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| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal fluid drainage
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| -dynia | pain
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| -centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid
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| -graphy | process of recording a picture or record
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| -gram | record or picture
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| cyt/o | cell
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| -crine | secrete hormones
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| ton/o | tone, stretching, tension
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| tri- | three
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| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels
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| bradi- | slow
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| tachy- | fast
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| -emia | blood condition
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| ven/o | vein
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| phag/o | eat, swallow
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -lytic | destroy
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| blast/o | embryonic, immature
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| carcin/o | cancerous
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| cervic/o | neck
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| -genesis | creation, reproduction
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| immun/o | immune, protection, safe
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| -plasma | formative material of cells
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| bronchi/o | bronchial tubes
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| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement
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| ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen
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| phon/o | sound, voice
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| thorac/o, -thorax | chest
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| an/o | anus
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| -lithiasis | stones
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| -pepsid | digestion
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| odonti | teeth
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| reno- | kidney
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| -trispy | crushing
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| -urea | urination
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| edema |
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| -algia | pain
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| dys- | difficulty
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| itis- | inflammation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal fluid drainage
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -oma | tumor
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| myc/o | fungus
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| py/o | pus
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| ankl/o | crooked, bent, stiff
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| cephal/o | head
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| coron/o | coronary
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| lord/o | bent backwards
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| hist/o | tissue
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| scoli/o | curved
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| path/o, pathy | disease, suffering, feeling
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| retr/o | behind,backwards, back of
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| hemat/o | blood
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| -crine | secrete hormones
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| bi- | two
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| ton/o | tone, stretching, tension
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| tri- | three
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| quad- | four
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| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels
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| bradi- | slow
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| tachy- | fast
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| -emia | blood condition
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| phleb- | vein
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| thromb/o | blood clot
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| ven/o | vein
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| phag/o | eat, swallow
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -lytic | destroy
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| blast/o | embryonic, immature
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| carcin/o | cancerous
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| cervic/o | neck
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| -genesis | creation, reproduction
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| immun/o | immune, protection, safe
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| neo- | new, strange
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| -plasma | formative material of cells
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| bronchi/o | bronchial tubes
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| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement
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| ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen
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| phon/o | sound, voice
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| thorac/o, -thorax | chest
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| an/o | anus
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| -lithiasis | stones
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| -pepsid | digestion
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| odonti | teeth
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| reno- | kidney
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| -trispy | crushing
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| -urea | urination
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| edema | swelling
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| -algia | pain
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| dys- | difficulty
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| hyper- | high
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| hypo- | low
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| itis- | inflammation
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| -osis | abnormal or disease
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| -ostomy | surgical opening
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal fluid drainage
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening
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| cyan/o | blue
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| erythr/o | red
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| leuk/o | white
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| melan/o | black
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| poli/o | grey
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| -dynia | pain
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -necrosis | tissue death
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| -centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid
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| -graphy | process of recording a picture or record
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| -gram | record or picture
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| pre- | before
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| peri- | surrounding
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| post- | after
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| -ology | study of
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| sub- | means under or below
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| -otomy | surgical incision
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| ab- | take away
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| ad- | drawn toward
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| supra- | above or excessive
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| inter- | between or among
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| intra- | within or inside
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| ather/o | plaque or fatty substance
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| -oma | tumor
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| myc/o | fungus
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| py/o | pus
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| ankl/o | crooked, bent, stiff
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| adip/o | fat
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| caud/o | tail-lower part of the body
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| cephal/o | head
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| kyph/o | hump
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| coron/o | coronary
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| cyt/o | cell
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| lord/o | bent backwards
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| hist/o | tissue
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| -lysis | breaking down, destruction, loosening
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| -poietic | formation
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| scoli/o | curved
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae
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| path/o, pathy | disease, suffering, feeling
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| retr/o | behind,backwards, back of
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| homeo- | constant
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| stasis- | control
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| a- | without
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| -plasia | formation
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| hemat/o | blood
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| -crine | secrete hormones
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| -ologist | specialist
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| eti- | cause
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| -porosis | porous condition
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| bi- | two
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| tax/o | coordination
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| ton/o | tone, stretching, tension
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| tri- | three
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| quad- | four
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| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels
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| bradi- | slow
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| tachy- | fast
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| -emia | blood condition
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| phleb- | vein
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| thromb/o | blood clot
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| ven/o | vein
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| phag/o | eat, swallow
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -lytic | destroy
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| blast/o | embryonic, immature
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| carcin/o | cancerous
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| cervic/o | neck
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| -genesis | creation, reproduction
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| immun/o | immune, protection, safe
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| neo- | new, strange
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| -plasma | formative material of cells
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| bronchi/o | bronchial tubes
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| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement
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| ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen
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| phon/o | sound, voice
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| thorac/o, -thorax | chest
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| an/o | anus
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| -lithiasis | stones
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| -pepsid | digestion
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| odonti | teeth
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| reno- | kidney
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| -trispy | crushing
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| -urea | urination
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| edema | excessice fluid
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| noct- | night
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| olig- | scanty
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| poly | many
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| ambul/o | walk
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| contus/o | bruise
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| concuss/o | shaken together
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| -esthesia | sensation, feeling
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| klept/o | steal
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| mening/o | meninges, membranes
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| narc/o | numbness, stupor
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| -phobia | abnormal fear
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| psych/o | mind
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| somn/o | sleep
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hyster/o, uter/o | uterus
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| osteo/o | bone
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| arthr/o | joints
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| fasci/o | fascia
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| my/o | muscles
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| ten/o, tend/o | tendons
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| ateri/o | arteries
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| hem/o, hemat/o | blood
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| card/o, cardi/o | heart
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| phleb/o, ven/o | veins
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| lymph/o | lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes
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| splen/o | spleen
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| thym/o | thymus
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| laryng/o | larynx
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| pneum/o, pneumon | lungs
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| nas/o | nose
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| phanyng/o | pharynx
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| trache/o | trachea
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| col/o | colon, large intestines
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| or/o | mouth
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| pacreat/o | pancreas
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| enter/o | small intestines
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| uteter/o | ureters
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| urethra/o | urethra
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| cyst/o, vesic/o | urinary bladder
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| encephal/o | brain
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| acoust/o, ot/o | ear
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| acul/o, ophthalm/o | eyes
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| neur/o | nerves
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| seb/o | sebaceous glands
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| cutane/o, dermat/o, derma/o | skin
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| adren/o | adrenals
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| cost/o | ribs
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| crani/o | skull
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