk |
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intervertebral disk |
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dors |
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back |
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duct |
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lead or move |
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duoden/o |
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pertaining to the duodenum |
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dur |
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hard |
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ech/o |
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reflected sound |
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electr/o |
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charged unit |
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embol |
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stopper |
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encephal/o |
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brain |
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enter/o |
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intestines |
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extension |
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straighten or lengthen |
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flexion |
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bend or shorten |
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gangli |
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swelling |
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gastr/o |
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stomach |
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genesis |
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devlopment or creation |
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germ |
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to bud or sprout |
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gloss/o |
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tongue |
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hema |
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blood |
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hepato |
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liver |
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homeo |
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same |
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humer |
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fluid |
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humer/o |
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upper arm bone |
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hydr/o |
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water |
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hyst/o |
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pertaining to the tissues |
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hyster/o |
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uterus |
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irid |
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iris |
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ischi |
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hip |
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kal |
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potassium |
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kerat/o |
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cornea |
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lacr/i |
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tear duct |
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lact |
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milk |
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leuko |
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white |
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lip/o |
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fat |
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lith/o |
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pertaining to stones |
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lumb/o |
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lumbar |
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lymph/o |
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pertaining to the lymphs |
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macro |
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abnormally large |
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mast |
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breast |
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megal/o |
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enlarged |
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melan |
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black |
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men/o |
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menstration |
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mening |
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meninges |
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micro |
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abnormally small |
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mict |
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to pass urine |
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morph |
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to change |
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muc/o |
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pertaining to the mucous |
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myc |
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fungus |
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myel/o |
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pertaining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord |
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myo |
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muscle |
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necr |
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death |
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neo |
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new |
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nephr |
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kidney |
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neur |
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nerve |
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noct |
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nutri |
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nutrition |
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occlusion |
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blockage |
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occular |
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pertaining to the eyes |
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olfact |
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to smell |
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onch/o |
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pertaining to cancer |
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oo |
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egg |
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oophor/o |
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ovary |
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ophtalm/o |
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eyes |
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oss/oste/o |
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bone |
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ot/o |
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ears |
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pancreat/o |
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pancreas |
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parietal |
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membrane of the chest cavity wall |
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path/o |
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disease |
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pector |
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chest |
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pepsia |
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digestion |
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peptic |
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pertaining to digestion |
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phag/o |
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eat |
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phleb |
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vein |
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phobia |
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fear |
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phon/o |
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pertaining to voice sounds |
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phys/io |
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pertaining to the body |
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pino |
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to drink |
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pleur |
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rib |
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pnea |
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breathing |
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pneum/o |
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air |
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pneumon |
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lung |
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pod |
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foot |
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proct/o |
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anus and rectum |
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psych/o |
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mind |
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pub |
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public |
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puber |
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adult |
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pyel/o |
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renal pelvis |
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pylor |
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gatekeepr |
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pyr |
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fever |
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rach |
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spine |
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pylor |
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gatekeeper |
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pyr |
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fever |
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rach |
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spine |
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radi/o |
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pertaining to xray |
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ren |
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kidney |
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ren/o |
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pertaining to the kidney |
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retin/o |
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retina |
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sacchar |
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sugar |
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sacr/o |
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sacral |
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sarco |
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flesh |
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scler |
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hard |
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sepsi |
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infection |
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ser/o |
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pertaining to the intestine |
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somat |
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body |
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son/o |
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sound |
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splen/o |
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spleen |
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squam/o |
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scale |
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stasis |
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standing still |
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stern |
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sternal or sternum |
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stoma |
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mouth |
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strat |
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layer |
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supra |
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above |
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syn |
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together |
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systol |
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contraction |
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tachy |
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rapid |
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ten/o |
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pain in a tendon |
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than |
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death |
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therm/o |
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pertaining to temperature |
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thorac/o |
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thorax |
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thromb/o |
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cloth |
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thym/o |
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thymus |
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thyr/o |
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thyroid |
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tom/o |
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pertaining to nuclear imaging |
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tympanic |
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pertaining to the ear drums |
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ur/o |
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urine |
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urethr/o |
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urethra |
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uria |
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urine |
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vasc |
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pertaining to the vessels |
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ven/o |
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vein |
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ventr |
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belly or stomach |
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vill |
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hair |
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visceral |
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membrane that covers the surface of the lungs |
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xanth/o |
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yellow |
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xer/o |
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dry |
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neur/o |
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pertaining to the nerves |
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balan/o |
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glans penis |
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end/o |
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lining of |