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several weeks of medterms

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carcin/o   cancerous  
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cervic/o   cervix, neck  
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-blast   immature, embroyonic  
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-cide   causing death  
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immune/o   immune, safe  
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-lytic   reduce, destroy  
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neo-   new  
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onc/o   tumor  
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phag/o   swallow, eat  
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-plasmn   formative material of cells  
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sarc/o   connective tissue, flesh  
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splen/o   spleen  
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-edema   swelling  
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-pathy   disease  
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-ole   small, little  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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-able   capable of, able to  
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acr/o   extremities, top  
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ambul/o   walk  
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-one   hormone  
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or/o   oral cavitiy  
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varic/o   varicose veins, swollen or dialated veins  
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ven/o   vein  
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arter/o   artery  
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arteri/o   artery  
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carp/o   wrist bone  
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vascul/o   blood vessel  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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-ism   condition, state of  
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mega-   large  
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pan-   all of, every, entire  
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para-   near  
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trache/o   trachea  
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atel/o   imcomplete  
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bronch/o   bronchial tube  
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bronchi/o   bronchial tube  
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ecstasis-   stretching, enlargement  
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pneum/o   lung  
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pneumon/o   lung  
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phon/o   sound  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pulm/o   lung  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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laryng/o   larynx, voicebox  
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nas/o   nose  
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sinus/o   sinuses  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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alveol/o   alveoli  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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-al   pertaining to  
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brachy-   short  
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-poesis   formation  
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-ologist   specialist  
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post-   after  
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hypo-   decreased  
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tachy-   fast  
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a-, an-   without  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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cyt/o   cell  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-graphy   process of producing a record  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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scoli/o   curved  
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nat/i   birth  
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ad-   near  
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ot/o   ear  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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derm/o   skin  
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-gyn   female  
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ankyl/o   crooked, bent, stiff  
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-centesis   puncture to remove fluid  
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-plastic   pertaining to formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ectomy   surgical removal of  
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-oscopy   visual examination  
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-us   noun ending  
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poli/o   gray  
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lord/o   bent backwards  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae  
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throa/o   chest  
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heter/o   other  
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pub/o   pubis  
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-y   noun ending  
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ather/o   fatty, lipid  
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-lysis   breaking down  
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ab-   away from  
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ment/o   mind, chin  
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-otomy   surgical incision  
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-brady   slow  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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col/o   colon, large intestine  
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cyan/o   blue  
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anti-   against  
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-ory   pertaining to  
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cox/o   hip joint  
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auto-   self  
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ambi-   both  
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dermat/o   skin  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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-cyte   cell  
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kyph/o   hump  
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leuk/o   white  
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ceps-   head  
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asthmat/o   gasping, choking  
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plast-   growth  
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metabol/o   change  
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mamm/o   breast  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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pre-   before  
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oste/o   bone  
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hem/o   blood  
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cost/o   rib  
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consci/o   aware  
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-phoria   bear, carry  
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pleb/o   vein  
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mobil/o   capable of moving  
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cephal/o   head  
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electr/o   electricity  
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chrom/o   color  
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thromb/o   clot  
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