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| a | withouut
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| ectomy | excision
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| otomy | incision
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| oscopy | with scope
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| troph | development
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| path/o | disease
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| arthro | joint
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| chondro | cartilage
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| ab | away from
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| ad | toward
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| supra | above
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| crani | skull
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| cerebr | cerebrum
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| mening | meninges
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| neuro | nerve
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| arter | artery
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| osteo | bone
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| myo | muscle
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| algesi | abnormal sensitivity
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| esthes | feeling or sensation
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| cyano | bue
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| dys | bad, difficult, painful
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| therm | heat
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| edema | swelling
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| emia | blood
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| spasm | spasm
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| hem | blood
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| ex | out from
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| di | from
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| circum | around
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| pre | before
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| post | after
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| pod | foot
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| cervic/o | neck
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| burs/o | bursae
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| itis | inflammation
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| eryth | red
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| gastro | stomach
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| cardi | heart
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| megal | enlarged
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| dermat | skin
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| plast | surgical repair
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| enter | intestines
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| osis | any condition
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| aden | gland
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| angi | vessel
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| oma | tumor
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| nephr | kidney
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| hepat | liver
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| blephar | eyelid
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| ogolist | specialist
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| rhin | nose
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| gingiv | gums
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| malacia | soft
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| ology | study of
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| algia | pain
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| end | inside/within
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| hemi | half
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| oid | like
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| hyper | above, more than normal
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| cyst | sac containing fluid
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| chole | bile
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| hypo | below/under
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| scop | observe
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| hyster | uterus
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| ostomy | creating an opening
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| para | beside/ beyond
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| lysis | loosening/ destruction
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| pro | in front of/ before
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| mechano | machine
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| dynam | power
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| osom | odor
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| trich | hair
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| maxill | upper jawbone
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| an-, a | without, not
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| pre | in front of, before
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| strict | draw tight
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| semi | half
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| neo | new
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| hormone | excite
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| therm | heat
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| syn, sym | together
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| post | after
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| metr | uterus
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| pan | all
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| poly | many
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| ramus | branch
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| neuro | nerve
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| thromb | lump, clot
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| ab | away from, not
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| plegia | paralysis
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| ante | before
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| ex | out, away from
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| sarc | flesh
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| macro | large
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| intra | within
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| inter | between
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| infra | beneath
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| cryo | cold
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| mal | bad
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| glom | ball
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| pharmac | drug
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| lumbo | loins
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| arter | artery
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| appendic | appendix
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| thyro | thyroid
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| splen | spleen
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| ovario | ovary
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| adreno | adrenal (gland)
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| basi | base
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| pelvi | pelvis
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| vena | vein
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| urethr | urethra
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| utero | uterus
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| sacro | sacrum
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| pharyng | pharynx
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| ureter | ureter
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| laryng | larynx
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| bronch | bronchus
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| esphag | esophagus
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| bi | two, double, both
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| tri | three
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| ile | ileum
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| ili | ilium
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| lig | ligament
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| therap | therapy
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| ventr | front
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| eu | good
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| ambi | both
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| brachy | short
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| cau | burn
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| clas | break
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| duct | tube
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| ger | old
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| heter | other
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| infer | under
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| hom | same
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| olfact | smell
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| gyn | female
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| poster | back part
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| cata | down
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| platy | flat
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| pseud | false
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| proxim | nearest
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| scol | curved
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| apo | away from
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| di | twice
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| dia | through
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| blast | bud
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| ectomy | surgical removal
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| traumat | wound
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| duodeno | duodenum
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| col | colon
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| cervic | neck
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| chondr | cartilage
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| cyan | blue
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| psycho | mind
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| lip | fat
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| lith | stone
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| opt | eye
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| proct | anus
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| cost | rib
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| gram | record
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| acro | extremitites
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| rhexis | break
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| carcin | cancer
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| penia | decrease
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| gen | original
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| burso | sac
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| retro | backwards
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| trip | rub/ friction
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| strept | twist
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| desis | binding
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| mani | madness
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| glosso | toungue
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| ptosis | falling
