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6.2 A

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craniotomy   cutting into the skull  
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crani   pertaining to the skull  
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otomy   cutting into  
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dysuria   difficult urination  
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dys   difficult, painful, bad  
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uria   urine  
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hysterectomy   surgical removal of the uterus  
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hyster   uterus  
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ectomy   surgical removal of  
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hemotoxic   blood poisoning  
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hemo   blood  
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toxic   poison  
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pericarditis   inflammation around the heart  
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peri   around  
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card   pertaining to heart  
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itis   inflammation, inflammation of  
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leukocyte   white cell  
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leuko   white  
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cyte   cell  
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cholecystitis   inflammation of the gallbladder  
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chole   bile, gallbladder  
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cyst   bladder, bag, sac  
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itis   inflammation, inflammation of  
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tachycardia   rapid heart  
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tachy   rapid, fast  
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cardia   pertaining to the heart  
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neuralgia   nerve pain  
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neur   nerve, nervous system  
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algia   pain  
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polycytemia   excess of blood cells  
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poly   many, much  
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cyt   cell  
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emia   blood  
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bradycardia   slow heart  
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brady   slow  
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cardia   pertaining to heart  
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gastrectomy   surgical removal of stomach  
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gastr   stomach  
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ectomy   surgical removal of  
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meningitis   inflammation of membranes covering the brain and spinal chord  
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mening   membranes covering the brain and spinal chord  
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itis   inflammation, inflammation of  
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neopathy   new disease  
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neo   new  
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pathy   disease, abnormal condition  
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dermatologist   person who studies the skin  
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dermat   pertaining to skin  
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ologist   person who does/studies  
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proctoscope   instrument for examining the rectum  
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procto   rectum, rectal, anus  
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scope   examining instrument  
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carcinoma   cancerous tumor  
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carcin   cancer, malignancy  
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oma   tumor, a swelling  
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electroencephalograph   instrument for recording electrical activity in the brain  
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electro   electrical  
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encephalo   brain  
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graph   diagram, instrument for recording  
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osteomalacia   softening of bone  
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osteo   bone  
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malacia   softening of a tissue  
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paraplegia   paralysis of the lower half of the body  
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para   lower half of the body, near, beside, beyond, abnormal,  
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plegia   paralysis  
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pyuria   pus in the urine  
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py   pus  
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uria   urine  
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acromegaly   enlarged extremities  
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acro   extremities (arms and legs)  
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megaly   large, enlarged  
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gerontology   study of the elderly  
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geront   old age, elderly  
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ology   study of, science of  
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dysphagia   difficult swallowing  
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dys   difficult, painful, bad  
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phagia   to eat, consuming, swallow  
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hydrocele   swelling or tumor of water  
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hydro   water  
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cele   swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia  
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