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| itis | inflammation of
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| hepat | of the liver
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| hemat | blood
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| ology | process of study
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| electr | electricity
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| cardi | heart
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| gram | record
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| gastr | stomach
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| enter | intestines
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| hypo, sub | below
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| epi | above
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| ic, al, ior, ose, eal, iac | pertaining to
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| aden | gland
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| oma | tumor
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| arthr | joint
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| bi | life
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| carcin | cancer, cancerous
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| cephal | head
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| cerebr | cerebrum
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| cis | to cut
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| in | into
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| ex | out of
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| crine | to secrete
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| endo | within, inside
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| scopy | physical examination
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| cyst | urinary bladder
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| vascul | blood vessel
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| cyt | cells
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| encephal | brain
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| erythr | red
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| glyc | sugar
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| hyper | more than normal
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| emia | blood condition
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| dia | complete
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| sis | state or condition of
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| gnos | knowledge of
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| gynec | woman, female
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| iatr | treatment, physician
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| genic | produced of or by
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| leuk | white
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| nephre | kidney
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| neur | nerves
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| ist | one who specializes in something
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| oste | bone
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| path | disease
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| ophthalm | eye
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| ped | child
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| psych | mind
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| radi | x-rays
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| rhin | nose
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| sarc | flesh
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| secto | to cut
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| re | back
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| thromb | clotting
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| ur | urinary tract
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| algia | pain
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| ectomy | excision or removal
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| emia | blood condition
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| globin | protein
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| ion | process
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| opsy | process of viewing
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| aut, auto | self, own
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| um | structure
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| pro | before, forward
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| peri | surrounding
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| retro | behind
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| trans | across, through
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| ana | up
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| bol | to cast
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| ism | process of
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| cata | down
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| meta | change
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| hist | tissue
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| anterior (ventral) | front side of the body
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| posterior (dorsal) | back side of the body
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| deep | away from the surface
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| superficial | on the surface
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| proximal | near the point of attachment to trunk
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| distal | far away from the point of attachment at trunk
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| inferior | below another structure
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| superior | above another structure
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| lateral | pertaining to the side
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| medial | pertaining to the middle
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| supine | lying on the back
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| prone | lying on the stomach
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| abdomin | abdomen
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| adip | fat
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| anter | front
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| ose | full of
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| chondr | cartilage
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| chrom | color
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| somes | bodies
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| coccyx | tail bone
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| crani | skull
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| dist | far, distant
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| dors | back portion of the body
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| inguin | groin
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| later | side
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| lumb | lower back
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| medi | middle
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| pelv | pelvic
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| poster | back, behind
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| proxim | nearest
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| sacr | sacrum
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| sarc | flesh
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| spin | spine
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| thel, theli | nipple
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| trache | trachea
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| ventre | belly side of the body
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| thorac | chest
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| acr | extremities, extreme point
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| amni | amnion(sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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| angi | vessel
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| axill | armpit
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| blephar | eye lid
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| hydr | water
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| isch | to hold back
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| laryng | larynx
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| lapar | abdomen
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| mamm, mast | breast
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| morph | shape
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| muc | mucus
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| my | muscle
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| myel | spinal chord, bone marrow
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| neutr | a white blood cell (neutrophil)
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| ot | ear
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| phag | to swallow/eat
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| phleb | vein
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| plas | formation
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| pneumon, pulmon | lungs
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| rect | rectum
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| splen | spleen
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| staphyl | clusters
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| strept | twisted chains
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| tonsill | tonsils
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| cele | hernia
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| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| dynia | pain
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| lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation
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| malacia | softening
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| megaly | enlargement
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| penia | deficiency
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| phobia | fear
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| plasia | development, formation, growth
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| plasty | surgical repair
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| ptosis | drooping, falling, prolapse
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| sclerosis | hardening
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| scope | instrument for visual examination
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| statis | controlling, stopping
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| stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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| therapy | treatment
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| er | one who
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| ia | condition
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| ole, ule | small or little
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| um, ium | structure, tissue
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| oid | resembling, derived from
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| hernia | a protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
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| hiatal hernia | when the stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm
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| cystocele | occurs when part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles
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| streptococcus | a berry shaped bacterium growing in twisted chains
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| staphylococci | other berry shaped bacteria that grows in small clusters like grapes
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| abscess | a collection of pus, white blood cells, and protein at the site of infection
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| MRSA | methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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| granulocytes | polymorphonuclear cells
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| eosiniphils | granules stained red with acidic stain active and increased in number through allergic conditions such as asthma
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| basophils | granules stained blue with basic stain number increases through healing phase of inflammation
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| neutrophils | granules stained purple with neutral stain they are fighting cells of bacteria
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| Mononuclear Leukocytes | agranulocytes
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| lymphocytes | fight disease by producing antibodies
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| monocytes | cells with one large nucleus engulf and destroy foreign cells
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| thrombocytes or platelets | clotting cells
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| acromegaly | an endocrine disorder
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| pituitary gland | produces growth hormone
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| splenectomy | spleen being removed
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| laparoscopy | a visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope
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| adenoids | small masses of lymphatic tissues in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages
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| carp | wrist
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| cib | meals
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| cost | rib
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| cutane | skin
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| dactyl | fingers, toes
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| duct | to lead, carry
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| furc | forking
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| gloss | tongue
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| immun | protection
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| morph | shape, form
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| mort | death
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| nat | birth
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| nect | to bind, tie, connect
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| norm | rule, order
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| ox | oxygen
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| pub | pubis
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| seps | infection
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| somn | sleep
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| son | sound
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| the | to put, place
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| thry | thyroid gland
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| tox | poison
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| blast | immature, embryonic
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| drome | to run
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| fusion | coming together
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| gen | substance that produces
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| lapse | to slide, fall, sag
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| meter | to measure
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| mission | to send
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| or | one who
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| oxia | oxygen
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| partum | birth, labor
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| phoria | to bear, to carry; feeling
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| physis | to grow
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| plasia | development, formation, growth
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| plasm | structure formation
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| pnea | breathing
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| ptosis | falling, drooping, prolapse
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| rrhea | flow, discharge
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| stasis | stopping, controlling
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| trophy | development, nourishment
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| ab | away from
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| a, an | no, not, without
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| ad | toward
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| ana | up, apart
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| ante | before, forward
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| anti | against
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| bi | two
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| brady | slow
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| con | with, together
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| contra | opposite, against
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| hemi | half
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| eu | good, normal
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| in | not
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| infra | beneath, under
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| inter | between
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| macro | large
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| META | beyond, change
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| micro | small
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| neo | new
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| pan | all
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| para | abnormal
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| per | through
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| peri | surrounding
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| poly | many, much
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| pre | before, in front of
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| pro | before, foward
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| pros | before, forward
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| retro | behind, backward
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| sub | under
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| supra | above, upper
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| syn | together, with
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| tachy | fast
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| ultra | beyond, excess
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| uni | one
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