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| mast | breast
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| rraphy | suture
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| dent | teeth
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| cephal | head
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| auto | self
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| epi | upon
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| hydro | water
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| lobo | section
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| emisis | vomiting
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| contra | against
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| iasis | condition
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| trans | through
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| brady | slow
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| ectasis | expansion
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| cyt | cell
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| odont | tooth
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| leuk | white
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| esthesia | sensation
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| steno | narrow
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| cele | hernia
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| erythro | red
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| vaso | vessel
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| melan | black
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| cauda | tail
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| lingua | toungue
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| myring | eardrum
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| spondly | spinal column
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| ovar | egg
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| centesis | punture
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| oto | ear
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| bili | bile
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| squam | scale
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| cec | blind passage
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| macul | spot
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| pexy | suspension
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| onco | tumor
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| or | mouth
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| sub | under
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| spiro | coil
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| lacrim | tear
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| viscero | organ
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| lact | milk
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| onych | nail, claw
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| thorac | chest
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| pyle | gate
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| sphenic | wedge
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| myel | marrow, spinal cord
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| anti | against
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| myco | fungus
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| physio | nature
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| bucc(o) | cheek
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| palpebr | eyelid
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| plasia | development
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| aur | ear
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| acoust(I) | hearing
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| colp(o) | hollow, vagina
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| phon | voice, sound
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| cor | heart
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| ren | ren
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| orchi | testis
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| encephal | brain
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| thalam | inner chamber
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| dendr | tree, branching
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| phleb | vein
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| histo | tissue
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| stoma | body
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| tympan | eardrum
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| umbilic | navel
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| salpingo | tube
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| astr | star shaped
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| iso | equal
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| tarso | ankle
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| pod | foot
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| malign | bad
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| adnexa | ties, connection
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| ocul | eye
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| lapar | abdominal wall
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| dacry | tear
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| ment | mind
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| part | labor, bring forth
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| scler(a) | hard
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| somato | body
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| trachel | neck
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| sinus | hollow space
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| hypno | sleep
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| sept | wall
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| scirr(h) | hard
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| antr | cavity
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| crine | to secrete
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| dura | hard
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| pneum | lung
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| phage | to eat
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| phren | mind
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| corne | horny
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| plak | plate
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| pulmo | lung
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| oophor | ovary
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| oment | covering
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| sedat | quit, calm
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| furca | fork- shaped
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| radi | ray
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| edema | swelling
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| dactyl | finger,toe
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| metabol(e) | change
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| ependym | wrapping
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| gravid | pregnant
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| aer | air
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| glyco | sweet
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| tarso | framework of the eyelid
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| calc | heel, stone
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| cine | move
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| digit | finger, toe
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| dors | back
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| gangli | swelling
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| gran | grain, particles
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| labi | lip
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| micr | small
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| pleur | pleura, rib, side
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| mamm | breast
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| later | side
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| phob | fear
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| phot | light
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| dys | bad
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| cut | skin
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| en | in
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| peri | about, around
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| necr | dead
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| morph | form
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| dis | apart
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| lymph | watery fluid
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| meta | beyond
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| med | middle
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| B.P | blood pressure
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| c/o | complaint of
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| p. r. n | as needed
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| p | post
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| O 2 | oxygen
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| PROM | passive range of motion
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| AROM | active range of motion
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| AAROM | active resistive range of motion
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| ROM | range of motion
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| whp | whirlpool
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| E.S. | electrical stimulation
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| US | ultrasound
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| Rx/ Tx | treatment
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| s | without
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| c | with
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| ex | exercise
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| wts | weights
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| pt | patient
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| RROM | resistive range of motion
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| HP | hot packs
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| MH | moist heat
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| H20 | water
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| R.I.C.E | rest, ice, compression, elavation
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| stat | immediately
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| VS | vital signs
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| prn | whenever necessary/ as needed
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| HS | hours of sleep
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| NPO | nothing by mouth
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| po | by mouth
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| bid | twice a day
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| q2h | every 2 hours
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| amb | ambulate, walk
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| mg | miligram
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| mL | mililiter
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| L | liter
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| cc | cubic centimeter
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| tsp | teaspoon
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| EKG | electrocardiogram
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| D/C | discontinue
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| EEG | electroencephalogram
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| DNR | do not resuscitate
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| > | greater than
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