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AMA   Against Medical advice  
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DDx   diferential diagnosis  
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-genesis   producing  
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-tome   instrument used to cut "e-equipment"  
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-oma   tomor  
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aden/o   gland (adenistis) adenoma (tumor of the gland)  
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blephar/o   eyelid 1. Eyelid; eyelids: blepharospasm. 2. Cilium; flagellum: blepharoplast. 1. Eyelid; eyelids: blepharospasm. 2. Cilium; flagellum: blepharoplast. Noun 1. blepharism - condition in which a person blinks continuously  
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onych/o   nail-claw Onychectomy is the act of surgically removing the claws, most often of a household cat, though occasionally of other animals such as circus lions or dancing bears. This process involves amputating the entire distal phalanx, or end bone.declawin  
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cost/o   rib costalgia Pain in the ribs.  
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trich/o   hair Hair; thread; filament: trichocyst.  
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ile/o   small intestines  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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spondyl/o   spine  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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mast/o   mammary glands (mastectomy)  
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rhin/o   nasal  
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neuro   nerves  
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arter/o   arteries  
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sclerosis   abnormal hardining  
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osteo   bones  
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arthro/o   joints  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-osis   condition  
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-ology   study of  
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AAHA   American Animal Hospital Association  
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ENT   ears nose throat  
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EENT   ears eyes nose throat  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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CNS   central nevrous system  
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MM   mucous membrane  
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mm   millimeter  
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em- en-   within  
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im- in-   within into  
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intro   into  
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mes/o   middle  
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gnath   jaw  
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ophthalm/o   eyes  
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angi/o   vessels  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cyst/o   bladder or sac  
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cyt/o   cell  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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hist/o   tissue  
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ut.dict   as said; as directed  
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CRT   capillary refill time  
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melan/o   black  
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erythr/o   red  
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cyan/o   blue  
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lip/o   fat  
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hyal/o   glassy  
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ele/o; ole/o   oil  
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ur/e; ur/ea, ur/eo...   urine  
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sial/o   saliva  
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sangui/o   blood  
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sebum   semi-fluid secretion of the sebaceous glands  
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heme   deep red O2 carrying non-protien component of blood  
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collagen   fibrous protein fibers, cartilage, tendons and connective tissue  
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cerumen   ear wax  
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serum   plasma without fibrogen  
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pus   loc w/in infected tissue; WBC, cellular debris, necrotic tissue  
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bpm   beats per minute  
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hct   hematocrit  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid  
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EEG   electroencephalogram  
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-lith-   stone or calculus  
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-asis-   state or condition  
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chrom/o   color  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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hidr/o sudor   sweat  
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hem/a, hemat/o, hem/o   blood  
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galact/o, lact/o   milk  
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dacry/o, lacrim/a   tears  
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hydr/o   water hydrogen  
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xer/o   dry  
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stere/o   solid, firm, 3 dimensional  
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sinistr/o   left  
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scoli/o   crooked twisted  
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ple/o   multiple  
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platy   broad, flat  
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lutein   lipochrome from corpusuteum, fat cells and egg yolk  
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hormone   chemical transmitter, prod by cells of the body and trnsprtd by the bld stream  
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plasma   formative substance, fluid portion of blood  
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mucus   free slim of the MM  
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chyle   milky fluid taken up fromt he intestine during digestion  
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myocardium   thick middle layer of the heart wall  
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diastole   relaxation stage  
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antibody   protien formed to protect body from antigen  
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lymphocyte   cell that stains with basic dye  
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pulmonary valve   base of pulmonary artery AKA semilunar valve  
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hemolytic anemia   resulting from destruction of erythrocytes  
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hemothorax   accum of bld in the pleural cavity  
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epistatxis   nose bleed  
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy   heart muscle Dx found in cats  
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myx/o   mucus  
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pale/o   old  
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orth/o   straight normal  
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macr/o   large long  
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lei/o   smooth  
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is/o   equal alike same  
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hom/eo, hom/o   similar same  
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heter/o   other dissimilar  
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glyc/o   glucose sweetness  
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dipl/o   pair double  
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cel/o, coel/o   cavity  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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salping/o   tube  
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rhod/o   red  
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chlor/o   green  
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alb-   white  
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endocardium   endothelial lining chambers of the heart  
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pericardium   external membranous saces covering the heart  
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antigen   sub that triggers formation of specific anitbodies  
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hemogram   written record of CBC  
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lymphosarcoma   malignant neoplasm of lymphoid tissue  
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thrombocytopenia   decrease in platelet ct  
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granulocytosis   large # of granulocytes in the bld  
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neutropenia   decrease of neutrophils in bld  
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hematoma   clotted bld, accum in tiss, organ or space due to blood vessal wall break  
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deficiency anemia   iron-deficiency  
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gli/o   glue  
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mening/o   membrane lining CNS  
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myring/o   ear drum  
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phren/i, phren/ico, phren/o   diaphram  
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caus, caut   burning  
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-ectas-   dialation  
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-flect-, flex-   bend  
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op/ia   vision  
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schist/o, schiz/o   cleft or dividided  
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spasm/o   involuntary  
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troph/o   nurishment, dev of growth  
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ankyl/o   bend or stiff  
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gen/o   formation  
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brachy   short  
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brev/i   short  
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dextr/o   right side  
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lept/o   thin  
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ung   ointment  
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capit/o   head  
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cheil/o, chil/o   lip  
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faci/o   face  
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irid/o   iris  
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om/o   shoulder  
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omphal/o   umbilicus  
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papill/o   nipple like  
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phall/o   penis  
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somat/o, somatic/o   body  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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cerebell/o   cerabelum  
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cleid/o   clavicle  
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copl/o   vagina  
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encephal/o   brain  
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BUN   blood uria nitrogen  
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CO 2   carbon dioxide  
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CO   carbon monoxide  
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CSF   cerebreal spinal fluid  
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diff   differential  
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ED   effective dose  
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ED 50   median effectiv dose  
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pre-   before  
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re-   again anew  
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retro   backward back  
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sub   below beneath  
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super, supra   above or over  
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sym-, syn   together, united, similar  
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ultra-   beyond  
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rrhaphy   surgical suture  
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tel/e, /o   distant end  
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poikil/o   irregular variable  
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olig/o   few  
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necr/o   death  
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meg/a, meg/alo, meg/aly   large  
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dolich/o   long  
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-statsis   maintenance of  
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stern/o   sternum breastbone  
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GDV   gastric dilation volvolus (bloat0  
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hb, hgb   hemoglobin  
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OFA   Orthopedic Foud for animals  
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PU/PD   polyuria polydypsia  
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PP   Plasma protein  
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pan-   all or entire  
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per-   through  
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trans-   across through beyond  
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peri-   around  
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poly-   multiplicity many  
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semi-   one half partly  
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later/o   side  
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bronch/i, o   bronchus bronchial tube  
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bio-   life living  
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path, pathy   disease  
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-phage   eating  
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-phil   having strong preference for  
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lith/o   stone  
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amyl/o   starch  
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adip/o   fat  
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dv   diarrhea vomiting  
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D/V   dorsal Ventral  
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