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| cry(o) | cold | cryotherpy- treatment using cold as destructive medium
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| crypt(o) | hidden | cryptochidism-undescended hiddin testicles
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| dys | difficult | dyspnea- difficult breathing
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| glyco | sugar,sweet | glycosuria-abnormal presence of sugar in the urine
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| gyn-,gyneco | female | gynecomastia-an abnormal enlargement of male breast
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| hetero | other,different | heterogeneous-having non-uniform composition
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| homeo,homo | same | homogeny-likeness in structure or from
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| hydra,hydro | water | hydrocephalus-a conditon where abnormal amount of cerebrospinal fluid is present within the cranial vault
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| idio | peculiar to the individual,distant | idiopathy-any primary disease without apparent cause
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| iso | equal,same | isopia-equal vision in both eyes
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| mal | bad | malaise-a vague,uneasy feeling of body weaknedd
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| neo | new,strange | neoplasm-abnormal growth of new tissue, neonate-baby no older than 28 days
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| non | not | noncompliance-not adhering to a medical regimen
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| norm | normal | normoglycemic-normal blood glucose level
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| ortho | straight | othodontist-dentist who specialize in straighting teeth
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| oxy | sharp,acute,rapid | oxytocia-rapid labor
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| path(o) | disease,suffering | pathology-study of diseases
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| phage | eat,consume | phagocytosis-process by which cetain cells engulf and distroy microorganisms
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| pseudo | false | pseudocyesis- a condition were a woman believes she is preganat when she is not
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| sciero | hard | scierotic-pertaing to hardening of tissue
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| stereo | solid,firmly,established,three dimensional | stereognosis-the ability to perceive and understand the form of nature of objects by the sense of touch
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| tachy | fast | tachycardia-fast heart rate,tachypnea-fast breathing
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| terato | malformed,monster | teratogenious-the deveolpment of physical defects in an embryo
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| therap | treatment | therapist-a person with special skills who assits patients with disabilties or illness
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| thermo | heat,warm | thermometer-a device used to measure temperature
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| toxic | poison | toxicosis- disease cause by poision
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| xero | dry | xeroderma-dry skin
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| ana | up,back again | anabolism-bulding up
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| ante | before | antepartal-care of women before the delivery of her infant
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| cata,Kata- | down,through | catoblic illness-a disorder characterized by weight loss dimished muscles and body fat
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| gen | beginning,origin | genetic-pertaining to birth or origin
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| meta | beyond,over,between,change or next to | metaphysis-a region of growing bone in which diaphysis and epiphysis converge
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| noct(i) | night | nocturia-excessive urination at night
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| post | after | postprandial- after a meal
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| pre | before | preload-the stretch of ventricular muscle fibers at end diastole
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| prim | first | primipara-a women pregnant fo0r the first time
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| prot(O) | first | protozoon-a unicellular protist that ingests food
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| sym-,syn | together,union | synthesize-to form by buliding
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| ter(t) | third | tertiary-third in order; tertiary syphilis- the most advance stage of syphilis
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| acro | extremity,tip | acrocyanosis- blush color of hands and feet
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| co-,com-,con- | with together | congenital- born with,comminuted-crushed or broke3n into a number of pieces
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