Suffixes – Chemistry – Flashcards

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able
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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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night
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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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