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element
meaning
show stomach  
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show heart  
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megal-   show
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show inflammation  
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dermat-   show
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show surical repair  
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cerebr-   show
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show disease  
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-ectomy   show
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show intestines  
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-osis   show
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-otomy   show
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aden-   show
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show vessel  
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-oma   show
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show kidney  
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hepat-   show
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show joint  
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show eyelid  
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show specialist  
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rhin-   show
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gingiv-   show
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-malacia   show
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-ology   show
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show involuntary contraction  
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-algia   show
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crani-   show
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show inside, within  
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hemi-   show
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show life  
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show above, more than normal  
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show sac containing fluid  
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chole-   show
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show under  
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-scop   show
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show uterus  
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-ostomy   show
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para-   show
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show loosening, destruction  
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cervic-   show
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chondr-   show
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cyan-   show
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hem(at)-   show
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ost-   show
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psycho-   show
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show fat  
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my-   show
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lith-   show
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opthhalm-   show
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show anus  
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cost-   show
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-gram   show
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acro-   show
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show break/burst  
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carcin-   show
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-penia   show
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show original, production  
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show sac  
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show backwards  
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trip-   show
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strept-   show
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-desis   show
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show madness  
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glosso-   show
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-trophy   show
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supra-   show
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-ptosis   show
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dyn-   show
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show breast  
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show suture, stitching  
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show teeth  
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cephal-   show
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auto-   show
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show upon  
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hydro-   show
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ovar-   show
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-centesis   show
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oto-   show
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bili-   show
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show scaly or scale  
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mening-   show
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show blind passage  
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macul-   show
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show suspension  
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show tumor  
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show mouth  
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show under  
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spiro-   show
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show tear  
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viscero   show
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show milk  
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onych-   show
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show chest  
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pyle-, pyloro-   show
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vesic-   show
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sphenic-   show
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show narrow, spinal cord  
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show against  
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show fungus  
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show great toe  
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lobo-   show
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show vomiting  
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show against, counter  
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-iasis   show
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trans-   show
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brady-   show
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-ectasis   show
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cyt-   show
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show tooth  
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show white  
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-esthesia   show
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show angle at the end of the eye lid  
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steno-   show
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cheil-   show
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-cele   show
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benign   show
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semen   show
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show abdomen  
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show red  
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show vessel  
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show black  
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show tail  
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lingua-   show
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show eardrum  
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show spinal column  
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helio-   show
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astr-   show
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show weakness  
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fascia   show
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iso-   show
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show foot/ankle  
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show place  
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show foot  
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malign-   show
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adnexa-   show
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ocul-   show
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show abdominal wall  
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show tear  
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show mind  
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show labor, bring forth  
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scler(a)-   show
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somato-   show
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show neck  
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show hollow space  
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hypno-   show
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sept-   show
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scirr(h)-   show
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antr-   show
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-crine   show
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dura   show
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show lung or air  
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phage   show
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phren-   show
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show horny  
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show plate  
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iris   show
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kerat-   show
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show lung  
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pytal-   show
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show socket  
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oophor-   show
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oment-   show
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show quiet, calm  
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show fork-shaped  
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show root  
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show ray  
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show pipe  
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edema   show
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dactyl-   show
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metabol(e)   show
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show wall  
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show wrapping  
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gravid   show
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aer-   show
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glyco-, gluco-   show
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show framework of the eyelid  
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cheir- chir-   show
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show heel, stone  
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show move  
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digit   show
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show back  
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gangli-   show
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show twin  
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grad-   show
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show grain, particles  
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labi-   show
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show small  
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peps- pept-   show
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show rib, side  
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show breast  
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colla-   show
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show side  
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show spinal column  
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show fear  
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phot-   show
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show bad  
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show skin  
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en-   show
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peri-   show
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show in front of , before  
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show machine  
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show power  
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show odor  
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show wound  
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trick-   show
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maxill-   show
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an- a-   show
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phak-   show
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show in front of, before  
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strict-   show
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show shape like a top  
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show change  
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show half  
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show new  
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hormone   show
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therm-   show
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syn- or sym-   show
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vuls-   show
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show after  
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show uterus  
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tegument   show
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pan-   show
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poly-   show
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ramus   show
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show nerve  
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thromb-   show
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ab-   show
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show paralysis  
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ante-   show
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thel-   show
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ex-   show
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lien-   show
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tumor   show
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vestibule   show
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puer-   show
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show flesh  
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show offspring  
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macro-   show
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show speech  
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intra-   show
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show between  
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show beneath  
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show cold  
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show bad  
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show ball  
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show stretch  
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show pull, draw  
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show sleep  
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show drug  
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lumbo-   show
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